Charity to auction lunch date with Warren Buffett
If you have a couple million dollars to spare and a taste for steak, Warren Buffett is looking for lunch companions.
The San Francisco charity GLIDE said on Tuesday it would once again auction off a lunch with the legendary investor to raise funds for its programs, which include meals and healthcare for the poor and homeless. The previous 11 auctions have raised nearly $9 million.
Last year's anonymous winner paid $2.63 million for the right to dine with Buffett and seven friends at the Smith & Wollensky steakhouse in midtown Manhattan. The restaurant's lunch menu includes filet mignon starting at $36.50 and salads from $11.50.
Buffett, who was introduced to GLIDE via his late, first wife Susan, is a red meat devotee who encourages shareholders to visit his favorite Omaha steakhouse during his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway's
The auction, on eBay's
Last year, nine qualified bidders made a total of 77 bids, with the price nearly tripling in the last day.
(Reporting by Ben Berkowitz, editing by Maureen Bavdek)
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