7 Ridiculously Overpriced Foods (and 7 Better Ways to Blow Your Money) | Food | AlterNet

7 Ridiculously Overpriced Foods (and 7 Better Ways to Blow Your Money) | Food | AlterNet: "Restaurants looking for some quick press can follow this tried and true formula: Take a simple dish (candy, a hamburger, soup); add some crazy valuable ingredients (gold, truffles, crystal); and market it as 'The World's Most Expensive.'

And while we know the market for a $5,000 burger, $2,000 sushi roll, and $1000 frittata isn't exactly huge, there are definitely better ways to blow your money in one shot.

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