Made the same comment as we were eating it!
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Bang-bang at the nomad truck @ the line hotel and andare/cento pasta bar @ birch.
#Nomad truck @ the line hotel
the nomad - chicken burger with foie gras, truffle mayo, frisee, pickled shallots 
fried fish sandwich, piquillo aioli, cabbage slaw, toasted potato bun 
milk and honey soft serve
#andare/cento pasta bar @ birch.
avocado crostino, truffle, creme fraiche
ricotta gnocchi, 'ndjua, fennel, grana padano 
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Hi @PorkyBelly,
So how was the food at Nomad Truck? Worth it?
And was Chef Avner there at Birch today? (I’m curious if he’s gone back to Cento or is staying at Birch?)
Both my sandwiches were solid. the fish sandwich reminded me of a suped up filet-o-fish. a slice of yellow processed american cheese would have put it over the top. i didn’t get much foie in the chicken sandwich but the truffle was definitely present, it did remind of the foie gras and truffle chicken i had at nomad in nyc. The chicken could have been slightly larger for the size of the bun though. The milk and honey soft serve was awesome, i’m not sure what was in it, it tasted like pieces of crispy meringue and crunchy clusters.
i did not see chef avner today, but he was there last week.
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Lunch at Destroyer.
chicken confit, romaine, burnt onion, hazelnuts, yoghurt, $16
beef tartare, smoked egg cream, pickled mushroom, radish, $14
macchiato, $3.5
I love the way the food is presented. It’s like a Fabergé egg, with a beautiful surprise inside.
The beef tartare is one of the best things I’ve tasted this year.
Destroyer
Hayden Tract, Culver City
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Your photos of the beef tartare with its canopy of finely sliced radishes, nasturtiums, and dill are just gorgeous.
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#Raku
Roe v. @PorkyBelly. Spoiler alert porkybelly wins Poached Egg with Sea Urchin & Salmon Roe
The money shot amiright @bulavinaka? #NSFW
aji sashimi
heads or tails @TheCookie?
grilled salmon belly. fatty, salty, crispy, juicy, awesomness
duck with balsamic soy sauce
bacon wrapped tomatoes #salad
bacon wrapped enoki mushrooms
direct-flamed eggplant with bonito
chicken teba wing
chicken thigh
portabella stuffed with ground chicken
pork cheeks
matsutake dobin mushi with scallops, shrimp, conger eel, gingko nuts
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Thank you. Do you think the chef went to art school first? Everything is so beautiful there, even the serving bowls.
(Now if they would only replace the plastic silverware, or at least provide chopsticks as an option. I keep forgetting to bring my own.)
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why oh why aren’t they doing this tomorrow???!!! I live walking distance, but I’m not home for lunch M-F. 
How was the chicken sandwich?
edit—just saw your reply in a later post. thx!
You’re in luck they’ll be outside trois mec Sunday 7-9pm
My fagiolini I got previously was excellent, today’s gnocchi was good but not as good as the fagiolini.
only lucky if my car wasn’t in the shop waiting for a part to be installed tomorrow (I thought this would be a one day deal–not) and fkn up my previous plans for Saturday which will in turn also rearrange my plans for Sunday. grumble. oh well……there are always other food opportunities in our city.
Boy… I’ve been out of touch. Look what y’all have been up to. There’s that awesome looking avocado toast again. Good to see they brought it along to their new home at Birch. I still have a chance to try it. I can’t keep up with you folks.
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(I’m curious if he’s gone back to Cento or is staying at Birch?)
[/quote]I’m confused.
Hi @TheCookie,
Well Santos and Chef Avner founded Cento Pasta Bar (downtown LA), and then they announced a new Cento pop-up at Birch (doing pasta as well).
But they’re keeping Cento in Downtown LA still open.
So I’m curious who they hired / how they’re keeping up with quality at both places nowadays. Because before, it was always just a 2 man operation (literally - no busboys, dishwashers, etc.).
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[quote=“PorkyBelly, post:174, topic:4358”]
crispy meringue and crunchy clusters.
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… Susina Bakery on Beverly Bl (closed) used to make a white cake with those clusters in the frosting. Boy I miss that.
You went! Good.
Yoghurt… of course they couldn’t serve anything as pedestrian as yogurt. What? No Organic Hen Egg today?
Love the description.
I had a couple of those at the City of Gold screening. Can’t remember whether I posted it. But I thought of you 
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You really are unusual. I say that most affectionately.