Upper Crust

Upper crust may refer to:

  • Upper Crust Pizzeria, a pizza chain in Boston
  • Upper Crust (restaurant chain), a chain of European baguette (sandwich) restaurants
  • The Upper Crust (rock band), a Boston-based hard rock band
  • Crust (geology), the earth's (or another body's) geological solid outer shell. The upper crust is the planet's surface.
  • The upper class in modern societies; the social class composed of the wealthiest members of society, who also wield the greatest political power.
  • The Upper Crust, a 1917 American film.

Famous quotes containing the words upper and/or crust:

    “The first to strike will gain the upper hand.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “We shall be reduced to gnaw the very crust of the earth for nutriment.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)