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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/14/golden-globe-celebrities-dine-on-gold-as-americans-face-hunger_n_1206531.html<snip>
Only the finest ingredients will used for the trio of chocolate delice almond crunch terrine with acacia honey, caramel, and fresh berries, executive pastry chef Thomas Henzi told Reuters -- the chocolate will be flown in from Switzerland, the acacia honey caramel will arrive from France, the Tarragon hazelnuts come from Italy, while Valencia almond paste from Spain.
"It's a rich dessert," said Henzi of his dish that will be sprinkled with 23-carat edible gold flakes and a white chocolate ball sprayed with gold dust.
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malaise
Jan 2012
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I work for a living andI can't understand what's wrong with eating gold. I do it about once a month.
Synicus Maximus
Jan 2012
#7
I don't suppose they could have just donated the value of the gold to a homeless shelter...
Crankie Avalon
Jan 2012
#8
A lot of the Golden Globes ceremony is there for tacky ostentation
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2012
#27