When we got there, the coveted grilled cheese sandwiches with red onion jam had sold out, but we enjoyed skewers of herb-dusted halloumi cheese and new potatoes and a rich (but not too-rich) mac and cheese made with bechamel, fontina, Gouda, and Asiago, topped with light homemade croutons.
Look at the picture: We have no idea if that sandwich of house-cured pastrami (smoked over fig wood we suspect came from Knoll Farms in Brentwood) will be on the daily changing menu today at Kitchenette and its Mission sibling, Heart. Frankly, we don't care, since we're confident that aficionados of the sandwich will find something glowing with roughly equal technical bravura and sourcing diligence. It's all about trust. Plus, well -- we like the cookies.
Kitchenette 958 Illinois (at 20th St.)
Heart 1270 Valencia (at 24th St.), 285-1200
