A One Thousand Dollars Omelet?

"Margaret Suran" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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: According to today's news broadcasts, both on ABC and
: CNN, one
of the
: New York City restaurants is serving an omelet, that costs
$1,000.-.
:
: Supposedly, it is made with a whole lobster and six
: ounces of
caviar.
: --
: Margaret Suran
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I dunno Margaret... that sounds a little fishy to me. <VBG>

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"Margaret Suran" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message "]news:[email hidden]...
:
: According to today's news broadcasts, both on ABC and
: CNN, one
of the
: New York City restaurants is serving an omelet, that costs
$1,000.-.
:
: Supposedly, it is made with a whole lobster and six
: ounces of
caviar.
: --
: Margaret Suran
: ================

I dunno Margaret... that sounds a little fishy to me. <VBG>

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Margaret Suran said:

According to today's news broadcasts, both on ABC and CNN,
one of the New York City restaurants is serving an omelet,
that costs $1,000.-.

Supposedly, it is made with a whole lobster and six ounces
of caviar.

I heard this on the radio this morning and was a bit
surprised. Frankly, though I like caviar with eggs, I do not
think I would like lobster with it.

Besides... for *my* one thousand dollars, you can bet I want
more excitement than two kinds of eggs and a chunk of
something that looks like the exterminator forgot about it.

Six ounces of caviar is what shoots the cost up, I assume,
though the type was not specified. I get pretty snooty about
caviar at those prices.

Boron

Margaret Suran said:

According to today's news broadcasts, both on ABC and CNN,
one of the New York City restaurants is serving an omelet,
that costs $1,000.-.

Supposedly, it is made with a whole lobster and six ounces
of caviar.

I heard this on the radio this morning and was a bit
surprised. Frankly, though I like caviar with eggs, I do not
think I would like lobster with it.

Besides... for *my* one thousand dollars, you can bet I want
more excitement than two kinds of eggs and a chunk of
something that looks like the exterminator forgot about it.

Six ounces of caviar is what shoots the cost up, I assume,
though the type was not specified. I get pretty snooty about
caviar at those prices.

Boron

In article <[email hidden]>, Boron Elgar

Quoted message said:

Margaret Suran said:

According to today's news broadcasts, both on ABC and
CNN, one of the New York City restaurants is serving an
omelet, that costs $1,000.-.

Supposedly, it is made with a whole lobster and six
ounces of caviar.

I heard this on the radio this morning and was a bit
surprised. Frankly, though I like caviar with eggs, I do
not think I would like lobster with it.

Besides... for *my* one thousand dollars, you can bet I
want more excitement than two kinds of eggs and a chunk
of something that looks like the exterminator forgot
about it.

Six ounces of caviar is what shoots the cost up, I assume,
though the type was not specified. I get pretty snooty
about caviar at those prices.

According to CNN, the same restaurant is offering a cheapo
version for only $100; no one has bought either omelet--we
NYers are too smart for that [censored].

--
Rick

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

According to today's news broadcasts, both on ABC and CNN,
one of the New York City restaurants is serving an omelet,
that costs $1,000.-.

Supposedly, it is made with a whole lobster and six ounces
of caviar.

What, no truffles? <grin>
--
Donna A pessimist believes all women are bad. An optimist
hopes they are.

"Margaret Suran" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

According to today's news broadcasts, both on ABC and CNN,
one of the New York City restaurants is serving an omelet,
that costs $1,000.-.

Supposedly, it is made with a whole lobster and six ounces
of caviar.
--
Margaret Suran Why is it that inside every older person is
a younger person, wondering what the heck happened.

With a whole lobster and six ounces of cavaiar, who cares
about eggs?

Felice

Boron Elgar said:

Margaret Suran said:

According to today's news broadcasts, both on ABC and CNN,
one of the New York City restaurants is serving an omelet,
that costs $1,000.-.

Supposedly, it is made with a whole lobster and six ounces
of caviar.

