The $1000 dessert

I've never been myself, but there's this restaurant in NYC called Serendipity. Being a complete sucker for chick flicks I have, of course, seen the 2001 film of the same name (with John Cusack - LOVE him) where the two main characters dine in the aforementioned place. Apparently even Oprah is a fan, and you know when something gets the Oprah stamp of approval, it's set for life!

Anyway, amongst all the crazy food they do, they make the worlds most expensive ice-cream sundae..... for $1000.



According to various websites the recipe for this treat is as follows:

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 indulgenceserved with a petite mother of pearl spoon and topped with a gilded sugar flower by Ron Ben-Israel".

Save the madagascar vanilla, it doesn't really appeal to my tastebuds.

I think I'll stick with Ben & Jerrys, thanks.