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The Case Against Food Fairs
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        Elizabeth Gunnison exposes the dark side of tastings, shares survival strategies, and admits it’s hard to beat the luxury of a table and chairs
                        
                    
                
                        
                        05.23.12
                        
                        
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 - Gourmet Live,
 - Elizabeth Gunnison
 
food + cooking
Most Expensive Fungus: White Truffles
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         There’s more to high-end edibles than lobster and foie gras: See what exorbitant ingredients Elizabeth Gunnison unearthed, and learn what’s behind the luxury pricing...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.11.12
                        
                         
                    food + cooking
Most Expensive Fruit: Yubari King Melons
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         There’s more to high-end edibles than lobster and foie gras: See what exorbitant ingredients Elizabeth Gunnison unearthed, and learn what’s behind the luxury pricing...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.11.12
                        
                         
                    food + cooking
Most Expensive Spice: Saffron
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         There’s more to high-end edibles than lobster and foie gras: See what exorbitant ingredients Elizabeth Gunnison unearthed, and learn what’s behind the luxury pricing...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.11.12
                        
                         
                    food + cooking
Most Expensive Poultry Product: Swiftlet Nests
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         There’s more to high-end edibles than lobster and foie gras: See what exorbitant ingredients Elizabeth Gunnison unearthed, and learn what’s behind the luxury pricing...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.11.12
                        
                         
                    food + cooking
Most Expensive Coffee: Kopi Luwak
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         There’s more to high-end edibles than lobster and foie gras: See what exorbitant ingredients Elizabeth Gunnison unearthed, and learn what’s behind the luxury pricing...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.11.12
                        
                         
                    food + cooking
Most Expensive Pantry Staple: Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         There’s more to high-end edibles than lobster and foie gras: See what exorbitant ingredients Elizabeth Gunnison unearthed, and learn what’s behind the luxury pricing...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.11.12
                        
                         
                    food + cooking
Most Expensive Seafood: Sturgeon Caviar
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         There’s more to high-end edibles than lobster and foie gras: See what exorbitant ingredients Elizabeth Gunnison unearthed, and learn what’s behind the luxury pricing...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.11.12
                        
                         
                    food + cooking
Most Expensive Meat: Jamón Ibérico de Bellota
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         There’s more to high-end edibles than lobster and foie gras: See what exorbitant ingredients Elizabeth Gunnison unearthed, and learn what’s behind the luxury pricing...
                        
                    
                
                        
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