Lobster roll

This lobster roll has more bling than Jacob the Jeweler.
BLT Fish in Flatiron has transformed a summertime staple into an ostentatious crustacean construction featuring gold leaf, caviar, fancy French butter, hand-grown chives and, yes, 1¾ pounds of lobster meat.

It’s yours for $160, or $13.33 a bite.
“It’s opulent comfort food — and gilded lobster adds to the decadence,” says chef Luke Venner of the decadent dinner roll he’ll start selling this weekend. “I think of myself as stylish. People wear a Cartier watch, so I thought, ‘Why not make a gold-label lobster roll?’" Read more