Expensive Places

Experience St. Regis Bora Bora Resort‘s exclusive signature restaurant LAGOON by Jean Georges where you will find an unparalled French and Asian-infused menu hand crafted by the celebrated Jean-Georges Vongerichten. LAGOON offers the freshest fish and ingredients indegenous to the islands while presenting the most eloquent backdrop of the mythic Mount Otemanu and crystal clear waters.

The food is on the expensive side, but remember, you are on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and if you did your research beforehand, than this should not be a surprise to anyone.

Mahi Mahi: Sesame Vinaigrette and Crunchy Vegetables Salad

A bottle of water may be priceless in desert as it can save your live… But what if you have enough water how much are you willing to pay for a bottle of water?

Aurum 79 is a bottle of water ( 500 ml) with a pure gold casing plus 113 diamonds and a price tag that made it available only for Sheikhs: $900,000. It was only three bottles of Aurum 79 produced from obvious reasons but I have no doubt that all will be sold as it be  unveiled at  Big Boy Toys Exhibition in United Arab Emirates.

Inside the rich buyer will find water with pure gold edible flakes.

VIA

In the week-end I miss the cup of coffee which I pick up it from Starbucks every morning in my way to the office… but now maybe I can make a Starbucks Coffee at home as Starbucks unveiled Verismo System, a new premium single cup machine. The Verismo System is the first at-home single cup solution to deliver perfectly crafted Starbucks Caffé Lattes, espresso, and brewed coffee, consistently and conveniently, all from one machine.

Verismo System combines Starbucks-sourced 100 percent arabica coffee – the same coffee served in Starbucks cafes – with high-pressure technology to ensure Starbucks-quality beverages every time.

The machine comes in an assortment of colors, including silver, black, burgundy, and champagne, and is available in two design options, the 580 base model and the V•585, which offers additional features, including LED display and temperature control, for $199 and $399, respectively. In addition, customers can purchase Starbucks signature Espresso Roast pods, a selection of Brewed coffee pods, including top-sellers from Starbucks Roast Spectrum (Blonde, Medium, and Dark), and real milk pods wherever Verismo machines are sold.

The Verismo System will be available at select high-end specialty retailers and participating Starbucks retail stores in the U.S., Canada, and select international markets starting in early October.

…

World’s most expensive cheese board that costs $1363 was unveiled at Frome Cheese and Agricultural Show in Somerset

This cheese plate includes cheese made from Serbian donkeys, and a cheddar contained gold leaf and French truffles.

…

A rare bottle of Rémy Martin Black Pearl Cognac (estimated at US$ 7,900 – 11,000) will be offered at Bonhams Fine & Rare wines sale on 13th September at New Bond Street, London. The history of this unusual Cognac is very interesting: after several years traveling the world on a luxury cruise-liner in the on-board shopping mall it was purchased by an experienced South African bar manager. He spotted the bottle while cruising across the Mediterranean and, realizing its importance and rarity, he bought it and sent it from Greece to South Africa for safe-keeping.

The Cognac, a ‘Louis XIII de Remy Martin’, is made using a special blend of 1200 eaux de vie, between 40 and 100 years old and is aged in ancient oak barrels. It is produced from grapes grown in the Grande Champagne territory, at the innermost heart of the Cognac region.

…

“Came for the sweets, mesmerized by the sparkle!”
That’s how a YT comment would look like when this “three floors high”, triple tiered crystal cake, would impress the viewer’s eyes.

Judith Leiber is known and loved for the unique and different design approach in her creation of handbags and but this is not the end of her skill.

The  Butterfly Kisses Crystal Cake by Judith Leiber it’s nothing more than another statement, one that has the word „preciouslicious” all over the headline. If that does not suffice then it’s the fine sugar rush that will blow away your party guests mind. Doesn’t matter, wedding or birthday party, it shall quickly become the talk of the month for sure!

There’s nothing wrong with the desire of greatness in your life, even if it’s butterflies coated, hand beaded in the finest crystal. This multilayered cake will make your party sparkle more then you know! Keep in mind that this branded eye candy will make your wallet suffer for about 7000$ as a retail price is asked. That’s almost 1000$ per butterfly.
…

“The Diamond Sterling” is the most expensive bottle of tequila to ever be put on sale at $3.5 million. The 1.3 liters 100% agave tequila content was created by Tequila Ley .95 and the five-pound platinum bottle was crafted by Mexican artist Fernando Altamirano and for bottle decoration he use 4,000 diamonds, with a grand total of 328 carats.

There are two bottles of “The Diamond Sterling” in the world and one of them was sold in 2006 for $225,000.

…

Nader Hatami owner and founder of Steveston Pizza Co., set a new standard for expensive food in Vancouver. He add on the menu two extravagant creations: pizza C6 – $450 and pizza C5 – $120.

The $450 expensive pizza features thermidor of lobster and black Alaska cod, with a side of Russian Osetra caviar and $120 pizza features roasted garlic, Icelandic scampi, smoked steelhead and lobster ratatouille.
Interesting is that he already sold one $450 pizza and seven $120 pizza… Rich people in Vancouver…

Even Hatami’s pizza is very expensive it is not the world’s most expensive pizza! The most expensive pizza, commercially available, is a thin-crust, wood fire-baked pizza topped with onion puree, white truffle paste, fontina cheese, baby mozzarella, pancetta, cep mushrooms, freshly picked wild mizuna lettuce and garnished with fresh shavings of a rare Italian white truffle, itself worth $2,194 per 1 kg (2 lb 3 oz). You can buy one if you are in London at Gordon Ramsey’s Maze restaurant.

Via www.theprovince.com

After $295 world’s most expensive burger from New York’s Serendipity and $1501 the world’s most expensive hot dog now it is desserts time…

Gottlieb’s San Francisco ice creamery introduce on the menu a banana split made with syrups from three rare dessert wines (a 1960s vintage port, a Chateau d’Yquem and a German Trockenbeerenauslese). The price? $3,333.33.

Via San Francisco Chronicle

The most expensive whiskey sold at auction is $460,000, for a bottle of 64-year old Macallan, sold at Sotherby’s, in New York.

The profit goes to an organization that provides access to clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations.

Link