Hungry and Broke

Are you hungry and have money to spend? Why not have a look at my specialized menu of most expensive food?

Drinks:

• $1,500 cocktail. http://www.pocketchangenyc.com/NewsLetter.asp?nid=21
• If you can't afford that, try the $50 cocktail with 23K liquid gold. http://nymag.com/listings/bar/world_bar/
• Or a $165 Truffletini in a 3ft tall glass with truffle shavings. http://nymag.com/daily/food/2006/11/ok_so_the_new_contendor.html
• Or If you don't like alcohol, indulge with the $14,000 diamond-studded tea bag. http://www.luxist.com/2005/02/25/worlds-most-expensive-tea-bag/

Food:

• A $1,000 omelet with $995 of caviar. http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/normas/
• A $200 baked potato topped with truffle shavings. http://www.nysun.com/article/40836
• $120 hamburger. http://www.thisnext.com/item/5839CC68/DB-Burger-120-from-DB-Bistro
• Try the $1,000 pizza topped with eight ounces of four different kinds of Petrossian caviar, lobster, salmon and wasabi. Be sure to give them 24 hours notice. http://www.slashfood.com/2007/03/15/1000-pizza-in-nyc/

Dessert:

• $1,000 ice cream sundae served with an 18K gold spoon and topped with edible 23K gold. http://www.boingboing.net/2006/02/14/worlds-most-expensiv.html
• A $20,000,000 wedding cake studded with diamonds. http://linkdonkey.blogspot.com/2006/10/expensive-cakes.html
• A $1,500,000 box of gourmet chocolates and jewelry. http://www.lakeforestconfections.com/Store/LeChocolat.aspx

And not to put a damper on the party, but this month (Oct 2007), a 52 year old man living in urban Japan starved to death. His last words in his journal: "3 a.m. This human being hasn’t eaten in 10 days but is still alive. I want to eat rice. I want to eat a rice ball.”

• cost of a rice ball in Japan- $1 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/12/world/asia/12japan.html?_r=1&oref=slogin