I heard this on the radio this morning and was a bit
surprised. Frankly, though I like caviar with eggs, I do
not think I would like lobster with it.

Besides... for *my* one thousand dollars, you can bet I
want more excitement than two kinds of eggs and a chunk
of something that looks like the exterminator forgot
about it.

Six ounces of caviar is what shoots the cost up, I assume,
though the type was not specified. I get pretty snooty
about caviar at those prices.

Boron

The latest I heard said, that the "omelette", the proper
spelling for one that costs $1000,00, is made with ten
ounces of caviar and "lobster meat".

I heartily dislike the taste of caviar. My introduction to
it was very traumatic. I went to a fancy reception as a
teenager and saw a bowl of what I thought was blackberry
jam. Little teensy crepes were next to the bowl, so I took
one of the crepes, put as much of the "jam" as it would hold
on it and stuffed it into my mouth. There was not the
wonderful, sweet taste I expected. As I started to chew,
there were little burst of something salty and fishy. With
so many other guests surrounding me, I could do nothing but
swallow the horrible stuff. Tears were running down my face
and my escort, a nice young man, wanted to know why I was so
unhappy. I felt so nauseated, I asked him to take me home.
He really didn't want to leave, but had little choice.

I never willingly ate caviar again. I never saw the nice
young man again.

--
Margaret Suran Why is it that inside every older person is a
younger person, wondering what the heck happened.

Rick & Cyndi said:

"Margaret Suran" <[email hidden]> wrote
in message "]news:[email hidden]...
:
: According to today's news broadcasts, both on ABC and
: CNN, one
of the
: New York City restaurants is serving an omelet,
: that costs
$1,000.-.
:
: Supposedly, it is made with a whole lobster and six
: ounces of
caviar.
: --
: Margaret Suran
: ================

I dunno Margaret... that sounds a little fishy to
me. <VBG>

Yes, fishy is the right word for this. Your remark gave me a
good chuckle.

--
Margaret Suran Why is it that inside every older person is a
younger person, wondering what the heck happened.

Rick & Cyndi said:

"Margaret Suran" <[email hidden]> wrote
in message "]news:[email hidden]...
:
: According to today's news broadcasts, both on ABC and
: CNN, one
of the
: New York City restaurants is serving an omelet,
: that costs
$1,000.-.
:
: Supposedly, it is made with a whole lobster and six
: ounces of
caviar.
: --
: Margaret Suran
: ================

I dunno Margaret... that sounds a little fishy to
me. <VBG>

Yes, fishy is the right word for this. Your remark gave me a
good chuckle.

--
Margaret Suran Why is it that inside every older person is a
younger person, wondering what the heck happened.

"Margaret Suran" <& Boron Elgar wrote:

: >>According to today's news broadcasts, both on ABC
: >>and CNN,
one of the
: >>New York City restaurants is serving an omelet,
: >>that costs
$1,000.-.
: >>
: >>Supposedly, it is made with a whole lobster and six
: >>ounces of
caviar.
: >
: >
<snip>: >
: > Boron
:
: The latest I heard said, that the "omelette", the proper
spelling for
: one that costs $1000,00, is made with ten ounces of caviar
: and "lobster meat".
:
: I heartily dislike the taste of caviar. My
: introduction to it
was
: very traumatic. I went to a fancy reception as a
: teenager and
saw a
: bowl of what I thought was blackberry jam. Little teensy
crepes were
: next to the bowl, so I took one of the crepes, put
: as much of
the
: "jam" as it would hold on it and stuffed it into my mouth.
There was
: not the wonderful, sweet taste I expected. As I started to
chew,
: there were little burst of something salty and
: fishy. With so
many
: other guests surrounding me, I could do nothing but
: swallow the horrible stuff. Tears were running down my
: face and my escort,
a nice
: young man, wanted to know why I was so unhappy. I felt so
nauseated,
: I asked him to take me home. He really didn't want
: to leave,
but had
: little choice.
:
: I never willingly ate caviar again. I never saw the
: nice young
man again.
:
: --
: Margaret Suran
:========

Awwwwwwww, what a sweet story.

