Restaurants from New York and Las Vegas to Sri Lanka and past contend to make the world's generally ridiculously expensive dishes —some ensured, some not, however absolutely onto every part of the-top. Some utilization gold leaf and foie gras to lift the costs, while others strive for pricey cuts of meat or uncommon wines to go hand in hand with. Furthermore, obviously, there are the precious stone diamond engagement specials.
Strawberries Arnaud Dessert - $3.95 million
Arnaud's, New Orleans signature Strawberries Arnaud dessert and a diamond ring. 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.
Lindeth Howe Country House Hotel, England's Pudding — $35,000
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.
Fortress Stilt Fisherman Indulgence Dessert — $14,500
The Fortress Resort & Spa in Sri Lanka offers its high-rollers a dessert 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. With an 80 carat Aquamarine gemstone whose diameter "spans the head of a soup spoon.
The Ono Cocktail — $10,000
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 — with a pair of men's silver cufflinks and a woman's 18K white-gold chain with a black pearl pendant.
Martini — $10,000
Give New York City's Algonquin Hotel three days' notice and a $10,000 diamond-studded martini will await at the Blue Bar.
Salvatore at Playboy, London — $8,633
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.
The Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland — $5,102 Trilogy
This luxury hotel in Scotland teamed up with in-house jewelers Mappin & Webb a couple of years back on a line of cocktails named The Luxury Collection. The Trilogy comes in first at £3,250 ($5,102) and is comprised of Stolichnaya Elite vodka with a twist of lemon and an 18K white gold ring as a garnish with a baguette and pave diamonds.
FleurBurger — $5,000
Part of chef Hubert Keller's inspiration for the eye-popping $5,000 Fleur Burger 5000 at his Las Vegas restaurant. 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.
White Truffle and Gold Pizza — $2,420
The Margo's, Malta pizza is topped with organic water buffalo mozzarella and 24K gold leaf.
Golden Opulence Sundae — $1,000
The most well known of all these dishes is the Golden Opulence Sundae at New York's Serendipity 3. This 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.
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