![]() The price tag at Hong Kong's luxury Hullett House hotel is even heftier – $1,930 per person - but it reportedly comes with added authenticity: a vintage 1907 bottle of wine rescued from the wreck of the Titanic. In Houston, $12,000 will get you the full, 10-course menu for 12 people at Cullen's Upscale American Grille. In London, diners can get a three-course version for a little under $40 at HIX, a restaurant at the department store Selfridge's. Now, as the 100 th anniversary of the disaster that ensued approaches, Titanic enthusiasts around the world are marking the occasion by signing up for dinners that recreate that lavish last meal aboard the ill-fated ship. ![]() The menu included oysters, filet mignon, poached salmon, chicken Lyonnaise, foie gras, roasted pigeon, lamb with mint sauce and Punch Romaine, a palate-cleansing ice flavored with oranges and drenched in champagne. ![]() On the evening of April 14, 1912, the first-class passengers aboard the Titanic sat down for a sumptuous 10-course meal. ![]() Before the iceberg, before the lifeboats, before the sinking, there was the dinner. ![]()
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