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Posted on 07/27/2021 5:20:00 AM PDT by cann
The Federal Reserve chair, always on the look-out for signs of inflation, might want to drop by Manhattan's Upper East Side, where a $200 plate of french fries stretches the definition of haute cuisine.
The restaurant Serendipity 3 already claims world records for the most expensive burger ($295) and ice cream sundae ($1,000), so if the question is, "You want fries with that?" its answer is a resounding yes.
Guinness World Records certified the feat. As of July 13, the fries are officially the most expensive on earth.
"Serendipity is really a happy place," said Creative Director and Chef Joe Calderone. "People come here to celebrate, to really escape the reality of life sometimes."
The Crème de la Crème Pomme Frites start out as Chipperbec potatoes. They are blanched - or scalded - in vinegar and champagne. Then they fry in pure goose fat, not oil, and not once but twice, so they are crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside.
Sprinkled with edible gold and seasoned with truffle salt and truffle oil, they are served on a crystal plate with an orchid, thin-sliced truffles, and a Mornay cheese dip. The sauce, too, is infused with truffles, a rare seasonal mushroom.
"Truffle is the main star here," said Corporate Executive Chef Frederick Schoen-Kiewert.
Like many restaurants, Serendipity was closed during the COVID-19 pandemic and Calderone and Schoen-Kiewert thought the fancy fries would be a good way to announce its return.
It's working. There is an eight- to 10-week wait list for the fries.
"It's been a rough year and a half for everyone, and we need to have some fun now," said Calderone.
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blech
How much do they charge for Brooklyn Bridges?
This is a disgusting display of decadence that exceeds that of the French aristocracy before the Revolution.
“History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up.”
― Voltaire
Yuck. Looks like my greatest fear about ever complaining about the food and having it sent back to the kitchen to be replaced.
For Democrats $1,000,000. For Conservatives $0, because we know better.
Classic liberal insanity on full public display.
BTW, from the looks of it, I doubt I’d even feed it to a feral hog.
Send it back.
I see that it contains “edible gold.” Gold is not edible. Food is edible. Gold is inert and, you hope, passes right through the digestive tract without any effect at all. So it is not “eating.”
I’ll bet the buyers are the same people who bought pet rocks a few years ago.
I hate it when people put gold on food just because they can; it adds no flavor, isn’t appetizing, and does nothing except put me in mind of the fact that all that’s going to happen with this gold is I’m going to flush it down the toilet in a little while. Not where I really want my mind when I’m trying to enjoy a meal. A typical Nouveau Riche idiotic stunt.
The rich can be so wasteful. I can pay many bills by forgoing such extravagance.
Just consider that for the price of these fries you can get a top of the line brand new iPhone or Samsung Galaxy.
People with more money than sense love the novelty of eating gold leaf, and it lets the slick restaurateurs take them for a ride. I do calligraphy and manuscript art and would wager I use more gold leaf than the average American. My source for leaf right now has a book of 23k leaf selling at $56.95 for 25 leaves measuring 3-3/8" x 3-3/8". It is rolled so thin that it's actually translucent if you hold it up to a strong light source. From the pic, I would estimate there's maybe 1/4 of a leaf used in that presentation, so you'd be looking at 100 servings of $200 french fries for less than $60 worth of gold. Granted the truffles would cut into that profit margin, but the mere marketing value of saying your food is, "served with 23k gold leaf," will easily pry open a fool's wallet.
To be sure wealthy diners feel no guilt it’s served with a certificate with the thumb print of the minority waiter who hocked a luge into the sauce
The funny thing is at the end of all that excess, it’s not a very attractive looking presentation. In fact it’s sort of a mess. It’s like they felt the need to dump every trendy item they could think off into the dish; gold, truffles, champagne, etc.
I can buy 50 bags of Nathan’s frozen french fries for the price of that single dish.
Agreed. As a former sous chef, I have seen some pretty and pretty extravagant food presentations, this is just what you said a sloppy mess. I think if you asked any chef who offers contemporary dining experiences I believe they would agree with or assessments.
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Given that truffles cost $95 per ounce - at the bottom end - I can see how this could be a bit pricey.
Of course, this is really about conspicuous consumption. “I have money and can spend it frivolously on things to eat.”
In any case, they will never beat Catherine the Great who once served for dessert to each of her guests a small dish of gold ducats.
The fries don’t even look very good. Seems t be he cheese sauce that’s the star. Gold dust for good measure?
I can get Chili Cheese Fries from the Skyline down the street for $7.79.
No thanks...
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