Amai Champagne Brownies

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed)
Dec 19th 2006 at 6:01PM

Amai is a relatively young bakery based in New York that specializes in brownies and other treats made from scratch with all-natural, high quality ingredients. Their flavors tend towards indulgent, but slightly unusual, combinations, such as Luscious Lychee and Mandarin [Orange] Dreams brownies. Slightly less exotic but ideal for the celebratory spirit of the season are Amai's Champagne Brownies. Sold in boxes of four or eight, the dark chocolate brownies have an intense flavor and are topped with a fine champagne glaze, in addition to having a subtle taste of champagne from the sparkling wine mixed into the batter. The 8-brownie pack is $42.

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Babe Dec 29th 2006 9:47AM

Please, none of you that have mentioned spending $42 to feed the homeless would give your $42.00 to the homeless so stop lying. Maybe you wouldn't spend it on brownies but you certainly aren't handing out your cash to any homeless people!

Diane Alexander Dec 29th 2006 9:48AM

Not everyone is struggling in the area of finances. If you have it that way and can afford to pay $42.00 for gourmet brownies in beautiful wrappings, and want to bless someone in class and style, then so be it. I am sure that if you can afford the brownies you, you are also one who gives to charities as well as the homeless. Many people are priviledged and to ask them to pinch pennies is absurd. If you can't afford the brownies, don't knock those that are able to do both, buy the brownies and feed the homeless.

Kris Dec 29th 2006 9:49AM

What is the big deal you buy them or you don't

mary anne Dec 29th 2006 9:57AM

I like Jim #20s answer. And all the people who would rather give the money to the poor: Do you? Put your money where your mouth is? If you don't, then don't say you would. As for the brownies? I would prefer my own from-scratch version. However that said, I do like to experiment with ingredients, and I could see how inventive and creative bakers could come up with champagne brownies. I just can't see how it would taste good.

Tammy Dec 29th 2006 10:04AM

$42.00 can help a soup kitchen, help to feed people not only in the US, but even goes further in Africa where $100.00 feeds an entire village or give them drinkable water! In this day and age, shouldn't we start thinking of others and not ourselves? The money could be used to donate to the Shriners Organization where they do surgery for free for children or St. Judes where they allow children to come for free if they can't afford to pay. People, Jesus gave up riches to save us. Why not help to save others? God bless you in your walk with Him.
Happy New Year to you all.

YMMFK Dec 29th 2006 10:09AM

Hey JM, you're a jerk. Who made you the judge of who deserves help and who doesn't? Some poor homeless people don't have ANYONE to tell them how to get help & benefits (as you call them). Are they supposed to get on their computers and search for help? Use their cell phones to call for help? They live in a sleeping bag on the street! Only God knows what they go thru. I went to Harvard square and passed out blankets, socks and food to the homeless last weekend. What did you do? Oh, yeah. You ate brownies. Congratulations on being able to afford brownies, by the way.

M R Dec 29th 2006 10:08AM

I use a cost per minute factor for purchases. Capital goods (houses, cars, appliances, maybe even iPods) have an expected lifespan making the cost/minute relatively low. Entertainment tends to run high (vacations, dinners out, "toys") but at $42 for perhaps a couple moment "high" that's too much!

VP Dec 29th 2006 10:13AM

Personalchoice,as to someone even not having but 42.00 dollars to their name and no one but theirselves may buy that box of brownies and love every bite just because they can.that may be their luxury.

Jeff Dec 29th 2006 10:18AM

You guys are so funny! The are brownies! if people like brownies and can buy them that's great! people who can't, well they can't! I have to leave now to go bake some brownies for some homeless people.

Jeff Dec 29th 2006 10:18AM

Jim, please buy these brownies and enjoy them with a homeless person!

Frank Dec 29th 2006 10:18AM

Alright, brownies for $42 not a bad deal, however if I were simply trying the brownies, I would purchase the 4 pack of brownies, so that I have some money for the wine that I am going to buy to go with them. Especially since I do not want to drink the stuff that is a day old. As for the homeless people, I am sorry this subject of brownies has led to people thinking about the homeless. I don't want to get into an argument, but there is a reason that a homeless person has become homeless. Maybe we should focus on that, while we are eating our brownies and drinking our wine.

Angel Dec 29th 2006 10:22AM

Forget the homeless in this topic. I would not hesitate to buy these and a nice bottel of champagne to go along with it. Yummy!!! It also sounds like a unique gift to buy for that someone who is hard to buy for.

Glenys Dobbins Dec 29th 2006 10:27AM

If someone is smart enough to get $42 for brownies, good for them. I would never pay that even if I was rich, which I'm not. Most of those spendy treats don't usually taste that good.

Lisa Dec 29th 2006 10:29AM

For $42.00 I'll buy what originally belongs in brownies..Hash! Then we can all have a Merry Christmas.

Kristen Dec 30th 2006 4:16PM

For those suggesting buying a box-mix of brownies... there's an insanely huge difference between 'fake' and 'real' brownies... taste-wise, batter-wise, health-wise. $42 is a lot, but you have to figure in how much it must cost them to make the brownies.

Adriana Dec 29th 2006 10:32AM

I agree with #19 NASTY! What a waste of my money...You would think for the price of these brownies that they would be out of this world for taste and flavor...Boy was I WRONG!!!! I'm a HUGE chocolate lover and this was a BIG disappointment.
My advice, save your money or buy at a local bakery. Next time I'll make my own batch...

cinder Dec 29th 2006 10:37AM

to # 13 sureee ya did, im betting your driving a shit brown pinto with no gas and bald tires?? and lay around on the computer all day and complain you cant find a job? ha! fools will do anything to make a buck ...even sell "brownies" with alcohol in them ...what next?? soda pop with leathal drugs??? so our kids can get a hold of it? naw thanx , put this shit hole of a company outta bussiness HAPPY HOLIDAY'S!

Sylvie Dec 29th 2006 10:40AM

I'd rather use the $42.00 to buy a few bags of groceries to help keep my family healthy than to spend it on one package of gourmet junk food!

Marlene Dec 29th 2006 10:43AM

I think that it is wonderful that we live in a country that literally has everything for everyone....I bake and cook from scratch so I would not buy them. But be happy for the people who can buy them, and for the company that is able to sell them...Happy New Year to the greatest people in the world AMERICANS!!!!!!!!!

charlie Dec 29th 2006 10:48AM

Why is everyone fighting about this??????? Why cant you just say people who can afford these gourmet brownies buy them if they want to because they are also giving other charities and let them buy what they want!!

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