Dessert is the best part of a meal; whether the entire meal was a disaster or a scrumptious affair, ending it on a high note is all that really counts. So if you want an opulent cake, pudding or chocolate to start with, the options are endless. Or you can go for the world's most expensive dessert instead. The dessert in question is a haute cuisine chocolate pudding that resembles a Faberge Easter egg but features a several mouth watering and high-priced ingredients like gold and champagne caviar. The pudding is the handy work of Marc Guibert, head chef at Lindeth Howe Country House Hotel in Windemere, Cumbria, and marks the start of the National Chocolate Week. Priced at a whopping L22,000 ($34,370), the pudding is finished with a two-carat diamond on top!
The pudding is created with edible gold leaf, and features a layer of champagne jelly and four different types of the Belgian chocolates, which is further flavored with a peach, orange and whiskey. If you plan to order this dizzying dessert, be prepared for a three weeks waiting period.
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Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's crazy drawings of flying objects, the world-renowned French arts group La Machine designed Aeroflorale II - an animated industrial garden that originally appeared at the Bauhaus Color Festival in Germany last year. Although it doesn't fly, the 18 meter tall sculpture is adorned with hanging flora, propellers, fins, balloons, and other interesting objects that give the impression that this unusual structure actually is airborne. More than just a publicity stunt, this project also has a wonderful environmental ethos. Hit the jump for more details and a peek at the flying garden in motion.
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Villagers in Meghalaya, India have come up with a unique construction technique that harnesses nature in its purest form - they grow their own living bridges! Using the roots of the Ficus elastica tree (rubber fig tree), the residents have woven an elaborate system of living bridges, some of which are thought to be over 500 years old. These extraordinary examples of living architecture are also lessons in patience, since they take about 15 years to grow. With age though, the living root bridges grow stronger and can often support the weight of 50 or more people at a time!
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