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Sprinkles may have put food ATMs on the map in LA, but Beverly Hills Cavair is one-upping the baked goods chain with a series of ATMS installed at local malls. The caviar dispenseries are located at the Westfield Topanga mall (on level two across from Zara), the Westfield Century City mall (on level two in the food court) and at the Burbank Towne Centre (on level two in the main center court) and officially opened for business on Black Friday.
Each machine is equipped to vend the "world's finest" caviar as well as fancy salts, escargot, expensive oils, bottarga, foie gras, chocolates, blinis, and plates and spoons done in Mother of Pearl. The cost of such fanciness ranges from $50 to $500. The company's owner told LAist that the ATMs have been in the works for three years and that they were "extremely complicated because of the FDA and the health department."
· Beverly Hills Caviar [Official Site]
· America's First Caviar Vending Machine Installed in Mall [Racked]
· Finally! Caviar by ATM [LA Mag]