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Benjamin Wallace parle du prix du bonheur

Filmed Jul 2008 • Posted Dec 2008Taste3 2008
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Est-ce que le bonheur s’achète? Pour le savoir, l’écrivain Benjamin Wallace a testé les produits les plus coûteux du monde, dont un Cheval Blanc 1947, 225 g bœuf Kobe et le légendaire café Kopi Luwak. Son compte-rendu risque de vous surprendre.

Benjamin Wallace is a journalist and author of The Billionaire's Vinegar, the true story of the world's most expensive bottle of (possibly phony?) wine. He's been a contributor to GQ, Details, Salon and The Washington Post. Full bio »

Translated into French, Canadian by Sylvie Chartrand
Reviewed by Lou Chartrand
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