Golden Globe Celebrities Will Dine On Gold As 50 Million Americans Face 'Food Insecurity' (PHOTOS)

We revealed the decadent menu for this year's Golden Globe awards, and the news that the show's attendees will literally be eating gold has anti-hunger activists none too pleased.

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.

"In today's market, gold costs $1,600, $1,700 for an ounce, sometimes up to $2,000, so it's expensive," he explained. "We're looking at $1.20 per plate just for the gold flakes. And we're preparing 1500 plates!"

If you do the math, -- $1,800 -- it's no wonder activists are angry. Joel Berg of New York City Coalition Against Hunger told the UK paper The Guardian, "I resent that a wealthy society allows its neighbors to face hunger."

Berg explained that he doesn't resent the wealthy eating well, but against the backdrop of a country where nearly 50 million Americans are experiencing "food insecurity," learning that there are people actually eating gold, leaves a bad taste in his mouth.

"I don't want to bring the rich down, I want to bring everyone else up," he said. "However, this is an irony that the people who need it the least often get free food wherever they go, but we still make it extraordinarily difficult for people to obtain government food benefits."

In September, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that about one out of every six Americans, or 14.5 percent of the population had trouble coming up had trouble coming up with enough money to buy food at some point in 2010.

With comedian Ricky Gervais once again ready to rip everyone to shreds, we wonder if the award's extravagant meal will be on his list of targets to take down.

The entire menu for Sunday night's 69th annual Golden Globe awards:

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Comments

[economyparty]

02:52 PM on 01/21/2012

Wow. I am a hardcore Republican and even I find this offensive and ridiculous. Edible gold is over $100 per gram. It has no taste or purpose except to show off.

[nitaq0704]

03:01 AM on 01/21/2012

This is America's good ole friend called capitalism. How very sad that people in our own country don't know where their next meal will come from, but celebs are dining on gold. Capitalism is a friememy.

[billetdoux]

10:32 AM on 01/18/2012

Stop spending money on their movies, music and sports games. I did and do not miss any of it one bit. Upside is I'm saving a lot of money. I use the savings to buy myself nice dinners instead of reading about theirs. I don't miss being bombarded by their opinions, belief's and lofty ideals on how I should live my life that is woven into movies, music and many sports. Nope, don't miss any of it a bit.

[fadedrose45]

09:29 AM on 01/18/2012

See how much better than us they are. (barf) How pretentious can you get?

[shootr687]

06:39 AM on 01/18/2012

Looking at the slide pictures the entrees are very meager portions. My teenage boys would revolt as they could inhale them in seconds. They would need a 10 course dinner. And hold the garnish, that might get consumed as well.

[agness nutter]

02:29 PM on 01/16/2012

Whoever is purchasing the gold flakes is either getting swindled or padding the accounts. Even in Canada, where everything is more expensive, a vial of gold flakes from a retail kitchen supply shop is only about $12, and it goes a very long way. I've been using the same bottle for a couple of years - on Christmas baking, chocolate desserts, fund-raising bake tables, etc. There are plenty of things to be outraged about, but I don't think this is one of them.

[Joe 1]

01:37 PM on 01/16/2012

I guess only the activists who don't benefit from donations are angry. From what I know, many actors and actresses are active in fighting for a good cause or make generous donations (like $1 million from Brangelina to Doctors Without Borders, and many others). I agree eating gold is stupid, as it doesn't do any good to your body, but we also pay for a lot of garbage food imported from far away without knowing almost anything about who suffered growing it or if the animal species is in danger or not. World healing starts with each of us trying to improve ourselves by helping others in need instead of criticizing and leave in ignorance.

[AndyWright68]

09:18 AM on 01/16/2012

Let them eat gold!

What is with people who feel the need to control other people? If you don't like what other people do then walk away. Why do you feel the need to force them (with outrage and more often laws) to change their behavior to what you think is what they should do or not do? How would you like it if you went to a movie and a million people criticized, chastised and just plain hated you because the homeless or Ethiopians etc. can't afford to go to the movies and/or don't have movie theaters?

Just because people are successful and do what THEY want with THEIR money is no reason to stick your nose into THEIR business. Earn your own money and then you can actually do what you want to force other people to do.

[Joyfull40]

02:15 PM on 01/15/2012

Seriously? Activists are protesting the use of edible gold flakes or powder? What a joke. I use edible gold on cakes, cupcakes, and cookies regularly. It's not expensive to buy, & a little goes a heck of a long way.
Honestly, talk about blowing a non issue, out of porportion.
Here's a novel idea. Perhaps the activists might want to actually do something with their lives, and put all that spent up energy into looking for work.

