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Eighty-Eight Dollar Fried Rice Arrives! (oh, no)

It used to be that restaurants competed for customers by offering value-driven options. Then things started to change. First there was the $45 burger stuffed with foie gras and fashioned from short ribs at DB Bistro. Then came the $55 truffle-dusted Mac 'n Cheese at Waverly Inn. Now my friends, we have entered the era of the $88 bowl of fried rice. This one comes to us courtesy of the man who brought us salmon lollipops, edible flavor sprays (oh, my) and babes in bikinis peddling dinner at Hawaiian Tropic Zone. You guessed it, none other than David Burke. Hey, the guy does good gimmicks. And someone's buyin 'em. So this fried rice of his is made with lobster and king crab chunks, and topped with raw Japanese Kobe beef strips, a tiny fried quail egg and a dollop of American caviar. The final touch is gold leaf, 'cause what would fried rice be without gold leaf after all? Ah, that would be fried rice for four bucks, that's what. Where did we go wrong? David Burke & Donatella is located at 133 East 61st Street, between Lexington and Park Avenues, 212-813-2121.

 

 

***courtesy of the Strong Buzz***

seriously guys? come on!