$25,000 Dessert in N Y Restaurant -- anyone else reminded of the latter days of Rome?

[villager]

New York's $25,000 dessert sets Guinness record

By Vivianne Rodrigues

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A day after New York City came up with a $1,000 bagel, a local restaurateur unveiled a $25,000 chocolate sundae on Wednesday, setting a Guinness world record for the most expensive dessert.

Stephen Bruce, owner of Serendipity 3, partnered with luxury jeweler Euphoria New York to create the "Frrozen Haute Chocolate," a blend of 28 cocoas, including 14 of the most expensive and exotic from around the globe.

The dessert, spelled with two Rs, is infused with 5 grams (0.2 ounces) of edible 23-karat gold and served in a goblet lined with edible gold. At the base of the goblet is an 18-karat gold bracelet with 1 carat of white diamonds.

The sundae is topped with whipped cream covered with more gold and a side of La Madeline au Truffle from Knipschildt Chocolatier, which sells for $2,600 a pound.

It is eaten with a gold spoon decorated with white and chocolate-colored diamonds, which can also be taken home.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071107/lf_nm_life/dessert_dc

[babylonsister]

1. Yes; I wonder if they have vomitoriums, too, with some minimum

wage earner sticking feathers down the throats of those who can afford it. :eyes:

[MNDemNY]

9. Yes, only accessed from the VIP room.

[Newsjock]

2. Imagine the aftermarket

Who will line up to extract the $162 (0.2 ounce) of gold from the diner's sewage?

[Skidmore]

3. Cue the orgy...

[shadowknows69]

20. For 25k there better be an orgy

[Le Taz Hot]

4. Funny you should mention that.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2229056#2235583

[Mike Daniels]

5. If people have money let them spend it however they want.

I have a feeling that if you adjust this for inflation you'll find numerous other things that were equivalent in price throughout history.

[villager]

14. Sure! That $25,000 dessert was a $3.00 piece of pie in 1967 dollars!

n/t

[Ian David]

6. 15% of that trickles-down to the working class in the form of a gratuity.

That's a $3,750 tip for the waiter!

:sarcasm:

[ClassWarrior]

7. If people actually bought the things, it would.

This is nothing more than a publicity stunt.

NGU.

[Chovexani]

19. Trust me, someone will

Likely with the last name of Lohan or Hilton.

[spotbird]

8. It looks disgusting

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[zalinda]

10. You got that right!

For $25,000 I'd want some architecture, not this put it in a bowl crap.

zalinda

[soothsayer]

13. Edible gold is good for yer arthritis

[cali]

11. this has been going on since at least the early 80's.

In other words for a generation.

[villager]

15. Since Reagan came in, then. Well, that makes sense.

n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

12. Two plain scoops of vanilla and some hot fudge would taste like a million dollars to me.

[walldude]

16. Wow.. now that's something to be proud of...

:eyes: :puke:

[DS1]

17. I'd wash it down with milk

:eyes:

[Bright Eyes]

18. And meanwhile, there are millions in this country

who have nothing to eat.

Welcome to Dick Cheney's America.

[JVS]

21. Do they at least donate their shit to charity the next day?