L2O, Chicago

Photographs from my meal in  United states ,Chicago at L2O on September 24, 2011.

Amuse bouche: smoked trout, cucumber, salmon roe

Amuse bouche: Miniature lobster roll

Puligny-Montrachet 1er cru: Les Demoiselles, 2001

1st Course: Maryland blue crab en gelée, fennel cream, basil, presentation

1st Course: Maryland blue crab en gelée, fennel cream, basil

1st Course: Big eye tuna tartare, avocado, caviar

2nd Course: Potato foam, salt cod, olive oil, black truffle

Bread presentation: sesame, baguette, pain au lait, bacon bread, rosemary croissant, sourdough

2nd Course: Hand harvested Maine scallop cooked in the shell, leeks, black truffle, presentation

2nd Course: Hand harvested Maine scallop cooked in the shell, leeks, black truffle, removing the salt crust

3rd Course: Mussels, clams, corn, zucchini, lardo

2nd Course: Hand harvested Maine scallop cooked in the shell, leeks, black truffle

4th Course: Loup de mer en papillote, stuffed shells, picholine olives, tomato bouillon

4th Course: Lubina, caviar, goldenrod grapes

5th Course: Tripes à la mode de caen, carrot, normandy cider

5th Course: Maine lobster, smoked foie gras, chanterelles, vin jaune

6th Course: Bouillabaisse, scorpion fish, daurade, clams, fennel, tomato confit, presentation

6th Course: Bouillabaisse, scorpion fish, daurade, clams, fennel, tomato confit

Intermezzo: Cucumber sorbet, lime

6th Course: Lamb loin, zucchini lattice, sweetbreads, squash blossom

7th Course: Grand marnier soufflé, orange marmalade

7th Course: Manjari chocolate, salted caramel, hint of coffee, malt snow

8th Course: Praline soufflé, hazelnut anglaise

Petits fours: liquid-filled chocolate, lemon macaron