Signs Of The Time, Part 12
Ever hear of Serendipity 3, New York City’s first coffee house boutique? Well, this establishment, located in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, boasts a dessert listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. In 2004, Serendipity 3 celebrated their 50th anniversary by introducing the Golden Opulence Sundae, which costs $1,000 and requires 48 hours advance notice to make. Could be all that edible 23K gold used in the concoction. Anyway, proprietor Stephen Bruce was on the Travel Channel the other night talking about the establishment and the sundae (which can still be found in the menu). He told a story about a woman who brought her daughter to Serendipity 3 for her 16th birthday, where the two decided to share a $1,000 sundae. Bruce said that while eating the record-breaking ice cream, the girl’s mother declared, “Well, that will show my neighbors.”
Two possibilities here:
1) Inferiority complex
2) Severe case of keeping up with the Joneses
Then again, could be both…
Too much Golden Opulence Sundae
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