Ingredients

200 g Tipo 00 flour, plus extra for dusting

100 g wholewheat flour

3 free-range eggs

For the filling

20 courgette flowers

250 g good quality ricotta

A few sprigs of fresh mint, leaves picked and finely chopped

1 small red chilli, finely chopped

For the sauce

600 g ripe tomatoes

A small bunch of fresh basil, leaves picked, stalked removed

Extra virgin olive oil

Ingredients

1 x 2.5 kg chicken, preferably free-range or organic

3 medium onions, peeled and roughly chopped

3 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped

3 sticks of celery, trimmed and roughly chopped

4 cloves of garlic, peeled

4 fresh bay leaves

a few sprigs of fresh thyme

sea salt

freshly ground black pepper

2 handfuls of Jewish fine egg noodles or spaghetti, broken into bits

1 small bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 small bunch of fresh dill

For the matzo balls:

4 large free-range eggs

4 tablespoons chicken fat

1 teaspoon sea salt

½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

130 g

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Ingredients

2 cloves of garlic

1-2 fresh red chillies

sea salt

freshly ground white pepper

1 thumb-sized piece of ginger

250 g shitake mushrooms, cleaned

225 g bamboo shoots, drained

groundnut oil, or vegetable oil

low-salt soy sauce

rice wine vinegar

1 teaspoon runny honey

1.5 litres hot organic vegetable stock

150 g firm tofu

2 spring onions

½ bunch of chives

1 large

Ingredients

-400 g spinach
-Extra-virgin olive oil
-1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
-1 onion, diced
-2 cloves of garlic, squashed
-2 X 400 g tins of tomatoes
-1 bay leaf
-1/2 bunch of basil, leaves picked
-grated zest of 1/2 lemon
-250 g ricotta
-1 free-range egg, beaten
-2 tsp grated parmesan
-150 g cannelloni, about 14 tubes
-2 x 125 g mozzarella balls, sliced

Ingredients

-olive oil
-2 large fennel bulbs
-4 cloves of garlic, finely sliced
-1 bunch of flat-leaf parsley, stalks finely chopped
-1 tsp dried chilli flakes
-½ teaspoon fennel seeds
-2 lemons
-2 x 400g tins of chopped tomatoes
-250 g cherry tomatoes, on the vine
-500 g rigatoni, dried or fresh
-250 g undressed brown crabmeat, from sustainable sources

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1. Wagyu Steak - $2,800

We all love a good cut of beef, and while for most of us, a $50-$70 steak is considered top notch, there are some steaks out there that would literally cost more than most people's monthly rent or mortgage payment. Wagyu beef is raised both in and outside of Japan. A full serving of Wagyu rib-eye was served to a private party dining in NYC for $2,800.

2. The Cultured Beef Burger - $332,000

This burger was actually cultivated in a lab at Maastricht University in The Netherlands. The five-ounce Cultured Beef Burger was actually grown from stem cells by a Dutch scientist, Mark Post. The project was funded by Sergey Brin, CEO and co-founder of Google, to promote animal welfare. The burger was featured at a launch event in London back in August of 2013. The burger may not be widely affordable or accessible to the public yet, but it certainly presents some pretty amazing opportunities for the future.

3. La Madeline au Truffle - $250

The La Madeline au Truffle was named the most expensive chocolate in the world by Forbes Magazine. This decadent and rare French Perigord truffle is surrounded by Valrhona dark chocolate, heavy cream, sugar, truffle oil, and vanilla. The exterior is coated in powdered chocolate.

4. Pizza Royale 007' - £2,150 (Approx. $3,000 U.S.)

The most expensive pizza in the world, created by chef Domenico Crolla. The pizza has some of the most extravagant ingredients in the world including lobster marinated in cognac, caviar soaked in champagne, sunblush tomato sauce, Scottish smoked salmon, venison medallions, prosciutto, and vintage balsamic vinegar [The Most Expensive Journal]. If that isn't decadent enough, the pizza is also topped with edible, 24-carat gold flakes. The Pizza Royale 007' was sold on eBay to The Fred Hollows Foundation.

5. Iranian Beluga Caviar "Almas" - £20,000 (Approx. $28,000 U.S.)

The most expensive caviar in the world comes from the eggs of an extremely rare albino sturgeon, found in the Caspian Sea, that is around 60-100 years old Guinness World Records.

6. Yubari King - Two Million Yen (Approx. $20,000 U.S.)

The Yubari King (or Yubari Melon) is hybrid cantaloupe that is grown in greenhouses in Yūbari, Japan. The Yubari melon is a cross between Earl's Favourite and Burpee's "Spicy" Cantaloupe.

7. The Golden Opulence Sundae - $1,000

The Golden Opulence Sundae was served at Serendipity 3 for the restaurant's 50th anniversary in 2004 and was named the most expensive sundae by the Guinness Book of World Records. The sundae is made with Tahitian Vanilla ice cream, 23 carat gold leaf, Amedei Porceleana (the worlds most expensive chocolate), candied fruits, gold draggets, truffles, marzipan cherries, and topped with Grand Passion Caviar.

8. White Truffles - $330,000

Truffles have always commanded a high price tag because they are so difficult to cultivate. In 2007, Stanley Ho, a casino owner, paid $330,000 for a 3.3 lb. white truffle.

9. Saffron - $2,000/lb

Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world and comes from the saffron crocus flower. It takes 75,000 dried filaments from the flower to make one pound of saffron [The World's 4 Most Luxurious Spices].

10. Luxe Gold Cupcake - $1,227.70

Created by the Food Network, this cupcake is made from peach and champagne jam, Chateau d'Yquem buttercream and 24 carat gold leaf.

Worth it for some?

For a company no one actually likes, people sure are interested in McDonald's food. This interest often takes shape as vulgar curiosity and conjecture about specific menu items. I still remember thinking its burgers were made from vat-grown mutant cows with no bones or central nervous system, for