Snapshot: A Herd Of Spotted Pigs In A Barnlot
My idea (i have lots of ideas) was to take this little photo to New York, go to The Spotted Pig and see if I could trade it for a meal, or at least a drink. maybe i could have gotten an order of their famous gnudi out of it. but i forgot it, .a) and .b), I never made it to The Spotted Pig. instead, I went to the Breslin, where i shared a meal with one of my fellow collector pals and scoped out the young, hungry, well-heeled hipsters who inhabit that corner of the world. The Breslin is in the Ace Hotel, which is sort of a hipster Mecca. young, wired, well-heeled, ambi-oblivia-sexual, above it all a bit, all-Apple-all-the-time, that's sort of your Ace Hotel denizen. anyway, you should go. of course it's expensive. of course it's over-priced. well, maybe it's over-priced. my attitude is, if i want to go McDonald's, i don't need to go to New York. i want something i can't get where i come from.
take scrumpets, for instance. although i've raised sheep, and had eaten more than my share of lamb, i've never had scrumpets. strips of braised (ultra-tender, ultra-fatty) lamb brisket are breaded with a crispy breading, deep-fried, and served with a very minty vinegar dip. now, you may not like the taste of molten lamb fat. me, if my arteries are going to clog, i'd rather eat lamb fat (hot lamb fat --- congealed lamb fat is grossly unappetizing.)
and then I had a lamb burger, for which The Breslin is justly famous. lamb appetizer, lamb entree, if they'd had a lamb dessert, i would have ordered it. So i guess i'd say that The Breslin was the high point of my NYC culinary adventures. highly recommended.
And, while i'm at it, i should mention that in the Ace Hotel are also The John Dory Oyster Bar and No. 7 Sub Shop and Stumptown Coffee Roasters. The John Dory is run by April Bloomfeld and Ken Feldman, who also have The Breslin and The Spotted Pig. It's just old school, top-of-the-line seafood (with, unfortunately, stools at high little cocktail tables, mostly, instead of traditional restaurant tables and chairs). No. 7 Sub Shop is famous for items like The Roasted Cauliflower: "ROASTED CAULIFLOWER
Potato Chips, Scallions, Raisins, Smoked French Dressing $9." obviously, not your Uncle Joe from Philadelphia's Italian hoagie (the potato chips, friend, are in the sandwich, not an accompaniment to the sandwich). i didn't get to try No. 7 Sub Shop, but maybe next trip.
well, i consumed lots of other good food and beverage in New York, but I thought i ought to give a shout-out to The Breslin. the lambburger is well-worth a side detour.
Snapshot: A Herd Of Spotted Pigs In A Barnlot
My idea (i have lots of ideas) was to take this little photo to New York, go to The Spotted Pig and see if I could trade it for a meal, or at least a drink. maybe i could have gotten an order of their famous gnudi out of it. but i forgot it, .a) and .b), I never made it to The Spotted Pig. instead, I went to the Breslin, where i shared a meal with one of my fellow collector pals and scoped out the young, hungry, well-heeled hipsters who inhabit that corner of the world. The Breslin is in the Ace Hotel, which is sort of a hipster Mecca. young, wired, well-heeled, ambi-oblivia-sexual, above it all a bit, all-Apple-all-the-time, that's sort of your Ace Hotel denizen. anyway, you should go. of course it's expensive. of course it's over-priced. well, maybe it's over-priced. my attitude is, if i want to go McDonald's, i don't need to go to New York. i want something i can't get where i come from.
take scrumpets, for instance. although i've raised sheep, and had eaten more than my share of lamb, i've never had scrumpets. strips of braised (ultra-tender, ultra-fatty) lamb brisket are breaded with a crispy breading, deep-fried, and served with a very minty vinegar dip. now, you may not like the taste of molten lamb fat. me, if my arteries are going to clog, i'd rather eat lamb fat (hot lamb fat --- congealed lamb fat is grossly unappetizing.)
and then I had a lamb burger, for which The Breslin is justly famous. lamb appetizer, lamb entree, if they'd had a lamb dessert, i would have ordered it. So i guess i'd say that The Breslin was the high point of my NYC culinary adventures. highly recommended.
And, while i'm at it, i should mention that in the Ace Hotel are also The John Dory Oyster Bar and No. 7 Sub Shop and Stumptown Coffee Roasters. The John Dory is run by April Bloomfeld and Ken Feldman, who also have The Breslin and The Spotted Pig. It's just old school, top-of-the-line seafood (with, unfortunately, stools at high little cocktail tables, mostly, instead of traditional restaurant tables and chairs). No. 7 Sub Shop is famous for items like The Roasted Cauliflower: "ROASTED CAULIFLOWER
Potato Chips, Scallions, Raisins, Smoked French Dressing $9." obviously, not your Uncle Joe from Philadelphia's Italian hoagie (the potato chips, friend, are in the sandwich, not an accompaniment to the sandwich). i didn't get to try No. 7 Sub Shop, but maybe next trip.
well, i consumed lots of other good food and beverage in New York, but I thought i ought to give a shout-out to The Breslin. the lambburger is well-worth a side detour.