L2O, Chicago (CLOSED): ChefDb: The Chef and Restaurant Database

L2O 2300 North Lincoln Park W. Chicago, Illinois	Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Inc. (LEYE). Pronounced "el-two-oh". Closed December 31, 2014. Site opened as Intro in early 2015.
Designed by: Dirk Denison Architects
(2008 - 2014)

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Back of the House
Years	Name	Position
2013 - 2015	Joseph Spretnjak	Chef Tournant
2013 - 2014	Robert Broskey	Chef de Cuisine
2013 - 2014	Michael Laiskonis	Executive Pastry Chef
2011 - 2014	Matthew Kirkley	Executive Chef & Partner
2011 - 2012	Stephanie Prida	Executive Pastry Chef
2011	Sean Messner	Chef de Partie
2011	Matthew Kirkley	Chef de Cuisine
2010 - 2011	Phillip Frankland Lee	Chef de Partie
2010 - 2011	Francis Brennan	Executive Chef
2010 - 2014	Doug Psaltis	Corporate Chef
2010	Jeff Mahin	Corporate Chef
2010 - 2011	Scott Malloy	Chef de Partie
2009 - 2011	Adam Raksin	Chef de Partie
2009 - 2010	Russell Karath	Lead Pastry Chef
2009 - 2010	Johnny Besch	Chef de Partie
2009	Ryan Porter	Stagiaire
2009 - 2010	Rob Rubba	Chef de Partie
2008 - 2009	Phil Rubino	--
2008	Amanda Rockman	Assistant Pastry Chef
2008 - 2009	Shae Daher	Line Cook
2008	Francis Brennan	Chef de Cuisine
2008 - 2009	Tadateru (CJ) Tokudaiji	Butcher Chef de Partie
2008	Frank Mnuk	Chef de Partie
2008 - 2009	Matthew Kirkley	Opening Team
2008 - 2010	Alex Leonard	Tournant
2007 - 2008	Jeff Mahin	Opening Team
2007 - 2009	Samuel McCandless	Opening Team
2007 - 2009	Shawn Gawle	Sous Chef
2007 - 2010	Laurent Gras	Executive Chef & Partner
Front of the House
Years	Name	Position
2013 - 2014	Aaron McManus	Sommelier
2007 - 2014	Richard Melman	Co-owner/Partner

Last updated: 2023-02-24

Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S., Gayot (2010)
Restaurant of the Year, Esquire Magazine (2008)

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