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'''Serendipity 3''' (Serendipity III) is a restaurant and general store located in the [[Upper East Side]], in [[New York City]]. |
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'''USCGC ''Fir'' (WLB-213)''' is a United States Coast Guard Cutter. |
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In November 2007, Serendipity unveiled a $25,000 dessert called the "Frrrozen Haute Chocolate," which [[Guinness World Records]] declared the world's most expensive desert. A week later, Serendipity 3 was temporarily shut down by health inspectors after the restaurant failed its second inspection in a month. Inspectors found a live mouse, mouse droppings, flies and live cockroaches. The restaurant reopened a month later. |
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It is currently in active use as a [[buoy tender]] by the [[U.S. Coast Guard]], It is a {{convert|225|ft|m|abbr=on}} long.<ref>Oregonian article of 3/4/2008</ref> Its hull number is WLB-213, was launched in August 18, 2003 and is based in [[Astoria, Oregon]].<ref>[http://www.uscg.mil/d13/fir/default.htm U.S. Coast Guard, about old and new ''Fir'' cutters.]</ref><ref>[http://www.uscg.mil/d13/publicaffairs/factsheets/uscgc_fir.pdf USCGC Factsheet]</ref> |
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It is distinct from a predecessor ship of the same name, {{USCGC|Fir|WLM-212}}. |
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==References== |
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| last = John |
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| first = Sullivan |
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| title = $25,000 for a Hot Chocolate? |
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| work = The New York Times |
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| language = English |
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| publisher = The New York Times |
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| date = November 7, 2007 |
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| url = http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/25000-for-a-hot-chocolate/ |
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| accessdate = October 9, 2008}} |
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| last = Boyle |
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| first = Christina |
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| title = Serendipity 3 reopens |
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| work = New York Daily News |
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| language = English |
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| publisher = New York Daily News |
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| date = December 5, 2007 |
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| url = http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/food/2007/12/04/2007-12-04_serendipity_3_reopens.html |
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| accessdate = October 9, 2008}} |
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Revision as of 03:18, 11 October 2008
Serendipity 3 (Serendipity III) is a restaurant and general store located in the Upper East Side, in New York City.
In November 2007, Serendipity unveiled a $25,000 dessert called the "Frrrozen Haute Chocolate," which Guinness World Records declared the world's most expensive desert. A week later, Serendipity 3 was temporarily shut down by health inspectors after the restaurant failed its second inspection in a month. Inspectors found a live mouse, mouse droppings, flies and live cockroaches. The restaurant reopened a month later.
References
John, Sullivan (November 7, 2007). "$25,000 for a Hot Chocolate?". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2008.
Boyle, Christina (December 5, 2007). "Serendipity 3 reopens". New York Daily News. New York Daily News. Retrieved October 9, 2008.