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Hotel Charges $1,000 for Omelet

NEW YORK - It's not made of gold — just eggs, lobster, caviar and a few trimmings. But an omelet on the menu of a swanky Manhattan hotel will set you back $1,000, 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 omelet, which debuted May 5 and is billed as the "Zillion Dollar Frittata," has six eggs, a lobster and — here's the kicker — 10 ounces of sevruga caviar. The restaurant pays $65 an ounce for the caviar, 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 omelet'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 omelet, containing only one ounce of caviar, sells for $100.

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frooger

LOL What will they think of next?

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Where's my freebies? LOL

schsa

I just don't like cavier that much. And I really don't want it in an omlett.

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lassss

I was on my first cruise and was eating appetizers....Little did I know I thought I was eating a cracker with spread...it was caviar....yuck

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MistyWolf

This was on our local news last night .. and no thanks, I'll pass! .. I'll stick to the bacon and eggs I just ate .. lol.

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Angel Lips

misty n you didnt share those bacon and eggs with me... oh well i dont think that combo really sounds all that tasty..i'll pass on that. caviar doesnt tickle my fancy and dont look so good. misty dont forget to invite me over for breakfast now...jk...lol

amysusi

Eggs in eggs, hmmm. But for that price, I'd have it bronzed, or better yet set in gold. Yeah, I know, it's weird to bronxe an omelet, but so is ordering a $1000 one.