Maialino

is the latest restaurant from the Union Square Hospitality Group headed by Danny Meyer (I'm a big fan of his restaurants).

Dinner reservations are had to acquire so I went for brunch. I had the Porchetta Al Uovo roast pork, ciabatta & fried eggs ($13) which I was very disappointed with. The porchetta was dry and the fat was chewy. The eggs and the bread were good, but the pork was surprisingly not appetizing.

On the other hand desserts saved the day. I had both the Torta della Nonna ($8) and Bombolini Con Crema doughnuts with cream ($4).

The Torta Nonna was a wonderful lemony custard tart topped with pine nuts and sitting on a pool of honey. The bomboloni were warm, but a littly skimpy on the cream filling.

I also had a pot of Chamomille tea ($4.50).