Consume Extravagantly

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What Would It Cost?

Six ways to empty your wallet with panache

. . . tour the city's architectural wonders or the Art Institute of Chicago with a bona fide expert at your side. $500 for two hours with Rolf Achilles, curator of the Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows at Navy Pier and a professor of art history at the School of the Art Institute. rachilles@saic.edu

. . . throw an alfresco cocktail party seven stories up. $10,000 to rent half of the outdoor patio at NoMI, which includes food and drinks for 65 people. Park Hyatt Chicago, 800 N. Michigan Ave.; 312-239-4030

. . . host a private movie night. $2,500 for a first-run movie in the 200-seat VIP theatre at the new state-of-the-art Muvico 18. 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont; 847-447-1040

. . . spend the evening with Paul Virant. $15,000 for an eight-course tasting menu for 20 with wine, including the china, stemware, flatware, and waitstaff, and prepared in your home by Virant, the executive chef of Vie. 4471 Lawn Ave., Western Springs; 708-246-2082

. . . fly first class. $6,750 an hour to charter a 16-seat Gulfstream IVSP—including the fuel, captain, and copilot—from Wheeling-based Priester Aviation. 888-323-7887; priesterav.com

. . . own a land yacht. $350,000 for a Bentley Azure, the luxury brand's 450-horsepower convertible four-seater, available at Bentley Gold Coast. 834 N. Rush St.; 866-586-2262

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