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Got $1,000? Why Not Try a Golden Opulence Sundae? (drizzled with Amedei Porceleana chocolate)
www.dailyolive.com ^ | February 10, 2006

Posted on 02/24/2006 5:45:40 PM PST by Liz

I know. It sounds crazy: $1,000 for an ice cream sundae?

But, the sundae is The Grand Opulence Sundae from famed Serendipity of New York City and it's made up of the best of the best.

According to the restaurant, they sell approximately one a month, so apparently, quite a few people have some money to indulge in such opulence.

The Golden Opulence Sundae, the "World's most expensive sundae", was created to celebrate Serendipity's 50th Anniversay last year.

Made with "5 scoops of the richest Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream infused with Madagascar vanilla and covered in 23K edible gold leaf, the sundae is drizzled with the world's most expensive chocolate, Amedei Porceleana, and covered with chunks of rare Chuao chocolate, which is from cocoa beans harvested by the Caribbean Sea on Venezuela's coast.

The masterpiece is suffused with exotic candied fruits from Paris, gold dragets, truffles and Marzipan Cherries. It is topped with a tiny glass bowl of Grand Passion Caviar, an exclusive dessert caviar, made of salt-free American Golden caviar, known for its sparkling golden color. It's sweetened and infused with fresh passion fruit, orange and Armagnac.

The sundae is served in a baccarat Harcourt crystal goblet with an 18K gold spoon to partake in the indulgence served with a petite mother of pearl spoon and topped with a gilded sugar flower by Ron Ben-Israel."

...Visit Serendipity's website www.serendipity3.com for more information.


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To: shaggy eel

~~ all the wafers you can eat! ;)


161 posted on 02/28/2006 1:06:13 PM PST by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: Xenalyte; dubyaismypresident

No sex is worth $1000. Not even with you, Xena. Although, I've got a couple hundred, if you're interested.


162 posted on 03/02/2006 12:52:36 AM PST by CholeraJoe ("Have mercy, sobbed the alien. Got to find my way back home.")
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To: Liz
Yikes! I paid nearly that much for a high-end digital camera. Who in their right mind would pay a grand for a sumptuous sundae?

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163 posted on 03/02/2006 12:55:48 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: the invisib1e hand
Ebay has changed everything. Only a fool would pay full retail price for a boutique brand.

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164 posted on 03/02/2006 12:58:30 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: Liz

Gold leaf -- Ugh! I'd just as soon eat aluminum foil.

As for the rest, I wonder if it's really any better than Baskin Robbins with Hershey chocolate.


165 posted on 03/02/2006 1:03:30 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck
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To: HiTech RedNeck
Its overpriced ice cream. You're paying the $998 for all the pretty arrangement. Take it away and you have your $2 Dairy Queen sundae. Its a rip-off.

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166 posted on 03/02/2006 1:07:47 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

You can't get caviar topping at your DQ however.


167 posted on 03/02/2006 1:09:01 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck
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To: HiTech RedNeck
No but you can get it from the local supermarket. Take the DQ Sundae home, top it with imported caviar - and voila - you have a deluxe sundae. I bet it still waaay cheaper than the Serendipity offering.

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168 posted on 03/02/2006 1:12:43 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

But this is special salt free caviar. Dessert grade. Maybe it can be had at your local liquor/gourmet store.


169 posted on 03/02/2006 1:14:20 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck
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To: HiTech RedNeck
If you're a snob and have that kind of money on hand, do blow it on the world's most expensive dessert. Nobody has to know its ice cream.

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170 posted on 03/02/2006 1:19:19 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

With 5 scoops of the rarest Tahitian vanilla. Must be scoops about the size of a melon ball. I'd like to see them do butterscotch in place of the gold leaf.


171 posted on 03/02/2006 1:21:30 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck
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To: shaggy eel

your course you don't get f'ing wafers this that


172 posted on 03/09/2006 3:43:05 PM PST by concordKIWI
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