The autochrome achieved its color through a single glass plate smeared with millions of grains of potato starch, which were dyed red, green or violet and thus acted as tiny color filters.
Creamy lemon curd enriches each forkful, brightening the vegetables' flavor and the plate's overall color scheme, while the ruddy quinoa grains provide earthy ballast.
Menu items are color coded to signify most healthy and least healthy choices, and each day the kitchen displays a sample plate that benchmarks an appropriate portion for a 200 pound male.