A couple years back (late 2001) my wife and I bought dinner for a friend at Alain Ducasse New York. My wife had the white truffle tasting menu. It was $2400 including tip for the three of us; a couple dollars short of $2000 pre-tip. A friend took me to lunch at Pierre Gagnaire and it was $1300 for lunch for the two of us. That would be my most expensive lunch. Well, he paid $1000 for lunch, I paid the $300 for cigars and cognac after lunch.