Have you ever seen a bill in a restaurant and asked yourself “was it worth it?” Well, depending on your culinary tastes, welfare, you may or may not find yourself asking this very question dining at Norma’s at Le Parker Meridien hotel in New York City.
The restaurant at Le Parker Meridien is remarcable by offering the world’s most expensive omelet, or as they call it, “The Zillion Dollar Frittata”. This nonsensically expensive breakfast item consists of a mixture of eggs, lobster and 10 ounces of caviar (which costs the restaurant $65 per ounce) and here you have a charge of $1000 on your bill.
For those who want a taste of the expensive omelet but prefer to not eat their money, there is more available version for $100.
The Norma’s chief manager was quoted saying about the most expensive omelet, “Since we knew it was going to be a very expensive dish, we decided to have some fun with it. It’s not just a trick, though, it tastes good.”
The bottle of a legendary French wine «Chateau d’Ikem» 1787 was sold for 90 thousand dollars. Thus, each wineglass costs about 18 thousand dollars. Grapes for this bottle of «Chateau d’Ikem» had been collected, when Lui XVI sat on a throne in Parisl, and in the USA the post of the president was occupied by George Washington. The known European wine negotiator Stephen Williams sold this unique relic to the anonymous American collector.
It is not worth to expect, that after more than two hundred years this wine will look a great perfection in a glass. Many experts agree in opinion, that the award to the buyer of such wine will be a historical value of a rarity, rather than wine itself. Stephen Williams said: “In a case with «Chateau d’Ikem» the buyer receives a great sensation of a touch to the history, while this wine was collected at that time when Washington was going to become the first president the USA, and on other side of the ocean, in France, revolution stormed”.
If one day you wish London stylist Lee Stafford to cut your hair, make sure at first, that you are extra rich, as it will cost you 1,925 pounds. He calls it a “couture cut”. And the only place where you can get one is his house. Champagne, hors d’oeuvres and a follow-up trim as part of the package.
They wanted to be the most expencive in denim industry. And APO jeans have done a pair of jeans costing as much as $ 4,000 or more. They offer mens and ladies jeans with Silver Buttons and Rivets at $1,000, 14k White or Yellow Gold Button and Rivets at $1,500, Platinum Button and Rivets at $3,250, and the Diamond Button and Rivets start at $4,000.
All jeans will come with Genuine number as well as an appraisal document from a top jeweler in the NY diamond district. Of course, you could buy the cheaper version: only $1,000 a pair. APO jeans are constructed from denim woven in India that costs $40 a yard, compared with the $2- to $3-per-yard cost of materials for ordinary denim. Buttons and rivets are made with precious metals or, if a customer is willing to pay out $4,000 or more, up to a dozen white diamonds on the main button.
The most expensive cocktail in the world contains a diamond ring instead of an olive! The drink, created by Harvey Nichols in Manchester, should be escorted to diner’s tables by security guards. The fabulous drink contains a six and a half carrot pink tourmaline and diamond ring set in 18-carrot white gold.
The drink was the invention of senior barman Jay Malik, 24, who was asked to devise a drink to fit with the restaurant’s Pink Dinners month. A special safe has been brought in the bar to keep the rings in and customers can choose any one they want from the wide range of rings - the most expensive one - two-carrot engagement ring a 27,000 pounds sterling.
To celebrate PG Tips 75th birthday (Brooke Bond), Boodles jewellers produced a 7,500 pounds tea bag. It took three months to make and has been hand-crafted with 280 diamonds. Pete Harbour, spokesman for PG Tips has said: “As it’s our 75th birthday, we wanted to do something special to remind people just how much they love the great British cup of tea.”
Recently any collecting in our country was limited to definite list of subjects.
The new times, the new people, the new opportunities and new hobbies. Some collect automobiles, the few collect real estate. This kind of collecting demands absolute professionalism and certain welfare. But, perhaps, the most difficult kind of “collecting” demanding huge money and a profound knowledge in other areas is wine collecting. This hobby was born at the end of XIX century, and earlier it had been an integral part of mode of life of the certain layer of the society.
Widespread in the West, this kind of hobby has transformed there into a special, safe kind of money investment. If there is the necessary knowledge, certain taste, sufficient culture and just a bit intuition - the annual gain of your wine investment may ten times exceed your bank investments.
To make collecting profitable, people buy such wines which after bottling continue to live.
Other matter - wines which become better while kept. The more they are stored, the more refined they become. And their rise of price is quite natural.
The German magazine «Bild» published the list of the most expensive things in the world.
The most expensive COFFEE - «Kopi Luwak» from Sumatra island. A quarter of a pound costs about 75 dollars.
