New York's $200 French Fries Offer 'Escape' from Daily Life
2021-07-31
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1The agency that watches inflation in the United States, the Federal Reserve, might have to reconsider the cost of food after visiting a restaurant in New York City.
2The restaurant, Serendipity 3, serves the world's costliest french fries.
3The restaurant can be found in Manhattan's Upper East Side, a neighborhood known for its high living costs.
4French fries are long, thin pieces of potato that are cooked in fat at a high temperature.
5Serendipity 3 is well known in New York City.
6Many famous people, including Andy Warhol and Marilyn Monroe, have eaten there.
7Singer Cher even wrote something for the restaurant's cookbook.
8Serendipity is a really "happy place," said Creative Director and Chef Joe Calderone.
9"People come here to celebrate, to really escape the reality of life sometimes."
10Serendipity 3 already claims the world record for the most expensive hamburger, at $295.
11It also claims the world record for priciest ice cream sundae, a cold sweet treat, at $1,000.
12And on July 13, the Guinness World Records credited the restaurant with the costliest french fries in the world.
13The creation is named "Crème de la Crème Pomme Frites."
14It begins with Chipperbec potatoes.
15The restaurant briefly cooks the vegetables in boiling vinegar, an acidic liquid, and champagne, a special alcohol.
16Then they are cooked two times in goose fat.
17The bird's fat makes the potatoes crispy on the outside and light and airy on the inside.
18The fries are topped with gold that a person can eat.
19They are also topped with truffles - a rare and tasty fungus that is very costly.
20"Truffle is the main star here," said the restaurant's Corporate Executive Chef Frederick Schoen-Kiewert.
21Like many restaurants, Serendipity was closed during the COVID-19 health crisis.
22Calderone and Schoen-Kiewert thought the specialty fries would be a good way to announce the restaurant's return. It reopened on July 9.
23The move is working. There is an eight- to 10-week wait list for the fries.
24"It's been a rough year and a half for everyone, and we need to have some fun now," Calderone said.
25I'm Gregory Stachel.
1The agency that watches inflation in the United States, the Federal Reserve, might have to reconsider the cost of food after visiting a restaurant in New York City. 2The restaurant, Serendipity 3, serves the world's costliest french fries. The restaurant can be found in Manhattan's Upper East Side, a neighborhood known for its high living costs. 3French fries are long, thin pieces of potato that are cooked in fat at a high temperature. 4Serendipity 3 is well known in New York City. Many famous people, including Andy Warhol and Marilyn Monroe, have eaten there. Singer Cher even wrote something for the restaurant's cookbook. 5Serendipity is a really "happy place," said Creative Director and Chef Joe Calderone. "People come here to celebrate, to really escape the reality of life sometimes." 6Serendipity 3 already claims the world record for the most expensive hamburger, at $295. It also claims the world record for priciest ice cream sundae, a cold sweet treat, at $1,000. 7And on July 13, the Guinness World Records credited the restaurant with the costliest french fries in the world. 8The creation is named "Crème de la Crème Pomme Frites." It begins with Chipperbec potatoes. The restaurant briefly cooks the vegetables in boiling vinegar, an acidic liquid, and champagne, a special alcohol. Then they are cooked two times in goose fat. The bird's fat makes the potatoes crispy on the outside and light and airy on the inside. 9The fries are topped with gold that a person can eat. They are also topped with truffles - a rare and tasty fungus that is very costly. 10"Truffle is the main star here," said the restaurant's Corporate Executive Chef Frederick Schoen-Kiewert. 11Like many restaurants, Serendipity was closed during the COVID-19 health crisis. Calderone and Schoen-Kiewert thought the specialty fries would be a good way to announce the restaurant's return. It reopened on July 9. 12The move is working. There is an eight- to 10-week wait list for the fries. 13"It's been a rough year and a half for everyone, and we need to have some fun now," Calderone said. 14I'm Gregory Stachel. 15Angela Moore reported this story for Reuters. Gregory Stachel adapted it for VOA Learning English. Ashley Thompson was the editor. 16______________________________________________________________________ 17Words in This Story 18expensive - adj. costing a lot of money 19hamburger - n. a flat, usually round cake of finely chopped beef that is cooked and served usually in a roll or bun 20potato - n. a round root of a plant that has brown, yellow, or red skin and white or yellow flesh and that is eaten as a vegetable 21french fries - n. a long, thin piece of potato that is fried in deep fat 22crispy - adj. pleasantly thin, dry, and easily broken 23rough - adj. difficult or unpleasant to deal with 24chef - n. a professional cook who usually is in charge of a kitchen in a restaurant