The world has New York to thank for these dishes, simply because they were invented here:
Eggs Benedikt
This dish was served for the first time following instructions of a hungover hotel guest of the Waldorf Astoria. The chef later added it to the menu, and now half the world has it for breakfast.
Chicken & Waffles
1930s: The Jazz musicians of Harlem's clubs were looking for a snack after their nighttime performances. Since it was still too early for breakfast, they were served leftover chicken with the US breakfast stable: waffles.
General Tso's Chicken
This classic dish of every Chinese restaurant in New York is surprisingly unknown in its alleged homeland. The sweet and sour dish was invented by a Taiwanese chef on East 40th Street in 1950, and since then New Yorkers go crazy for it.