Golden Globe Chefs put Gold on the Puds

Well what an idea and what a controversy! Not sure quite how I feel about it. I'm usually well up for gold on everything, but do we really need to eat it?

The chefs ,Thomas Henzi and Suki Sugiura, decided to put real gold flakes on the dessert which was "a chocolate delice, almond crunch terrine, garnished with acacia honey, caramel and fresh berries" sprinkled with edible flakes at $135 a gram. Imagine. All swigged down with a glug of Moet & Chandon Grand Vintage 2002.

The issue is, is this fair and right when so many are living on the poverty line?

Answers on a postcard...

Gold Cape Spun Entirely by Spiders

This golden cape is currently on show at the V& A and the amazing thing about it is, it's made entirely from spider silk. It took 1.4 million Golden Orb spiders.

Now this bit is weird....apparently you can't feel spider silk. Here is an excerpt from the Observer magazine this weekend,

 "The cloak has one especially appealing feature. 'It's like an  invisibility cloak', says Godley ( the man behind the creation) 'because you can't feel spider silk'. I test this by holding my palms out, eyes closed. When asked whether either or both hands hold part of the cape, I can't tell."

How mad is that?

I know it is completley irrational, but the thought of wearing something created by spiders just makes my skin crawl. Gold coloured or not.

News has come to us at BeGolden that the award-winning Long Clawson Dairy in Leicestershire is celebrating its 100th birthday by launching a white Stilton cheese shot through with a combination of edible gold leaf and gold cinnamon liqueur. As it says on their website: 'the rich and famous now have a new after dinner luxury to add to their Christmas menu this year'. Even though the price tag is £608 a kilo, Stilton Gold has apparently generated more than a 1000 enquiries from interested purchasers including sheikhs and pop-stars. It seems eating gold is getting more fashionable, but you don't have to break the weekly food budget to keep up.....just get yourself a little pot of edible gold glitter, sprinkle on your cupcakes or mince pies and everyone will be happy.

Dolce And Gabbana follow suit with an entirely gold collection

Good old Dolce and Gabbana. They have launched their long awaited first jewellery collection and much to our delight here at BeGolden it's all in gold!! Not a speck of silver in sight. It is absolutely gorgeous stuff - ornate, big, sparkley and gold. We love it.

If you can afford it, go for it. If not then we've got a 'similar' collection here at www.begolden.co.uk to tempt you...

http://www.begolden.co.uk/product/Mirabelle_Gold_Plated_Tree_of_Life_Necklace_MR03

http://www.begolden.co.uk/product/24k_Gold_Plated_Lucas_Jack_Round_Jewel_Rings_LJ102

http://www.begolden.co.uk/product/24K_Gold_Plated_Lucas_Jack_Capella_Jewel_Earrings_LJ12

Let Yourself Shine in a Metallic Suit

The Evening Standard ran a piece yesterday on the style statement of the season - a metallic suit.

As Emma McCArthy says...

"Catwalks, high-street stores and celebrity parties are all agleam with platinum, gold and silver tones as the beautiful people take their latest fashion inspiration from tinfoil and sweet wrappers.

Eye-catching it may be, but foil fabric has proved a tricky trend to master. Even with a supermodel body, formerVictoria's Secret angel Karolina Kurkova struggles to shine in her silver chrome tailoring. Matching her Salvatore Ferragamo choice with a navy satin blouse at New York Fashion Week, Kurkova saved the look with minimal make-up, loose hair and matching grey nails as her only accessory.

Meanwhile, Nicole Scherzinger stepped out in an Oscar de la Renta textured, gold crepe two-piece, teamed with a high-neck, black lace blouse and what looked suspiciously like a flattened muffin-case brooch. Inspired by Seventies disco, apparent in the flared, bell-bottom sleeves and trousers, Scherzinger's Austin 
Powers Goldmember look inspired mixed reviews."

We think she looks FAB and the Daily Mail calling her a 'Quality Street' just a case of sour grapes. There is life beyond Per Una.

The Portfolio

Grazia - the magazine we all know and love - have this week done an article extolling the virtues of the portfolio. To use their words...

" The difference between a clutch and the new portfolios? For a start, portfolios are sleeker, more daytime-friendly and many are big enough to fit all your day-to-day stuff: a laptop, the kitchen sink...basically, your LIFE! But why do we love portfolios most of all? You can wear them with everything from jeans to a business suit or party dress. Anything goes!"

We couldn't agree more. They do demonstrate a wonderful collection, however slightly disappointed that all those they chose were black/brown! Why have black/brown when they come in gold!

Dictator Chic

A couple of weeks back I read a great article in the Guardian about 'Dictator Chic' and the simple rules on how to manifest your wealth and power should you find yourself one day in the position of a despot.


"Firstly, there must be gold. Lots of it, in the form of cutlery, taps, weapons, sofas in the shape of family members. Yesterday a looter of Gaddafi’s compound was pictured brandishing what appeared to be gold revolver...."


But the cornerstone of dictator chic is “things in one’s own image”. The late Saparmurat Niyazov, president of Turkmenistan, commissioned, among many monuments to himself, a gold statue that revolved to always face the sun"


Can we just say that even though we obviously adore gold and think that the world would be a much better place if there was just more of it around - we think that this is going too far. Hold back and ask to be taken off our mailing list if you become tempted to have a piece of furniture made in gold to replicate you or any other family member. 

Seletti Gold Porcelain Revolver

Was this the gold revolver ??