Most Expensive Bottled Water
by Hunter Davis and Jeremy Harris Bottled water is big business–I mean, really big. In less than ten years, bottled water consumption has doubled, with prices about 100 times that of tap water. Whether...
View ArticleMost Expensive Cheese
Cheese is probably the most popular dairy product in the world, a food that predates written history. In 2004 alone, over 18 million metric tons of cheese were produced worldwide. The world’s most...
View ArticleWorld’s Most Expensive Cereal
The most expensive cereal in the world isn’t available in stores. In fact, there’s not enough to fill a whole cereal box—after all, there’s only one “Great Illinois Corn Flake.” The corn flake was...
View ArticleWorld’s Most Expensive Tap Water
The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) has surveyed water prices in twenty Western countries. Their findings indicate that Denmark may have the most expensive tap water in...
View ArticleWorld’s Most Expensive Lunch
You can’t put a price tag on good company—or can you? While some might shell out for an entrée laden with gold flake and white truffle, foie gras or a Cabernet Sauvignon from Chateau Mouton...
View ArticleWorld’s Most Expensive Sushi
Filipino chef Angelito Araneta, Jr. specializes in extravagant foods to be used during courtship and marriage proposals. In 2009, he created a $2,500 “carat” cake coated completely in gold flake and...
View ArticleWorld’s Most Expensive Baked Potato
(via Daily Mail) The baked potato may not be the most healthful item on your plate but, thanks to chef Ben Kingdon of The Cary Arms, it could be the priciest. The Cary Arms is “The Inn on the Beach”...
View ArticleWorld’s Most Expensive Pineapple
A Heligan pineapple. A fruit produced in the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall, England, may just be the most expensive pineapple in the world. The gardeners at Heligan, who began restoration of the...
View ArticleMost Expensive Hot Dog
The most expensive hot dogs in history weren’t exactly special. Sure, they were limited items available for only a few days in Stockholm. Sure, it cost 999 Swedish kronor ($130 USD at the time) to get...
View ArticleWorld’s Most Expensive Salad
Regular readers might expect the most expensive salad in the world to be sprinkled with edible gold leaf and topped with enormous brilliant cut diamonds. In this case, however, the dish itself is...
View ArticleWorld’s Most Expensive Grill
What better way is there to make the most of your summer than to get outside and throw some steaks, hot dogs or even veggie burgers on the grill? The Talos Outdoor Cooking Suite is an open-air...
View ArticleWorld’s Most Expensive Cheese Sandwich
What kind of cheese sandwich would you expect from a celebrity chef? Your standard grilled cheese sandwich certainly wouldn’t do. Martin Blunos, who has held two Michelin stars for over fifteen years,...
View ArticleWorld’s Most Expensive Macaroons
In the US, we usually think of macaroons as a kind of coconut meringue cookie. In fact, macaroons can also be made from many kinds of nut, although almond is the most common nut to use. Pastry Chef...
View ArticleWorld’s Most Expensive Riesling
Riesling, made from a variety of grape bearing the same name and originating in the Rhine region of Germany, is a dry white wine known for its lightness and apple-like aroma. The wine is particularly...
View ArticleWorld’s Most Expensive Saucepan
Just when you thought you had everything you needed for your ultimate luxury kitchen, somebody comes along with some new kitchen necessity made with the utmost quality, the finest materials or the...
View ArticleWorld’s Most Expensive Beef Noodle Soup
Beef noodle soup is a Chinese dish consisting of beef, beef broth, vegetables and noodles. While it’s generally served as a side dish in the West, it can constitute a whole meal in its country of...
View ArticleWorld’s Most Expensive Blenders
It’s probably no surprise to you that Blendtec, the appliance company whose founder promotes his products by blending non-food items from deodorant to smartphones in the infamous Will It Blend? videos,...
View ArticleWorld’s Most Expensive Beers
Beer is one of the oldest drinks known to man—and one of this writer’s favorites. While many people enjoy drinking light and less expensive beer, there are still some beer connoisseurs out there. If...
View ArticleWorld’s Most Expensive Scotch Whiskies
Scotch whisky is produced and aged, as the name suggest, in Scotland. By law, Scotch must be made from malted grain, must be matured in oak casks for at least three years and must have an alcoholic...
View ArticleMost Expensive Whiskies (and Whiskeys)
In its original form, the word “whisky” meant “water of life.” I’m sure some of you readers out there will agree with that sentiment. Luckily for you, there’s quite a variety of different whiskies (or...
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