I eclipsed my record last week: $1,700 for two at Il Mulino in New York, not including the $50 tip I gave the maitre d' for getting us a table at prime time. It did include two very expensive bottles of wine (probably close to $1,000 of the cost) and a very generous tip (about $400). Fortunately, the same very affluent friend who treated me to Per Se took me to this one, too.