NEW YORK -- It's not made of gold -- just eggs, lobster, caviar and a few trimmings. But an omelet on the menu of a swank Manhattan hotel will set you back $1,000, plus tip.
Norma's restaurant in Le Parker Meridien hotel on West 57th Street is selling the pricey omelet, billed as the "Zillion Dollar Frittata." It features six eggs, a lobster and -- here's the kicker -- 10 ounces of sevruga caviar. The restaurant pays $65 an ounce for the caviar.
But the restaurant's management insists the omelet isn't just a gimmick -- they say it tastes good too.
A "budget" version of the omelet, containing only one ounce of caviar, sells for $100.
By Monday, no one had yet ordered the $1,000 version
Norma's restaurant in Le Parker Meridien hotel on West 57th Street is selling the pricey omelet, billed as the "Zillion Dollar Frittata." It features six eggs, a lobster and -- here's the kicker -- 10 ounces of sevruga caviar. The restaurant pays $65 an ounce for the caviar.
But the restaurant's management insists the omelet isn't just a gimmick -- they say it tastes good too.
A "budget" version of the omelet, containing only one ounce of caviar, sells for $100.
By Monday, no one had yet ordered the $1,000 version