The Golden Opulence
September 27, 2008
The Golden Opulence: Check out world’s most expensive chocolate – with caviar on top.
Actually it is not caviar, but either Keta red caviar (= roe from the Keta salmon), Tarama (= roe from carp or cod fish) or even Tobiko (= roe from flyfish, popular in sushi rolls).
Anyway, if you wanna spend a thousand bucks in sweets, go this way or better: get a flight to N.Y.C.
Champagne prices go bubbly!!!
September 26, 2008
The subprime is a problem for the masses. The super rich are driven with other challenges, like: how can I spend loads of $$$ with only one bottle. Well, best chances are that you settle for the bubbly. Currently we can observe a race between the different champagne houses, trying to reach the ‘most expensive’ tag. Here is a short ranking for the upcoming Xmas:
3rd: Perrier-Jouet’s Special Selection
Available in: Switzerland, France, Russia (or better Moscow), in the US, U.K., Japan and China.
Comes in a 12-bottle boxed set or single bottles.
Price tags: 50,000 Euros (12-bottle boxed set) and 4,166 Euros for the single bottle.
The guys from Perrier-Jouet’s expect to sell the existing 12-bottle boxed set to a total of 100 people worldwide (meaning, that it’s probably sold out already).
2nd: Boërl & Kroff Champagne Millésime 1996
Comes in 1.5 liters (Magnum bottle) and in a lacquered wooden box.
Not much is yet revealed about its price or where to find the product. But it is considered as being one of the most expensive champagnes in the world.
1st: This one is truly special!
A champagne that was recovered from a seabed! The bottles matured by the tides and the waves in the dark for over 80 years. Obviously they ask for a colossal price. Each of the 200 bottles of 1907 vintage champagne is on sale at the Carlton Ritz in Moscow for $300,000. It also comes flavored with a bit of royal history as these bottles were intended to reach the Russian Royal family in 1916 by the Heidsieck vineyard. Sadly, the royals couldn’t sip this bubbly, as the ship sank off the coast of Finland. However, almost eight decades later, when this intoxicating wreckage was reclaimed back, Carlton Ritz bought all of it to quench the thirsts of millionaires and billionaires.
For all the treasure hunters: good luck!
El Bulli – pure kitchen art
September 25, 2008
For all the ones who need some more mouth-watering delicacies besides caviar, check out the gourmet heaven restaurant of El Bulli in Spain.
And don’t even think about making a reservation for the next weekend. Needs a couple of months of planning ahead…
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Caviar Among Hot Beauty Treatments
August 12, 2008
Beautification is big business these days. Anti-aging, detoxifying and cleansing being some of the top buzz words in an industry that is booming with new trends and treatments.
At the Spa At Norwich Inn, they offer an unusual treatment, in the form of a caviar facial.
Betty Loiacono, the spa director, said, “It sounds like luxury and it’s really very funny because it is basic nature taking place right in our treatment room.”
But we’re not talking fish eggs on your face — it’s caviar extract.
“It’s very highly nourishing, it’s very replenishing,” Loiacono said. “It goes into the skin and body receives it really well so it begins to fight the signs of aging.”
If you prefer bubbly to beluga, the champagne facial may be for you.
But champagne and caviar don’t come cheap, at $110 and $225 respectively.
Ami Beach founded the Colonic Institute of West Hartford seven years ago with a focus on cleansing the colon and the body.
“Essentially by using warm filtered water we are able to pull out the toxins,” she said. “If we are cleansing from the inside our bodies, our skin our eyes everything will start functioning better and we’re actually going to add years to our lives, make ourselves more vibrant, more youthful.”
There’s also Biomat treatments, which are FDA-approved procedure that involves lying on a bed filled with crushed amethyst.
Jocelyn Colombe, an architectural health and wealth designer, said when heated, the biomat sends out negative ions that open up cells and infrared rays then flush the toxins out.
The treatment starts at $60 for a 30-minute session.
Caviar & Champagne Picnic – with the ZwyerCaviar BlackPearl and the champagne ice box
August 12, 2008
Veuve Clicquot is coming up with innovative accessories to go with the bubbly.
Their latest innovation, an ice box in distinctive Veuve yellow skin, lets you chill your champagne when you want to – perfect for outdoor picnics during summer.
The magical chilling comes from a chemical reaction that occurs when the seal is broken, resulting in a temperature drop. And Veuve has also managed to snug in two champagne flutes for your convenience.
The only flipside is that the chemical reaction is irreversible, and lasts only a short while, and hence the Ice Box’s chilling function can only be used once. The box can still be used to house your bottle and flutes though. On a brighter note, it’s only £99 per box and is available at Selfridges.
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