[stratego]

04:29 PM on 01/15/2012

We should all be so enamored by such wonderful taste in decorative and expensive food while others starve. "Looking for work" assumes activists are unemployed. Something else you and Newt Gingrich know nothing about.

[Joyfull40]

08:11 PM on 01/15/2012

Newt Gingrich? Sorry, I don't waste time on weasels.

It's a dinner. A dinner you'd probably attend if you & yours were inivited.
Why is it that anyone who's better off than you, is now condemned?

I'll never be in the bracket they are, but I sure don't waste time bitching about it.
I worked my ass off to be able to enjoy my retirement years. I owe nothing. I also learned something new, so I'd have extra money for the years I have left on this earth.

I'd wager I've donated more money to charities in my lifetime, than you have in the years you've been on this earth.

I stand by what I said. Edible gold is not expensive. Any bakery or cake decorator will have edible gold on hand. It - is - not - a - big - deal.

As for the activists who rallied to make a valued point, they've done so & been heard. Any activists bitching now, are the do nothings. They're the people who think it's their right to live off taxpayers money. I've watched them disrupt working people trying to make a living, I've watched them destroy & desecrate public property.
My advice to them, get off your lazy asses and get a job.

[AndyWright68]

09:21 AM on 01/16/2012

Right. Fanned!

[ifquilt]

01:49 PM on 01/15/2012

Oh come on now, all these attendees do so much for the world just by existing, they deserve the best! They deserve to go around making asses of themselves and telling the rest of the world who we should vote for, that they should increase taxes on working man, and of course what charities we should give to. They are the enlightened one, much like Gods! They deserve the best! The NBA is next on my favorite group of contributors to the planet! Now am going to sit and watch the Kardashians then Jersey Shores so I can begin to emulate my life after these kind of people.

[maigrey]

02:11 PM on 01/15/2012

LOL! Be careful!

[Christine Poynter]

10:44 AM on 01/16/2012

love it! diddo!

[Bee]

12:12 PM on 01/15/2012

I'm wondering what gold tastes like. Maybe it can be a breakfast cereal: Golden Flakes.

[stratego]

04:30 PM on 01/15/2012

Breakfast of Champions! Those creted superior to others, of course.

[John Sayon]

11:28 AM on 01/15/2012

Hunger Games CAPITAL culture much?

[crakrman79]

10:36 AM on 01/15/2012

The outrage should be pointed inward. We're the ones who watch the kind of garbage pumped out by hollywood and tv reality shows. We're the ones over inflating what they earn so they can live lives of worthless self induced decedency. It's no different then pro sports. As for the article trying to make consuming gold to sound so unique? Hasnt anyone ever taken a shot of "goldschlager" before?

[jadedwilliam]

12:32 PM on 01/15/2012

Good point.

[ifquilt]

01:52 PM on 01/15/2012

That is why we refuse to watch NBA! These people have the IQ of a corn nut and are paid waaaaay to much for their part in society.

[crakrman79]

02:12 PM on 01/17/2012

I see them as nothing more then parasites on the sick bloated mass that is our society :)

People can argue about what they make but the fact remains if they open up THOSE pro sports jobs to anyone and reduce salary down to 100k a year you'd have an endless supply of players. Sure the quality of players go down but think about the randomness of game events it would supply. It might even be MORE fun for people to watch. And that mountain of money that isnt being paid out? Give it to the city where the team is based for infastructure.

[Klous]

10:23 AM on 01/15/2012

The fake outrage in the article is absolutely silly. As stated in the article $1.20 X 1300 plates is a massive $1,800. A political dinner in LA or NYC requires a donation ten times that amount to get a seat. Do these same self righteous activists whine to the papers for every political fund raiser? All those donations could go to feeding the poor and yet we do not see anyone throwing a hissy for those dinners.

[Amy Lindelof]

11:08 AM on 01/15/2012

I think the point was, the $1,8000 was only for the cost of the gold flakes for ONE of their dessert offerings. It would be hard to deny that is excessive.

[Marceline Goesclean]

11:35 AM on 01/15/2012

Did you skim? "We're looking at $1.20 per plate just for the gold flakes. And we're preparing 1500 plates!"

[teasly]

12:58 PM on 01/15/2012

Oh come on. These are just regular folks. Why, I bet next week some of them will be out protesting with the OWS crowd. Maybe they will bring a doggie bag for their OWS friends.

[freddsky]

10:16 AM on 01/15/2012

The solution is easy. Provide each attendee with a set of tweezers (make sure they're made out of silver or platinum) with which to pick off the offending gilt. This could be collected at the end of the evening and donated to a Third World charity. The food, of course, would have to be thrown away as unsafe.