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Cyndi <Remove a "b" to reply

"Margaret Suran" <& Boron Elgar wrote:

: >>According to today's news broadcasts, both on ABC
: >>and CNN,
one of the
: >>New York City restaurants is serving an omelet,
: >>that costs
$1,000.-.
: >>
: >>Supposedly, it is made with a whole lobster and six
: >>ounces of
caviar.
: >
: >
<snip>: >
: > Boron
:
: The latest I heard said, that the "omelette", the proper
spelling for
: one that costs $1000,00, is made with ten ounces of caviar
: and "lobster meat".
:
: I heartily dislike the taste of caviar. My
: introduction to it
was
: very traumatic. I went to a fancy reception as a
: teenager and
saw a
: bowl of what I thought was blackberry jam. Little teensy
crepes were
: next to the bowl, so I took one of the crepes, put
: as much of
the
: "jam" as it would hold on it and stuffed it into my mouth.
There was
: not the wonderful, sweet taste I expected. As I started to
chew,
: there were little burst of something salty and
: fishy. With so
many
: other guests surrounding me, I could do nothing but
: swallow the horrible stuff. Tears were running down my
: face and my escort,
a nice
: young man, wanted to know why I was so unhappy. I felt so
nauseated,
: I asked him to take me home. He really didn't want
: to leave,
but had
: little choice.
:
: I never willingly ate caviar again. I never saw the
: nice young
man again.
:
: --
: Margaret Suran
:========

Awwwwwwww, what a sweet story.

--
Cyndi <Remove a "b" to reply

Rick said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Boron Elgar said:

Margaret Suran said:

According to today's news broadcasts, both on ABC and
CNN, one of the New York City restaurants is serving an
omelet, that costs $1,000.-.

Supposedly, it is made with a whole lobster and six
ounces of caviar.

I heard this on the radio this morning and was a bit
surprised. Frankly, though I like caviar with eggs, I do
not think I would like lobster with it.

Besides... for *my* one thousand dollars, you can bet I
want more excitement than two kinds of eggs and a chunk
of something that looks like the exterminator forgot
about it.

Six ounces of caviar is what shoots the cost up, I
assume, though the type was not specified. I get pretty
snooty about caviar at those prices.

According to CNN, the same restaurant is offering a cheapo
version for only $100; no one has bought either omelet--we
NYers are too smart for that [censored].

Some of us got taken by The Old Homestead when they were
serving Kobe beef Burgers, though.

Boron

Rick said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Boron Elgar said:

Margaret Suran said:

According to today's news broadcasts, both on ABC and
CNN, one of the New York City restaurants is serving an
omelet, that costs $1,000.-.

Supposedly, it is made with a whole lobster and six
ounces of caviar.

I heard this on the radio this morning and was a bit
surprised. Frankly, though I like caviar with eggs, I do
not think I would like lobster with it.

Besides... for *my* one thousand dollars, you can bet I
want more excitement than two kinds of eggs and a chunk
of something that looks like the exterminator forgot
about it.

Six ounces of caviar is what shoots the cost up, I
assume, though the type was not specified. I get pretty
snooty about caviar at those prices.

According to CNN, the same restaurant is offering a cheapo
version for only $100; no one has bought either omelet--we
NYers are too smart for that [censored].

Some of us got taken by The Old Homestead when they were
serving Kobe beef Burgers, though.

Boron

In article <[email hidden]>,

Rick said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

According to today's news broadcasts, both on ABC and
CNN, one of the New York City restaurants is serving an
omelet, that costs $1,000.-.

Supposedly, it is made with a whole lobster and six
ounces of caviar.

According to CNN, the same restaurant is offering a cheapo
version for only $100; no one has bought either omelet--we
NYers are too smart for that [censored].

