Posted on 11/29/2016 1:35:03 AM PST by nickcarraway
South Floridians with expensive taste can now indulge in a pricey piece of pastry that became a viral internet sensation earlier this year.
The golden donut, created by the owners of the Manila Social Club in New York City, is a spectacle to anyone with a sweet tooth. But, you'll need a lot of dough to sink your teeth into the $100 delicacy.
The lavish doughnut is handmade with Ube, a naturally purple sweet yam, and Cristal champagne. It's adorned with Cristal icing, 24 karat pure gold dust and 24 karat pure gold leaf.
The pastry is exclusively sold at the New York City restaurant. But, the masterminds behind the swanky, sweet treat are bringing it to South Beach during Art Basel festivities and the donut will only be available Dec. 1-5.
If you're willing to pay the price, you can order your golden treat here.
I thought Ube was a kind of taro not a yam.
Anyone else remember “R” Donuts in Ft. Lauderdale? Now that was a good deal.
Interesting, but I think I’ll stick with Cuban guava pastries.
You are nuts to spend dough on that.
Eat gold at your own risk.
Topless waitresses serving doughnuts for $5.
Lunch special shrimp salad sandwich, coffee and a donut, $5.00 Food was good and lots of fun. Mostly “regulars”, sort of like “Cheers”, before “Cheers” with perks!
Yes S Fed Remember it well as I was a tech for a public utility and the managers told us, at break time, they didn’t want to see our trucks in that parking lot.
Managers were told if we were in the area “legally”( per company) rules too bad.
Stupid!
Being Catholic, and going to St. Anthony's school, every Friday we went to Mass and Communion so that meant no breakfast until after. Donuts came from Spudnuts on Federal Hwy, and maple nut rolls from Stevens Bakery downtown by the RR tracks, and they were worth the wait!
Meh. Sweet rice balls made with purple yam and evaporated milk is better.
Cheaper too.
You’re right, it’s not a yam.
A fool and his money ...
(I guess Jack Benny wasn’t the fool his show would make him out to be.)
I can’t believe I ate the hole thing.
Sincerely,
I started working in a Serbian bakery in Chicago in 1965, on Saturdays and Sunday mornings. The bakery was just down the street from the Catholic church. They had 5 Masses on Sunday and after each one we were flooded with customers, like 4 or 5 deep in a row at the counter, no taking numbers back then either. There were 4 of us working the counter and when each crowd cleared out we were all wiped.
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