Former Red Medicine chef Jordan Kahn has launched a neighborhood café in Culver City serving breakfast and lunch only.

Kahn, whose CV includes stints at celebrated three-Michelin-star restaurants including the French Laundry, Per Se and Alinea, decided to leave the realms of fine dining and focus on counter service only, with a menu that changes daily. That said, his dishes are definitely reminiscent of high-end restaurants, with a very artictis approach to his plating.

Destroyer, referencing a comet, is a tiny, 16-seat breakfast and lunch space in Hayden Tract, an industrial area turned design district in Culver City.

There’s a distinctly Nordic theme to the menu here: for breakfast you might have a slice of Icelandic rye with cultured butter and preserves, while for lunch you may choose the black carrots with sunflower seed, sorrel and roasted kale oil.

For now Destroyer is open weekdays only from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. but weekend service is set to start in the next two months.

Ideal For

Serious breakfasts

Signature Dishes

Raw oatmeal, almond milk, red currant and vanilla; caramelized onion financier with creme fraiche; beef tartare, smoked egg cream, pickled mushroom and radish; fresh cheese dumplings, peas and unripe elderberries.

Signature Drinks

Coffee comes from Coffee Manufactory in San Francisco and Roseline in Portland, Oregon; tea comes from Song Tea in San Francisco; plus there's a daily herbal infusion of foraged herbs, such as yarrow and chamomile.