What goes into a $5,000 burger?

How to munch your way through $5,000 in one go: Top Chef star creates 'bargain' burger for Vegas high-rollers

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 5:09 PM on 30th January 2011

A Top Chef star has managed a rare feat: making a $100 burger look like a bargain. 

Chef Hubert Keller has created a $5,000 burger for a Las Vegas restaurant.

Mr Keller put the ultimate burger for high rollers on the menu at Mandalay Bay's Fleur restaurant.

This one's not for sharing: The $5,000 burger created by Hubert Keller for Mandalay Bay's Fleur restaurant

He created it to top a rival chef selling a $100 truffle burger. No prizes for guessing which insanely expensive gastronomic treat becomes more popular. 

Mr Keller's burger is Kobe beef topped with foie gras and black truffle on a brioche truffle bun - with truffle sauce. 

Truffle, it seems, is the secret ingredient that sends burger prices soaring. 

Making a name for himself: Chef Hubert Keller poses with Dannielle Kyrillos at an NBC party last summer, left; and right, his Las Vegas restaurant Fleur, where the burger will be served

The burger is served with a bottle of Chateau Petrus 1995, which was already on the restaurant's wine list - priced at $5,300.

Mr Keller, who stars on the hit U.S. TV show, said: 'It's a bargain!'

Diners who order the burger meal get a certificate of authenticity - and Mr Keller says he does not mind if they put ketchup on his gourmet dish.

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