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Serendipity 3, New
York City - $1,000 Golden Opulence Sundae
Perhaps the most well known of all these dishes is the
$1,000 Golden Opulence Sundae at New
York’s Serendipity 3. First created in 2004 for the
restaurant’s 50th anniversary, the Golden Opulence involves three scoops of
Tahitian vanilla ice cream infused with Madagascar vanilla beans, topped in 23K
edible gold leaf, sprinkled with a couple of expensive and rare chocolates?
Plus there’s the candied fruits, gold dragets, chocolate truffles and bowl of
caviar. It’s sold in a Baccarat Harcourt goblet with an 18K gold spoon, naturally.
About 200 of these have been sold in the nine years since it was created. These
sundaes require 48 hour advance reservation because the ice cream and caviar
are flown in.
Nino’s Bellissima is home of one of the world’s most
oft-cited expensive dishes - a pizza that costs $1,000. As a manager explains ,
the pizza comes topped with four types of caviar plus some lobster tail for
good measure. Order it a few days in advance.
Norma’s, New York
City - $1,000 Zillion Dollar Lobster Frittata
There are two versions of Norma’s frittata for high-rollers:
there’s a $100 frittata with only one ounce of caviar on it or the $1,000
frittata topped with 10 ounces of caviar. The latter is officially the world’s
most expensive omelette, according to the Guinness Book of Records, and also
involves one pound of lobster covered in egg on a bed of fried potatoes.
According to a rep, the restaurant at New
York’s Le Parker Meridien sells about 10-12 of the
$1,000 Zillion Dollar Lobster Frittatas throughout the course of a year - and
that same number per month for the $100 dish. There’s no need to order in
advance.
Margo’s, Malta - $2,420 White truffle and gold pizza
An employee who answered the phone at Margo’s Malta tells us
that the pizzeria needs one week advance notice to make its white truffle and gold
pizza - only available during truffle season from October through May. As its
menu indicates, the truffles are flown in from Piemonte and its minimum price
is €1,800 ($2,420), depending on the price of white truffles. The pizza is
topped with organic water buffalo mozzarella and 24K gold leaf. As the menu
reads, “This is not just a pizza, this is a sign from God telling us how great
She is.”
Fleur, Las Vegas - $5,000 FleurBurger
Part of chef Hubert Keller’s inspiration for the eye-popping
$5,000 Fleur Burger 5000 at his Las Vegas restaurant Fleur was borne out of
competition: In 2005, Keller noticed Daniel Boulud had a burger that was $100
and wanted to beat it. So this Kobe
beef burger comes topped with seared foie gras and truffles on a brioche
truffle bun. But what really jacks up the price is a bottle of 1995 Chateau
Petrus wine and the two crystal stemware glasses that the restaurant delivers
to the home of anyone who orders the burger. So far, a rep tells Eater the
restaurant has sold about 26 Fleur Burger 5000s and there is no need to order
in advance.
Salvatore at Playboy, London - $8,633 Salvatore’s Legacy
Salvatore Calabrese broke the Guinness World Record for the
world’s most expensive cocktail last year with the creation of his £5,500
($8,633) Salvatore’s Legacy. It’s also apparently the world’s oldest cocktail,
created with rare booze such as 1788 Clos de Griffier Vieux Cognac, 1770 Kummel
Liqueur, 1860 Dubb Orange Curacao and early 20th century Angostura Bitters.
This cocktail can be found at Salvatore at Playboy, and a spokesperson explains
that the cocktail is ordered with Salvatore’s approval. A total of three have
been ordered since the cocktail’s inception.
Algonquin Hotel,
New York City - $10,000 martini
Give New York City’s
Algonquin Hotel three days’ notice and a $10,000 diamond-studded martini will
await at the Blue Bar. A spokesperson tells Eater that the bar and hotel works
with an in-house jeweler to procure the customizable diamond, which is then
placed within the cocktail.
XS Nightclub, Las
Vegas - $10,000 Ono
As Eater Vegas reported a few months back, the XS Nightclub
at Encore Las Vegas has its own $10,000 drink, the Ono. This cocktail features
Charles Heidsieck Champagne Charlie 1981 and Louis XIII de Remy Martin Black Pearl
cognac - oh, and it comes with a pair of men’s silver cufflinks and a woman’s
18K white-gold chain with a black pearl pendant. Not too shabby.
The Fortress Resort
& Spa, Sri Lanka - $14,500 Fortress Stilt
Fisherman Indulgence Dessert
The Fortress Resort & Spa in Sri Lanka offers its high-rollers a
dessert that it describes as more of “a challenge for those adventurous as
heart.” The Fortress Stilt Fisherman Indulgence is made with gold leaf Italian
cassata, flavored with fruit-infused Irish cream. There’s a fruit compote, a
Dom Perignon champagne sabayon at the base and a handmade chocolate carving in
the shape of a local stilt fisherman. Oh, and it’s adorned with an 80 carat
Aquamarine gemstone whose diameter “spans the head of a soup spoon.” The
dessert costs $14,500 at DUO restaurant, according to a spokesperson for the
resort, and orders must be placed a day in advance.
Lindeth Howe
Country House Hotel, England - $35,000 Pudding
Chef Marc Guibert of the Lindeth Howe Country House Hotel in
England’s Lake
District went after the world’s most expensive dessert title in
late 2011 with a chocolate pudding that costs £22,000 ($34,531). Shaped to look
like a Faberge egg, the pudding is made with high-end chocolate, gold leaf,
champagne, caviar and a diamond. It’s layered with champagne jelly and laced
with edible gold. So far, a rep tells Eater Guibert has sold just one egg. The
dessert must be ordered two weeks in advance.
Arnaud’s, New
Orleans - $3.95 million Strawberries Arnaud
Arnaud’s in New
Orleans no longer offers the $1.4 million dessert that
gained it notoriety years ago. Nope, now that dessert is worth a staggering
$3.95 million. Co-owner Katy Casbarian explains to Eater that the historic New Orleans restaurant
partnered years ago with MS Rau antiques on a proposal package that includes
their signature Strawberries Arnaud dessert and a diamond ring. While the
original 4.71 carat ring is no longer available, it has been replaced with a
7.09 carat pink diamond to accompany the dish of strawberries served in a
marinade of port, red wine, spices and citrus with vanilla ice cream. “Needless
to say,” she writes, “it is our worst selling dessert.”
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