April 21st, 2008

The High Roller sushi roll that sells for $1000 will be served at Koi restaurant in New York : It starts with marinated and poached fois gras that is covered with succulent Langoustine (lobster).
Then the roll is brushed with saffron/vanilla bean butter and encrusted with caviar.
Finally, when the roll is served the Chef comes tableside to shave white Alba truffles and drizzle them with 100 year balsamic.
Source : Luxist / Nymag
February 16th, 2008
High above the only casino in Sydney rises the Astral Restaurant and Bar offering views of the city and harbor and fantastic cuisine that will tempt your taste buds and tear your wallet apart.
With the most expensive menu available in Australia, the A$1,000 ($900 US) meal affords its participant multi-course waves of foie gras, king crab, caviar, abalone and morel along with a matching wine selection to round out the meal. Such wines included are a 2000 Jasper Hill, Georgia’s Paddock Shiraz from Heathcote and a 1999 J.J. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling from Mosel.