10 Foods You Can't Afford to Eat

Would you pay $16,000 for a martini at the Ritz in Tokyo if they replace the olive with a one-karat diamond?

How about if they include a free setting for that diamond, courtesy of any Bulgari location in Tokyo?

The Tokyo Ritz will even spice things up by having a "real American" flown in to sing “Diamonds Are Forever” while you're being served.

Still no go, eh? Guess the luxury hotel will just have to toss in the booze (stirred or shaken); specifically chilled Belvedere vodka with a hint of fresh lime juice.

Now we're talking! And now that we have your attention, here are nine more foods you can't afford to eat...but wish you could.

Double Truffle Hamburger
Restaurant: DB Bistro
City: Manhattan, N.Y.
This burger is 3 ounces of pure rib meat combined with truffles and foie gras, all stuffed inside a sirloin steak. This hefty steak is then topped with a poppy seed bun and served with a side salad complete with truffle shavings.
Cost: $99



Von Essen Platinum Club Sandwich
Restaurant: Cliveden House Hotel
City: London
This is an extravagant sandwich made of lberico ham (that's ham cured for 30 months), quail eggs, white truffles, semi-dried Italian tomatoes, and sourdough bread that's been fermented for 24 hours.
Cost: $197

Grand Opulence Sundae
Restaurant: Serendipity 3
City: New York City
Only for the true Sundae enthusiast, this divine concoction is made with Tahitian vanilla-bean ice cream, 23-karat gold leaf, and Amedei Porcelana (the world’s most expensive chocolate). Gold dragnets, truffles and desert caviar adorn this masterpiece. 
Cost: $1,000 

The Luxury Pizza
Restaurant: Nino’s Bellissima
City: New York City
This pizza is 12 inches of indulgence topped with six different types of caviar, lobster, crème fraiche and chives. Call 24 hours in advance if you’re interested in this extravagant pizza. 
Cost: $1,000 per pie or $125 per slice

Objet d’art
Restaurant: Norma’s Restaurant
City: New York City
Egg and art fans will love this masterpiece. The pricey omelet is filled with caviar, lobster and -- naturally -- eggs. 
Cost: $1,000

Chocopologie Truffle
Restaurant: Knipschildt Chocolatier
City: Norwalk, Conn.
A true treat for chocolate lovers, this decadent truffle containes 70-percent Valrhona Dark Chocolate, heavy cream, sugar, truffle oil and vanilla surrounding a French Perigord truffle and ganache. All of this is then rolled in extravagant coco powder.
Cost: $2,600 per pound

Fleur Burger 5000
Restaurant: Fleur de Lys
City: Las Vegas
Fleur de Lys slaps a Kobe-beef patty between brioche truffle buns, tops it with foie gras and smothers the whole pile in a truffle sauce. This uber burger is served with a bottle of Chateau Petrus 1990 in special Italian stemware.
Cost: $5,000

Wagyu and Mushroom Pie
Restaurant: Fence Gate
City: Northwestern England
This fancy pie contains Wagyu beef fillet (the world’s most expensive beef), Chinese Matsutake mushrooms (the world’s most expensive mushrooms), twol bottles of 1982 Chateau Mouton Rothschild, black truffles and gold leaf.
Cost: $15,900 per pie or $1,990 per slice

Diamonds Are Forever Martini
Restaurant: Ritz
City: Tokyo
A one-carat diamond nestles at the bottom of this nearly priceless martini. Drink up then take the diamond to any Bulgari location in Tokyo for a free setting.
Cost: $16,000

Frozen Haute Chocolate
Restaurant: Serendipity 3
City: New York City
A new twist on hot chocolate, this creamy confection contains 28 different types of cocoa, including 14 of the most expensive available, 23-karat gold leaf; all served on an edible gold-lined goblet. The bottom of the goblet is even more extravagant. You'll find an 18-karat-gold bracelet encrusted with white diamonds clasped around the base.
Cost: $25,000

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