Serendipity3 sells first $1000 Golden Opulence Sundae

Georgetown's Serendipity3 sold their first $1000 Golden Opulence Sundae on Saturday November 19th. The lucky recipient? A boy celebrating his 12th birthday. The Golden Opulence was presented to the child during his birthday party with his parents and nine other friends. (Interestingly enough, the boy’s mother also celebrated her 12th birthday at Serendipity3 in New York.)

The Golden Opulence Sundae is served in a Baccarat Harcourt Crystal goblet (which the recipient gets to take home). The luxurious and unique desert is made with Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream infused with Madagascar vanilla that is covered in 23-carat edible gold leaf. The sundae then has the most expensive chocolate in the world (Amedei Porceleana) drizzled over it and is covered with chunks of Chuao chocolate. It is topped with a small glass bowl of golden colored caviar and sweetened and infused with fresh orange, passion fruit and Armagnac. Other elements of the sundae include truffles, gold dipped French dragées, and marzipan fruits.

Priced at $1,000, the Golden Opulence Sundae is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most expensive sundae. The famous dessert was created in 2004 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the New York landmark location of Serendipity3.

Serendipity3 opened their D.C. location in May 2011 in Georgetown.

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