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Justification: Gastronomic irony and the crippled street children who carve and bend each pasta elbow by hand.
Most Expensive Bagel $1,000
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Justification: They're like donuts for people with self respect.
Most Expensive Afternoon Tea $50/person
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Justification: Crumpet enthusiasts have little other choice
Most Expensive Fried Rice $88
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Justification:none
Most Expensive Bottled Water $40 per bottle
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Justification: Pop culture in a bottle
Most Expensive Chocolate $250 a piece
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Where: Knipschildt Chocolatier
Price: $250 a piece; Over $2000 a pound
Justification: More is more in this aphrodisiacal double-whammy
Most Expensive Spicy Tuna Roll $68
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Where: Megu
Justification: Maguro neck fat, Buddah views, & boastful (though accurate) sushi titling
Most Expensive Omelette $1000
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Where: Norma's (Parker Meridian Hotel)
Justification: 10 ounces of Sevruga caviar, self-mocking grandeur
Most Expensive Hamburger $120
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Where: DB Bistro Moderne
Price: $120
Justification: Chef Daniel Boulud, Perigord Truffles, Intoxicating Short Ribs
Most Expensive Cocktail $1500
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Where: Duvet
Price: $1500
Justification: Three Names: Ruinart, Brendan, Napoleon
Most Expensive Sundae $1,000
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Where: Serendipity 3
Price: $1000
Justification: World Records, Venezuelan cocoa beans, Getting to use the word 'goblet' and/or 'chalice' on a sunny afternoon.
Most Expensive Whiskey $3,000/shot
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Where: Old Homestead Steakhouse (Borgata Hotel)
Price: $3000 per shot ($38,000 per bottle)
Justification: Inexistence = awesome.