Dinner with Spain's elBulli chef goes for $23,000 in Hong Kong - most expensive restaurant dishes in the world

HONG KONG (Reuters)-
Dinner with famous Spanish chef Ferran Adria-
On Wednesday, the winning elBulli restaurant sold it to an Asian online bidder for $23,000 while customizing a set
The knife cost nearly $8,000.
The wine in this famous restaurant cost a total of $1.
8 million, beat pre-
Sales estimate of $1.
1 million, at the heart of Sotheby's spring Hong Kong auction's strong first day, all 445 pieces of art are seen as a key benchmark for China's demand for luxury goods.
$23,000 does not include the buyer's insurance premium, and there is no estimate for dinner.
The dinner will be held at the Adria brothers restaurant in Barcelona, the first of the two to dine under a hammer.
Another one will be auctioned in New York on April 26.
After the auction, Adria told reporters: "I think the auction in New York will be as smooth as this time, so it will double the amount . ".
"It's a lot more than I expected, so we're very happy.
The proceeds from the auction will benefit the 50-year-old cooking center elBulli Foundation, which will open in 2014 to teach his experimental techniques.
Adria rules the world
The famous elBulli restaurant in Rose town in northern Catalunya, which has been in operation for 27 years until its closure in 2011. The three-
The Michelin star restaurant is known for its "deconstructing" dishes, including foam and jelly that need to be customized
Manufacturing tools, many of which were also hit on Wednesday.
Set of 10 custom-
It cost $7,700 for a knife and $1,030 for a chef's jacket.
A man bidding for an unidentified Hong Kong businessman has won three of the most expensive awards of the day:
1990 Conti wine 2000 and 2003, the most expensive $59,000.
At Sotheby's high price, about 82% of Elbury wines were sold.
"I think some people are looking for the power of the stars and are attractive to them, and some are looking for wine regardless of the power of the stars," said Jamie Ritchie, president of Sotheby's wine, Americas and Asia.
"I think we see strength in both areas.
"This month's auction of wine, art, ceramics and jewelry has received particularly close attention as China's economy grew slowly in 2012 and official spending has also been hit.
"I think there is a rebound in the market, mainly because there is less wine in the market, but there is also a growing interest in wine in Asia," Ritchie said . ". (
Chris Ip reports, editor of Elaine Lies and Paul Casciato)