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Edible gold leaf rules the list of world's priciest foods

Naveen — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:01:23 +0000

Forget the $12,000 Knish, $1,000 ice cream sundae, White truffles, Caviar, and Saffron. According to a recent list compiled by Fortune Small Business, a magazine part of the media conglomerate CNN-Time Warner group, world’s most expensive food...

Restaurant procures most expensive golden cash tiger fish at $75,000

Esther — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:40:36 +0000

Expensive burgers and cakes are a passe, what is making news is the $75,000 golden-colored tiger fish purchased by a Chinese restaurant. Facts provided claim that the fish symbolizing wealth and good luck, weighs 105 lb with a length of 1.75...

Restaurant offering $1000 pizza, pushing pizza to upscale menu

Esther — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:42:46 +0000

Nino’s Bellisima Restaurant on Second Avenue, Manhattan, has reportedly unveiled a $1000, 12-inch pizza, topped with creme fraiche, chives, eight ounces of four different kinds of Petrossian caviar, four ounces of thinly sliced Maine lobster...

Banquets at business conventions disappointing diners with unsophisticated meals and cheap nibbles

Esther — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:19:20 +0000

Banquets at business conventions are reportedly weighing heavy on the budgets of event planners, as they are making attempts to cater to the sophisticated palates of the diners. Facts claim that heavy budgets on a full-fledged buffet or...

History's Top 10 Grand Banquets

Esther — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:16:05 +0000

An article lists out the greatest banquets ever laid out in the course of history. The top ten banquets are as follows: 1. Banquet organized by Tigellinus for Nero Rome, AD 64 - This banquet organized by Roman minister Gaius Ophonius...

$25,000 banquet claims to promote Thai tourism sans Thai Cuisine

Esther — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:45:41 +0000

The 40-seat, 10-course gourmet dinner organized by the Lebua luxury hotel, Bangkok, cooked by six three-star Michelin chefs _ four from France and one each from Germany and Italy and titled as ‘Epicurean Masters of the World’ claims to...

Alba Truffle on luxury-high with a whopping sale worth $16

Esther — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:27:55 +0000

At a whopping $111,000, Alba truffles from Piedmont were proved to be in luxury class, but reports of its latest sales can give an impression of the impact of this humble fungi on its posh lovers. Facts from Bornrich reveals that the 3.3 pound Alba...

Truffle shavings go haute as Truffle biddings get hotter

Esther — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 05:52:11 +0000

Truffles are expensive, no doubts about that. But people bid like crazy for this exotic mound of fungus. Two months back on the 13th of November, truffles were sold for £64,000, in the seventh annual Alba white truffle auction. This truffle...