Are you looking for the perfect food related gift for Valentine’s Day? Well, if you’re especially. . .well endowed with funds. . .you can use that $1000 to buy any one of these scrumptious desserts.
The Golden Opulence Sundae at Serendipity3 in New York City
I’m not sure opulence is the right word. I think maybe it should be renamed the super duper overly, excessively and abundantly extravagant ice cream sundae. But this is Serendipity3 (most people just call it Serendipity’s) and they are, dare I say, the most well known ice cream shop of their kind in Manhattan. They serve other things but honestly, I’ve lived here more than a decade and I had no idea that they did anything besides ice cream. All of the dishes are pricey: a scoop of ice cream is $6.50 (I just bought a gallon of ice cream for $5). But definitely, the Golden Opulence takes the cake. . .or rather. . .sundae topping?! Be thinking ahead because if you want the Golden Opulence you must make a reservation at least 48 hours in advance.
So exactly what is in a Golden Opulence Sundae such that it’s worth $1,000? It’s all about rare ingredients and the serving utensils. For $1,000 you get: 5 scoops of Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream infused with Madagascar vanilla. Then it is covered in 23K edible gold leaf. Only the world’s most expensive chocolate, Amedei Porceleana, would suit this sundae as a topping. In addition, it is then covered with chunks of rare Chuao chocolate. 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. (Forgive my ignorance, but not being so much of the caviar type crowd I didn’t even know you could put raw fish eggs with ice cream and call it dessert!) It’s sweetened and infused with fresh passion fruit, orange and Armagnac. The sundae is served in a Harcourt crystal goblet with an 18K gold spoon. But since this is the very definition of “opulent” you also need the mini mother of pearl spoon too. Finally, it is topped with a gilded sugar flower by Ron Ben-Israel.
The “Brownie Extraordinaire with Saint Louis” at Brulee: The Dessert Experience in Atlantic City
The brownie, like the aforementioned sundae is made from the finest ingredients and served with a very rare port. The brownie is made with the rarest chocolate and fine Italian ground hazelnuts. It is, of course sprinkled with edible gold dust (and I’m seriously wondering–how tasty can edible gold dust be?) It is served with a crystal St. Louis atomizer filled with the very rare port and the dessert captain stands there and squirts a fine mist of the port into your mouth as you eat the brownie. To eat it properly you must have the mist squirted into your mouth while you’re chewing the brownie. (I feel sorry for the dessert captain.) What I can’t figure out about this brownie is that if the port costs $275 and the St. Louis atomizer costs $750 then they are actually paying their customers $25 to eat a brownie made with fine Italian hazelnuts. So I guess even though you’re paying $1,000 you’re really getting a bargain? You can check out their other dessert creations at Brulee Desserts.
So if you have $1,000 to blow on dessert, go try one of these fantastic and creative creations and let me know how it was. This girl is happy with a card and some plain old Lindt chocolate.
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