Tokyo's $13,000 'hedonist dinner'

[esef]

New York City's epicurean elite flew into a tizzy when Masa, a restaurant at the new Time Warner Center, began charging $400 a head for a meal. But that's a pittance compared with what a Tokyo hotel is charging for the "Hedonist Dinner" this December. The pricetag? $13,000.

The Hotel Seiyo Ginza in Tokyo enlisted wine expert Robert M. Parker Jr. and legendary (and previously semi-retired) French chef Joel Robuchon to plan the feast. The wine list will feature eight rare historical wines?including an 1864 Lafite and a 1961 Latour a Pomerol (total bar tab: $200,000, according to Christie's). Just 22 seats are available, and the hotel will confirm only that "several" are filled and that it expects the meal to sell out.

This gastronomic tour de force is one of a growing number of events aimed at establishing Japan as a lifestyle destination for the super-rich. Seiyo Ginza managing director Lloyd S. Nakano says no price would have been too high for this adventure. "Never plan with your wallet," he says. "It gets in the way of creativity!" Easy to say, when it's not your wallet.

http://www.fortune.com/fortune/articles/0,15114,750494,00.html

[skahound]

Go figure, cheap bastards are serving Spaghetti O's for dinner. Sheesh.

[villo]

Re: Tokyo's $13,000 'hedonist dinner'

i would like to know what kind of music they will be listening to ?????

[thesightless]

Re: Tokyo's $13,000 'hedonist dinner'

13k for overpriced food and booze?

if they follow trend i would say oakie or tiesto

[skahound]

Hah, down here in Orlando before the election Senator-elect Mel Martinez hosted a dinner where you were charged $10,000 per plate, well, that was if you wanted your picture taken with Barbara Bush. It was only $5000 per plate otherwise.

[maddlingo]

Re: Tokyo's $13,000 'hedonist dinner'

I would like to make a reservation for 2 under the name, Harry, P. Ness.

[picklemonkey]

how much to push Barbara's out of her chair? Because that's something I'd have realistically paid for

[chato]

crazy people paying hilarious amounts of money

[remy]

Apparently this is the most expensive meal ever ...

"On July 5th, 2001 six diners at Petrus, London, UK spent ?"44,007 ($62,13 on one meal. The bill consisted mainly of five bottles of wine as, once the bill had been added up, the ?300 ($424) charge for food was taken off. The most expensive bottle was a 1947 Chateau Petrus vintage claret worth ?12,300 ($17,36, followed by the slightly cheaper 1945 Chateau Petrus at ?11,600 ($16,379). A 1946 Chateau Petrus cost ?9,400 ($13,273) apparently due to this being a poor year. A 1900 Chateau d'Yquem dessert wine cost ?9,200 ($12,990) and 1982 bottle of Montrachet was a snip at ?1,400 ($1,977). The remaining ?107 ($151) consisted of water, a fruit juice, cigarettes and six glasses of champagne."

[Jibgolly]

thats some ridiculous shit!
if i had that kind of money, i'd personally put up the MercuryServer Party @ wmc in '05.