Gwen is the meaty, wood-fired spectacle from world-renowned chef Curtis Stone and brother Luke in the heart of Hollywood that they named for their maternal grandmother. The restaurant takes on a very different tone by day. Tantalizing pastries, including some of the city’s best cookies and croissants, line the counter near a St. ALi coffee bar. An in-house butcher shop by the entrance also sells prized meats from purveyors like Five Dot Ranch (beef), Peads and Barnett’s (pork) and Old World Rabbitry (self-explanatory). The butcher shop also produces charcuterie and sausages that factor into daytime sandwiches.

During my visit, Gwen was selling a tower of sandwiches, which staffers deftly perched on a tray. Each sandwich comes on house-baked stecca, a crusty bread similar to focaccia that incorporates extra virgin olive oil and flaky sea salt. I was particularly enamored with their sandwich with quarter-sized cuts of fat-pocked chorizo cotto, crunchy watercress, and creamy burrata folded with basil oil. These sandwiches are at the butcher’s discretion, meaning you might find a different configuration during your upcoming visit. Regardless of fillings, you can no doubt trust the sandwich process.

Dose of Vitamin P spotlights my favorite pork dish from the previous week.