the breslin

it's time for a restaurant review...woooh haven't done one of these in a long time. this weekend friends of ours brought us to a place i had only heard about through nymag and the like. it's called the breslin, located on 29th between 5th and 6th. it's actually inside  the ace hotel, which i think once was the hotel breslin. it's a super trendy but not pretentious gastropub. i didn't get to try much of the food because i had already eaten, however, what i did sample was terrific. the menu is filled with comfort foods gone glam like smoked pork belly, beef and stilton pie and onion and bone marrow soup. so, actually, none of these things are probably things i would ever eat but for the adventurous type, i am sure they are fabulous. i did get a chance to sample their homemade salt and vingear chips (delish) and several different cookies (the fresh fig newton was unbelievable) i also had a cleverly named cocktail called "a rush of blood to the head." all in all, i think the breakfast and lunch menus look slightly more appetizing (think oven baked 3 cheese eggs, fried peanut and banana sandwich or caramel popcorn) but the decor and overall relaxed atmosphere definitely make it a place where i will go again!