Only in New York City (Dessert)

At Serendipity, the always line out front cafe/ice cream shop around the corner from our apartment, the menu includes a special item:

The Golden Opulence Sundae 

This sundae is nothing like a sundae most people have ever seen or tasted.  We are among most people, having never laid eyes on the actual dessert, aside from an enticing photo.

What makes this dessert so unique?  Well, here is the list of ingredients:

• 3 scoops of Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream infused with Madagascar vanilla
• Chocolate syrup melted from Amedei Porcelana chocolate
• Chunks of Chuao chocolate
• Candied fruits from Paris
• Gold covered almonds/dragets
• Chocolate truffles
• Marzipan cherries
• Grand Passion dessert caviar
• Gilded sugar flowers
• 23-carat gold leaf and gold flakes
• One crystal goblet
• One 18k gold spoon

Unfortunately, this dessert is not a spontaneous splurge at the end of a nice meal.  It must be pre-ordered two days in advance so the rarest of the ingredients may be flown in.  

When you visit us here in NYC, we will be happy to pre-order two for you, since advance reservations are required.  The second one is for us, since you are paying.  (Please remember what J.P. Morgan said.)

Here is a photo to whet your appetite.  Yum! 

If you don't care about heeding Mr. Morgan's advice, one Golden Opulence Sundae will cost you one Grover.

P.S.  We recommend ordering an $8.95 Frrrozen Hot Chocolate dessert instead and saving the rest of your money or donating it to your favorite charity.  One word of warning.  Be sure to order the Frrrozen Hot Chocolate and NOT the Frrrozen Haute Chocolate.  The latter was previously on the menu and included a lot of gold and diamonds.  A mis-pronunciation would set you back 25 Grovers.

Only in NYC.