Famously relaxed with conspicuous consumption, Hong Kong is set to host a dinner costing nearly HK$7,000 ($902 or €675) per head, according to one of the city’s hotels.

US-born chef Thomas Keller is being flown in by the Mandarin Oriental to cook for 450 diners – in what the hotel says will be Hong Kong’s most expensive meal this year.

A top-priced, 11-course dinner during Mr Keller’s November 29 to December 2 stay will set gourmands back HK$6,888 each, excluding service. Slightly more frugal diners can enjoy lunch for just over HK$2,000.

The hotel says it is flying over the three Michelin-starred chef, his seven-strong team and crate loads of ingredients. Tables have been booked for weeks, according to the hotel, which in a statement hails Mr Keller’s food as “a work of art”, adding that “diners can expect to enjoy an exceptional menu full of flavour and life”.

Mr Keller, who runs the exclusive French Laundry and Per Se in the US, is laying on a French-American menu that ranges from oysters, caviar and truffles to chocolate brownies with wine to match.

The cost of the Mandarin’s dinner is far from Asia’s most expensive.

According to Forbes Asia, which publishes an annual rich list, Bangkok’s Mezzalune sold a 10-course meal in 2007 for $30,000 a head.