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The dinner scene was shot in a revamped version of the Enterprise-D's observation lounge.

Along the wall are portraits of historical figures including Abraham Lincoln, Spock's father Sarek ( Mark Lenard ), and an unnamed Andorian ambassador.

The food prepared for the scene was colored blue so it would look alien.

None of the actors wanted to eat the unappetizing dishes ( especially after they grew ripe under hot studio lights ), and it became a running joke among the crew during filming to make them sample their food.

Because of the multiple angles and takes required for a single mouthful of food, Meyer offered a bounty of $ 20 per every shot of a character eating.

For Shatner, the incentive was enough that he became the only cast member to consume purple dyed squid.

The shoot lasted several days because of what Plummer called the " horror " of filming the dinner.