New York, New York
When I was visiting family in Manhattan, we went to Norma’s and I didn’t know what to expect—I mean, it’s a hotel breakfast place. I was thinking more along the lines of big buffet and waffle machine, and I couldn’t have been more wrong.
When you first get to Norma’s, they pour you water and a sample of the day’s freshly made smoothie. I had one with citrus fruits and banana. It’s a perfect way to start breakfast! Side note: get there early. It gets packed quick!
The last time I was at Norma’s I had the Waz-Za—a waffle loaded with fruit. It was incredible. The waffle was fluffy on the inside, crispy on the outside. The fruit was fresh and sweet. I was starving and I couldn’t even finish the thing!
See, the thing is, with Norma’s the prices are normally higher than most breakfast places (especially the $2 breakfast sandwich in every corner store in the city), but the sizes are humungous and and easily shareable. If 3 people go in and split 2 things there will easily be enough food to go around.
Unless you get the Zillion Dollar Lobster Frittata.
I’m not kidding, this thing will put you $1,000 in the hole. Yes, a thousand. It’s made with eggs, chives, cream, butter, an entire lobster, and 10 ounces of sevruga caviar.
I haven’t had one. In fact, I don’t even know if anyone in the restaurant ordered one while I was there. But people have. And I presume it was a slightly balding short guy trying (possibly succeeding) to impress a beautiful woman. One day though, I’ll order one. One day when I’m so rich I have nothing better to do. And I don’t even like caviar. Until then, I’ll split my awesome waffle with a friend, drink my smoothie, and look forward to my next trip to Norma’s.
Oh, and Norma's has a cookbook now. So excited! But that's a post for CBSmile....
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