Another $1,000 dessert?

by Nick Vagnoni, Posted Feb 15th 2006 @ 1:57PM

I have to say, this whole super-opulent dessert trend is wearing a little thin. Maybe I'm alone on this though, since Serendipity in New York City supposedly sells one of their $1,000 Grand Opulence Sundaes every month. Maybe a little credit is due here, too, since they've been offering the dessert for more than a year. What do you get with your four-figure dish of ice cream? Well, there's Tahitian vanilla ice cream covered with gold leaf, a drizzle of "the world's most expensive chocolate" Amedei Porceleana, candied fruits from Paris, gold dragets (dragees?) and a golden dessert caviar, among other trimmings. If that seems like a lot of gold, it's because the sundae was made for Serendipity's 50th (golden) anniversary.

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Tags: $1000 dessert, dessert, golden opulence, serendipity, sundae

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2-16-2006 @6:39AM Kelley Ritchey said... Seredipity gets more than its share of movie star types- I thought they were satisfied with the $7.50 Frrrozen Hot Chocolate, but maybe they're really pining for a $1,000 sundae. If you could sell 50 of those sundaes a month, I think you've got a real business.

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