Got $1,000? Why Not Try a Golden Opulence Sundae? (drizzled with Amedei Porceleana chocolate)

www.dailyolive.com ^ | February 10, 2006

[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.

[Liz]

[1rudeboy]

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

I'm guessing close to twelve a year.

[AZRepublican]

Can I charge it to my future lottery winnings?

[Shalom Israel]

It may sound crazy, but take it from me: it's absolutely indescribable.

[Shalom Israel]

It may sound crazy, but take it from me: it's absolutely indescribable.

[Psycho_Bunny]

This is pretty close to the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

[fat city]

What, no chocolate sprinkles?

[durasell]

A food oddity. NYC is filled with them. But the regular menu at the place is very good indeed and more affordable...

[Fruitbat]

Somehow I see John Kerry having like two of these per week.

[Izzy Dunne]

I'll take one, with a Diet Pepsi to wash it down.

[SamAdams76]

Last time I was there, I ordered one. But I was so stuffed with my $13,000 filet mignon that I couldn't finish it.

[Izzy Dunne]

This is pretty close to the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

Name something that's closer.

[BossLady]

For $1000...there better be some "aphrodisiac" qualities to it!!!! LOL!

[furquhart]

Howard Dean.

[dangus]

VANILLA??? $1000 and it ain't even some really cool flavor?

[WIladyconservative]

But . . .how many calories is it? How many of the calories are from fat??

ROFLMAO

[Xenalyte]

Salacious Ping List ping!

Because for a grand a pop, this thing better be as good as sex.

[Xenalyte]

You've actually tried this?

[durasell]

For $1000...there better be some "aphrodisiac" qualities to it!!!! LOL!



The ability to afford it IS the aphrodisiac

[champisme]

For a Grand I'd expect a gummy bear or two.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Toppings cost extra.

[conservativewasp]

Goof thing I have a 3 foot tall monitor, nice picture.

[6SJ7]

Its got more gold foil on it than the last Mars probe.

[conservatrice]

Because for a grand a pop, this thing better be as good as sex.

I say it had better be a good deal better than sex for $1000. I don't know about you, but I don't pay for sex.

[the invisib1e hand]

Can I charge it to my future lottery winnings?

This is an interesting remark... I wonder if you consciously associated a sick play on greed and arrogance like this with sick play on greed and gullibility known as the lottery...

[conservativewasp]

Whoops "Good"

[Bones75]

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.

Dude, that is the nastiest thing I have ever heard of.

[durasell]

For a lot of people in NYC a thousand dollars is not a lot of money.

[birbear]

Ya know... if I had a thousand dollars to spend on an ice cream sundae, I'd try it.

But, suffice it to say, I don't.

[Moshikashitara]

LOL! I showed the this, and what you said, to a friend and she says, "It's a sundae, it has them [aphrodisiac qualities] just because it's a sundae. Give it to a woman and she'll be all 'Omg a $1000 sundae for me?!' and be like 'omg LOVE'!"

She's an awesome friend :^D!

~Moshi-chan

[Liz]

Why not charge 3-4 sundaes to Nigerian General Kachinga Cheatchusuckah who is going to give you $10 million after you send your bank account number to him.

[the invisib1e hand]

you can size pictures, like this:

by adding this to the tag [< img src = "xxxxx" height=350 width=350 >< /img >]

but on the other hand something like this ought to look large.

[Tanniker Smith]

I wouldn't even spend the sixty or seventy to buy a sundae at FAO Schwartz. Fuggedaboutit.

[BubbaTheRocketScientist]

How many calories in the edible gold? I had no idea gold was edible.

[the invisib1e hand]

The ability to afford it IS the aphrodisiac

Boom!

What a sublime assessment of human nature. Home run!

[Trillian]

I just saw how they make that ib the Food Network a few days ago.. The only thing appealing to me about it was the type of chocolate they used. mmm

[Liz]

I was torn about the size of the pic----at those prices, it seemed to deserve the larger posting.

[Doohickey]

Heavy metal poisoning, anyone? Do they have mercury sauce for that?

[durasell]

Not a particularly original thought -- everyone knows a $1,500 bottle of wine has more sex appeal than 40 ounces of Miller High Life...

[xsmommy]

i don't know, i look at that and i think it must be like biting into a piece of FOIL!

[IronJack]

They always make it sound like it's made from distilled crytalline sunlight and sprinkled with dew from the Garden of the Gods.

Folks, it's ice cream. It may be really, really fancy ice cream, but when all is said and done, it's ice cream. There's no way it's worth $1,000.

Unless you can find some fool to pay that for it. Which apparently they can.

[durasell]

It's not about the "thing" itself, it's about the gesture...

[the invisib1e hand]

I remember the days when...

Mercedes Benz and Jaguar were exclusive brands...

A large cup of coffee was "a large coffee."

There was only one "oil and vinegar," and "balsamic vinegarrette" might as well have been the princess of tiny african kingdom...

everything, even chocolate, wasn't segregated into class with names like Amedei Porceleana that exist only for snob appeal...

Clearly, this is what James Grant alluded to when he entitled his great book, The Trouble with Prosperity. The trouble with prosperity, or that which masquerades as it, is that it seems to bring out the *sshole in everyone.

[the invisib1e hand]

I was torn about the size of the pic----at those prices, it seemed to deserve the larger posting.

You chose right. My post seemed petty and probably reflects my disdain for the whole subject...

[jpl]

Somehow I see John Kerry having like two of these per week.

And I don't even want to know what he has to do to Theresa in order to get the allowance for them, either.

[Doohickey]

If the crack of dawn had money, it wouldn't be safe around John Kerry either.

[the invisib1e hand]

Not a particularly original thought -- everyone knows a $1,500 bottle of wine has more sex appeal than 40 ounces of Miller High Life...

just as true no matter how you phrase it...

[Liz]

AFP Photo: The 'Ruby Red', a $950 alcoholic beverage. Comes with a real ruby. Created by Pete Gugni, jeweler turned drink designer.

[MarcusTulliusCicero]

Anything out of Michael Moore's mouth? Selling the management of ports to non-American companies? Oprah? My, the list could go on forever! Although this story IS pretty dumb. I wonder what the sundae would go for without the 24K edible gold leaf and eating it with a plastic spoon instead of the 18k one?

[IronJack]

If I get a $940 ruby in a $950 drink, I just bought a $10 drink. That's a little pricey for my blood, but I can live with it. I gotta laugh at $1,000 ice cream.