Looking for an affordable alternative for expensive caviar to serve at your next dinner party? This underrated ingredient ...

Though caviar is a luxury whose legacy spans centuries, continents, and cultures, it can also feel shrouded in mystery, giving it a reputation for being out of reach.

As for those $399 tins of caviar in that email? “Yeah, we sold them,” he said. Subscribe to our new food newsletter, Stuffed, to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox.

Try the caviar you're going to buy as taste can vary from tin to tin. Also, pay attention to the label. A few shady distributors purposely mislabel them, says Petrossian.

Now through December 31, the company sells a 12 Days of Caviar collection ($750), which includes one-ounce tins of a dozen different kinds of caviar and roe, two caviar spoons, a tin key, and a ...

“I’ve done an event with Fini Pizza in Brooklyn where we put Golden Osetra caviar on a $5 slice, as well as events for Saks where we make custom tins for each guest,” Ms. Yousefzadeh added.