$1,000 Ice-Cream Sundae
Serendipity 3 in Georgetown
The Golden Opulence sundae includes everything your average 15-year-old boy—the first DC recipient of the dessert—adores: edible gold leaf, fruit “caviar,”and a Baccarat crystal goblet.
$58 Burger
BLT Steak in downtown DC
Just like some of the upper-upper class, the One-Percent burger is over-the-top rich with foie gras, braised short rib, and gold leaf.
$56 Lobster Tail
The Palm in downtown DC and Tysons Corner
When it comes to the advertised “jumbo” portion, 15 ounces sounds a lot better than its equivalent, “less than a pound.”
$30 Half Roast Chicken with Potato Confit
Occidental Grill in downtown DC
Because a $60 whole chicken with potatoes would be outrageous.
$22 Vegetable Tempura
Buddha Bar in DC’s Penn Quarter
Think your extravagant array of bok choy, broccoli, and mushrooms needs more steamed white rice? That’ll be an extra $6.
$14 Baked Potato
Charlie Palmer Steak on Capitol Hill
Yes, truffle oil and bacon are involved, but trendiness is the costliest ingredient.
$12 Corn Flakes
Blue Duck Tavern in DC’s West End
This deal includes milk and a banana!
This article appears in the March 2012 issue of The Washingtonian.
Anna Spiegel covers the dining and drinking scene in her native DC. Prior to joining Washingtonian in 2010, she attended the French Culinary Institute and Columbia University’s MFA program in New York, and held various cooking and writing positions in NYC and in St. John, US Virgin Islands.
