Barbie
05-19-2004, 10:53 PM
Hotel charges $1,000 for an omelette (http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004/05/17/463363-ap.html)
NEW YORK (AP) - It's not made of gold - just eggs, lobster, caviar and a few trimmings. But an omelette on the menu of a swanky Manhattan hotel will set you back $1,000 US, plus tip.
"I couldn't believe it was the price when I first saw '1,000' on the menu. I thought it was the calorie count," Virginia Marnell, a customer at Norma's restaurant in Le Parker Meridien hotel on West 57th Street, told the Daily News for Monday editions.
The omelette, which debuted May 5 and is billed as the Zillion Dollar Frittata, has six eggs, a lobster and - here's the kicker - about 285 grams of sevruga caviar. The restaurant pays $65 per 28 grams, according to Norma's general manager, Steven Pipes.
"Since we knew it was going to be a very expensive dish, we decided to have some fun with it," Pipes told the News. "It's not just a gimmick, though. It tastes good."
Beside the omelette's entry in the menu is the following message: "Norma dares you to expense this."
No one has ordered it yet.
A "budget" version of the omelette, containing only 28 grams of caviar, sells for $100.
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NEW YORK (AP) - It's not made of gold - just eggs, lobster, caviar and a few trimmings. But an omelette on the menu of a swanky Manhattan hotel will set you back $1,000 US, plus tip.
"I couldn't believe it was the price when I first saw '1,000' on the menu. I thought it was the calorie count," Virginia Marnell, a customer at Norma's restaurant in Le Parker Meridien hotel on West 57th Street, told the Daily News for Monday editions.
The omelette, which debuted May 5 and is billed as the Zillion Dollar Frittata, has six eggs, a lobster and - here's the kicker - about 285 grams of sevruga caviar. The restaurant pays $65 per 28 grams, according to Norma's general manager, Steven Pipes.
"Since we knew it was going to be a very expensive dish, we decided to have some fun with it," Pipes told the News. "It's not just a gimmick, though. It tastes good."
Beside the omelette's entry in the menu is the following message: "Norma dares you to expense this."
No one has ordered it yet.
A "budget" version of the omelette, containing only 28 grams of caviar, sells for $100.
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ouch