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I am a self confessed foodie – a food enthusiast. Oh well that would be an understatement of the year. I am a voracious eater of good (as in delicious and not necessarily healthy) food.
I am interested to go places not because of the history or breathtaking views or the photo opp but because I want to taste the best food one place could offer.
I am not scared of trying dining in restos to experiment on their foods. But most of the time I rely on food reviews before I decide to dish some money.
I am also not scared of trying to whip out the hidden chef in me whenever I see something interesting to cook on TV or in the magazine.
Tonight, I have seen chef, entrepreneur and restaurateur (from Cibo and Cafe Bola), Margarita Gaita Pores on Secrets of the Masters
She whipped out before healthy and delectable Italian cuisines. They are pretty simple to pull off I guess.
She went back to basic preparing Pesto Genovese and others (darn I can’t even pronounce or write but I can definitely cook.) They are fresh tomato based and olive oil based.
Chef Porres is very enthusiastic all throughout the demo. You could tell that she has the passion to cook and it does not stop there, she has the passion to cook for people. She is also open to suggestions emphasizing that she could only know what to she needs to improve on if she gets feedback from customers.
She has a book called Kulinarya.
I think I’m gonna get a copy of it.
So since I am a sucker for food trips and I am wondering how could I become an audience of Secrets of the Masters.
I want to satisfy my gastronimc cravings with the best offerings of the local masters.

A precious as it sounds this after meal treat is more than just a guilty pleasure. It costs $1000! No wonder is it dubbed as the world’s most expensive sundae.

While filling my bucket list of must-try gastromomic delights, I saw this on Travel and Living Channel

It was created to celebrate Serendipity’s 50th Anniversay in 2006. Yeah, 50 = gold!

So what it is made of? Let me break it down for you:

“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 indulgence served with a petite mother of pearl spoon and topped with a gilded sugar flower by Ron Ben-Israel.”  (source: www.boingboing.net)

Imagine yourself slipping gold down to your throat while thinking of $1000 that could pay your rent for four months. Would not you feel guilty after?