Big-Spending Upper East Siders Drop A Fortune On Holiday Snacks

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY – Big-spending Upper East Siders are dropping hundreds of dollars on holiday snacks that can't even be served to guests under the city's coronavirus guidelines.

Takeout menus at upscale neighborhood eateries are charging a fortune for decadent food.

Take Marky's Caviar on Madison Avenue near East 81st Street, for example. Those in the mood can order Marky's Domestic Caviar Flight – priced at $195 – which features one ounce each of sevruga classic grey, Siberian premium sturgeon and white sturgeon.

"A lot of our customers have been telling us that they have not been going out to eat as much, they haven't been spending money, so they've been less frugal in terms of spending money on gourmet products," said Marky' Caviar manager Danielle Zaslazskaya. "So they've been purchasing foie gras, caviar, truffles, because they still have things to celebrate at home and they're more likely to spend money on things now that they wouldn't have necessarily last year."

For an International Caviar Flight, customers can order one ounce each of almas Russian osetra, Russian Royal osetra and kaluga imperial gold for $640 or go for the Premium Caviar Flight, which includes one ounce each of beluga di venezia, Russian imperial gold osetra and kaluga royal for $500.

"We've been selling out of caviar closer to the weekends already and prior to Thanksgiving," Zaslazskaya said. "Our neighborhood has been very supportive and we're ready to go."

During the pandemic, two Michelin star restaurant Daniel NYC has opened Daniel Boulud Kitchen, which follows CDC guidance to deliver the restaurant's highly-acclaimed meals to local residents.

This year, the Kitchen is offering a "Christmas Weekend Feast a la Daniel," which include canapes, dinner, seafood brunch and dessert – costing anywhere from $1,800 for a family of four to six, to $3,600 for a family of eight to 10.

Upper East Siders can also enjoy a New Year's Feast "a la Daniel" while celebrating safely at home, with canapes, dinner for four and brunch, for an even $2,200.