Let's see:

4 eggs: $2.00 1 Maine lobster: $15.00 (cheaper if you live
in Maine) 6 oz Caviar: $360.00 (assuming the finest Beluga
Sturgeon caviar)

That's $377.

The preparation expense for the omelet involves breaking
eggs, steaming the lobster and extracting the meat, and
making the omelet. Let's be generous and say it consumes $23
worth of time for a chef in a fine establishment, bringing
the baseline cost to $400.

So, $400 (tops) for time and materials, and that's for the
BEST ingredients. Charging $1000 for this is a ridiculous
profit margin.

Now, if you substitute "Lumpfish Caviar" for the real thing,
the cost of materials is about $20. The prep time would be
maybe $5 since we're now in a family-priced restaurant. So
charging $100 for the cheapo version is STILL ridiculous.

I'm not even a NYer and even I'm too smart for that [censored].

-A

In article <[email hidden]>,

Rick said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

According to today's news broadcasts, both on ABC and
CNN, one of the New York City restaurants is serving an
omelet, that costs $1,000.-.

Supposedly, it is made with a whole lobster and six
ounces of caviar.

According to CNN, the same restaurant is offering a cheapo
version for only $100; no one has bought either omelet--we
NYers are too smart for that [censored].

Let's see:

4 eggs: $2.00 1 Maine lobster: $15.00 (cheaper if you live
in Maine) 6 oz Caviar: $360.00 (assuming the finest Beluga
Sturgeon caviar)

That's $377.

The preparation expense for the omelet involves breaking
eggs, steaming the lobster and extracting the meat, and
making the omelet. Let's be generous and say it consumes $23
worth of time for a chef in a fine establishment, bringing
the baseline cost to $400.

So, $400 (tops) for time and materials, and that's for the
BEST ingredients. Charging $1000 for this is a ridiculous
profit margin.

Now, if you substitute "Lumpfish Caviar" for the real thing,
the cost of materials is about $20. The prep time would be
maybe $5 since we're now in a family-priced restaurant. So
charging $100 for the cheapo version is STILL ridiculous.

I'm not even a NYer and even I'm too smart for that [censored].

-A

In article <[email hidden]>,

Boron Elgar said:

Some of us got taken by The Old Homestead when they were
serving Kobe beef Burgers, though.

And I've gotten taken by places advertising something made
with pieces of lobster and it turned out to be made with
rock shrimp. Rock shrimp is, in my opinion, the best
shrimp, and admittedly its consistency is rather like
lobster tail. They're hard to peel (very hard shells) like
lobsters. It colors like lobster meat when cooking.
However, it's not lobster.

Una Mas did this with their lobster tacos, and a restaurant
in the Santa Rosa area did this with their lobster pasta.
Both meals were enjoyable, but not lobster.

-A

In article <[email hidden]>,

Boron Elgar said:

Some of us got taken by The Old Homestead when they were
serving Kobe beef Burgers, though.

And I've gotten taken by places advertising something made
with pieces of lobster and it turned out to be made with
rock shrimp. Rock shrimp is, in my opinion, the best
shrimp, and admittedly its consistency is rather like
lobster tail. They're hard to peel (very hard shells) like
lobsters. It colors like lobster meat when cooking.
However, it's not lobster.

Una Mas did this with their lobster tacos, and a restaurant
in the Santa Rosa area did this with their lobster pasta.
Both meals were enjoyable, but not lobster.

-A

"axlq in California" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Let's see:

4 eggs: $2.00 1 Maine lobster: $15.00 (cheaper if you live
in Maine) 6 oz Caviar: $360.00 (assuming the finest Beluga
Sturgeon caviar)

Today's prices for "finest Beluga Sturgeon caviar," that
being the Imperial Iranian, are, in US$: 2-oz $234. 7-oz
(200g) $819

Welcome to the 21st Century.

pavane