Can you put a price on a great meal?<\/p>\n
For some at a recent charity event, the price to get in at Rao\u2019s \u2014 a notoriously exclusive institution in New York City \u2014 was worth several thousand dollars.<\/p>\n
At a charity auction hosted by the Columbus Citizens Foundation<\/a> over the holiday weekend, a winning bid of around $8,000 was submitted for a reservation at the restaurant, according to a video circulating on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n While the price may be a bit of a shock, a separate auction for a four-person reservation at the restaurant sold for $10,000 in June<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rao\u2019s, located at 455 E 114th St., opened in 1896. The Italian restaurant been ranked as one of the hardest reservations to make in New York City, according to the New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n The reason for the exclusivity is because each table in the restaurant is tied to a regular customer. The only way to get a seat is to be invited by someone with a table. <\/p>\n