Cart For A Cause is a charitable truck that parks for two precious hours each Tuesday, allowing high-profile chefs to help raise money for St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, which feeds an astonishing 4,700 homebound Angelenos per day, on average. During my latest excursion to find Cart For A Cause, Il Grano and La Bottega Marino chef-owner Sal Marino captained this food truck, generously donating his time and food. For his featured menu item, Marino decided on an always inviting porchetta sandwich.

Porchetta traditionally involves pork belly and loin. Chef Marino wraps pork shoulder with pork belly, which are seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic and finocchio – fennel tops. He shaves off juicy cross-sections and crispy cracklings and slides the slices between soft pizza bread with salsa verde and a fistful of arugula. The $10 charitable meal came with a cookie, a bag of pistachios and POM tea.

Marino’s showcase porchetta sandwich from Cart For A Cause is available at all 3 locations of La Bottega Marino. Porchetta will alos soon appear on La Bottega Marino’s brunch menu in hash with potatoes, onions and Chino Valley Ranchers eggs.

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