# The most you ever paid for a meal just for yourself

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 14, 2009, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-meal-just-for-yourself/510018 "2009-09-14T10:45:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-meal-just-for-yourself/510018/21 "2009-09-15T07:14:09Z")

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I’ll hit Bouchon in Yountville, CA twice a year and spend $100 on just myself. It’s a little more per person if there is someone else. Sunday the 13th was one of those days! Yay. Food is excellent.

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**Author:** ![TastesLikeBurning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@TastesLikeBurning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TastesLikeBurning)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-meal-just-for-yourself/510018/22 "2009-09-15T08:32:13Z")

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> [@jjimm](#):
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> Not I, but I am currently reading [The Man Who Ate The World](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Man-Who-Ate-World-Perfect/dp/0755316355/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252929321&sr=8-1) by Jay Rayner…

Great book. You might also enjoy [Heat](http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/28/books/review/28reed.html) by Bill Buford.

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