Via Zagat:Hey there, Upper Eastsiders. Zagat Buzz here. Remember way back when, in the pilot for the CW's super-trashy/guilty-pleasure Gossip Girl, greasy hotel heir Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) had his father's restaurant's chef at the Palace serve Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) an over-the-top grilled fontina cheese sandwich with truffle oil? Have you been itching to try it ever since?
Well, stop scratching. Gilt, the real restaurant in the real Palace Hotel, has permanently added a version of the dish to its bar menu so that you too can embrace your inner Serena. Right now the white truffle grilled cheese sandwich will set you back a mere $50 (when the season's over, a $25 black truffle sandwich will replace it). And by the by, yes that was Gilt chef Christopher Lee serving the sandwich to Serena in the pilot.
Oh, and if that isn't decadent enough for you, Gilt now boasts ownership of the largest white truffle to hit the city this year – a 1.51 pound doozy of a specimen that cost the lofty New American a cool $8,000.
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