Ridiculous on so many levels - I won't even go there (gluttony, materialism, how many students sponsorships that would be...). But what I did find as gut-busting funny was that 3 days later I came across this follow up item:
Popular NYC Eatery Shut Down For Rodents
NEW YORK - While serendipity may be the art of finding pleasant things by chance, what health inspectors found at celebrated eatery Serendipity 3 was not very agreeable.
Officials closed the restaurant Wednesday night after it failed its second inspection in a month. An inspector spotted a live mouse and mouse droppings, fruit flies, house flies and more than 100 live cockroaches.
"Both inspections revealed rodent and fly infestation and conditions conducive to pest infestation, including stagnant water in the basement," the department said.
People stand in line for hours outside the Manhattan restaurant, known for its extravagant and expensive desserts. Its $25,000 Frrrozen Haute Chocolate features top-grade cocoa, edible gold and shavings of a luxury truffle and was declared the most expensive dessert in the world by Guinness World Records. The eatery also offers a $1,000 sundae named Golden Opulence requiring 48-hour advance notice.
6 comments:
yuck..and people were paying that much to eat there! their top-grade cocoa sprinkled on top just may have been rat droppings :)
Can I just say, "that's what you get." Or would that be too mean to point out how rediculous it would be to spend so much money on a dessert when there really are so many better options. Probably too mean, huh?
Well, it is kinda funny/scary that even one of the SWANKIEST places in New York can't even get it together. Imagine what the back alley Dim Sum establishments carry!
"Care for a sprinkling of Leptospriosis with your top-grade cocoa and edible gold Madame?"
what kind of profit must they make off that freaking chocolate?!!?
sick.
but, wait, shannon - you like dim sum?!
can we go sometime?
I think you guys need to come to Seattle and enjoy an IKON grill hot fudge sundae. It looks much yummier and is only $8.00 or something like that (and feeds 4 people easily). Speaking of which. Are you coming up soon? Will you stop by and see us if you have time? You don't have to call even. Just stop by! And you will have to check out my blog. Big neighborhood news.... Do you still want photos taken?????
Kerri
Wow! I don't know if I should laugh or vomit...wait...can I say that word here? How about expell vomitus? Maybe I should stop while I'm still ahead...if I am :o)
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