Here's the last one who dated you----what was it 15 years ago you had your last chicken wing date?
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.
I can hear the liberal sitting next to me sniffing, "How can she eat that sundae with all those babies starving in China!"
Oh, wait, that was my mom who used to talk like that.......
Leni
Arrogance is the sewage of human nature. It has nothing to do with how much money one does or does not have, or where one lives.
Mmmmmmm......make mine chocolate.
My dates don't tend to have so many teeth. And if they've got something to say, they don't wear it on a t-shirt. They have it tattooed on their chest.
Okay, but the description says "edible gold leaf" and for a grand I'm eating the bowl and 18k spoon too.
I find arrogance appealing and of utility in small quantities. In large quantities, I find it entertaining, but I have a dark sense of humor.
No, thanks. You keep it.
Yeah......LOL.....I give the General different names for different posts.
There is a place for you in NYC, clearly.
Enjoy the sundae.
I live in NYC. And have been to the place, which isn't very expensive overall.
If it's really safe to eat gold leaf, I might buy some at the hobby store and try that lol.
I don't care for most brands of vanilla ice cream either, not Edy's, not Blue Bunny, not store brands; we have a place that makes it locally and that's the best I can find right now.
AAAHHHHHHHH....okay. I've found bars (1.75oz) of The Amedei chocolate for between $10-13.....I might order some to see if it's really THAT good.....I LOVE chocolate. Thanks for the post.
Here's the last one who dated you----what was it 15 years ago you had your last chicken wing date?
Recipe?
Sounds like you have an allergy to chocolate----chocolate's a classic allergy.
Here's the place. Well worth the trip to Brooklyn...
http://www.unclelouieg.com/
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