The most expensive CIGARETTES are «Treasurer» brand. One package costs approximately 24 euros. Cigarettes are for sale only in specialized shops.
The most expensive HOTEL is «Burj Al Arab» hotel in Dubai. The most unpretentious room is 770 euros for night, and the royal apartments could cost you 7 700 euros.
The most expensive STADIUM – «Stade de France» not far from Paris. In 1998 the national football team of France won a world cup. Its construction costed 460 million euro.
The most expensive CITY. A purse is nowhere so quickly empty, as in Tokyo.
The most expensive TRIP. American businessman Denis Tito and computer millionaire from South African Republic Mark Shattlvort paid 20 million dollars each to fly in space.
The most expensive serial CAR – Maybach 62. Seats transform in reclining position, DVD-player, Doulby Surround Sound – such luxury needs pay! Those, who wishes to purchase the model Maybach 62 is forced to lose 360 thousand euro.
The most expensive TRADE MARK – «Coca-Cola». Its cost is estimated in 68,9 milliards of dollars, that makes almost 60 percents from the cost of the company itself.
Among peaces of art:
The most expensive BOOK is Leonardo da Vinchi «Lesterski code», «Treatise about water, earth and celestial bodies», executed in a mirror font at expensive paper with the canvas finishing. Bill Geyts purchased it for 24 million dollars.
The most expensive FILM – «Titanik», worth more than 200 million dollars.
The most expensive PICTURE is Rubens canvas «Izbienie mladentsev». In 2002 this canvas was sold for 73,5 million euro.
Among clothes:
The most expensive DOLL – Barbi, worth of 100 thousand euro. However this is a value not of a doll itself, but its clothes, decorated with natural diamonds.
The most expensive SHOE. For sure, precious shoes on a high heel were made by famous jeweller Styuart Vaytsman. They are decorated with 642 rubies and are a copy of fancy shoes of Dorothy from a film «Magician of Oz country ». Price – 1,6 million euro.
The most expensive SUIT. It is just a suit of the American astronauts. It costs 9 million dollars and simultaneously is the most expensive piece of clothing in the world .
The starting price of a lot makes $49,99. As informs the seller of the award - the gallery of antiques located in Brooklyn (New York) the award was in use, but it is in excellent condition, ” there is no scratches on it”.
The low starting price allows to doubt in authenticity, as in ” the black market “, according to some information, cost of this award makes from $500 up to several thousand dollars.
The tender will proceed till March, 21. For the time being nobody submitted applications for the purchase of the award.
According to the Russian legislation purchase and selling of the state awards of the Russian Federation is forbidden. Their export can be carried out either by awarded, or on the basis of the certificate which gives the right of export of the cultural values. These rules cover the state awards of the USSR, as well.
On the request of the Russian authorities London auction house on November, 22 had taken off 11 Soviet awards from the tender which should have passed on November, 28. On the auction tender in London it had been planned to expose Suvorov, Ushakov, Kutuzov, Nakhimov’s, Bogdan Khmelnitskiy and Lenin
awards.
Russian multimillionaire Abramovich plans to purchase the most expensive mansion in the world, which belonged to the ruined himself Turkish businessman Khalisu Topraku. Abramovich had already purchased the London mansion of Topraka, paying for him, according to different information, from 93 to 98 million dollars.
Now the nearest plans of the well-known football team owner make the purchase of the luxurious Istanbul mansion of Topraka. A house, known as the “Palace of Leo”, is estimated in 150 million dollars.
If Abramovich pays this sum, “Palace of Leo” will take the first place in rating of dwellings, sold for record amount to the new proprietor.
It is unknown yet, whether there the mansion will be sold for debts. Even if the businessman does not want to lose it, Abramovich plans to purchase other mansion in Bosporus area, Erbil’dzhina, worth of about 100 million dollars. This building is on a fifth place among the most expensive real estate in the world.
Audi built the most expensive version of Audi A8, cost of which four times exceeds the cost of any other serial Audi car. This novelty is an extended sedan with a 12-cylinder motor armored in accordance with the highest European standards of B6+ and B7.
Such car protects the passengers from the small arms of 0,3000 inches caliber, and also from the breach of hand-grenades. In addition, a vehicle is equipped by the system of urgent leaving, “throwing” off the side doors if necessary, and all options, accessible in Audi A8.
According to information of Germancarscene.com, price of such sedan makes 520 thousand euro or 685 thousand US dollars. For comparison, the most expensive serial modification of Audi A8L with a 12-cylinder motor costs in Europe about 138 thousand dollars.
The buyer of this car, unofficially, is the prime minister of Bayern Edmund Stoiber.
