Mormon Mentality - Thoughts and Asides by Peculiar People » The Chocolate Buffet

By Devyn S.

Apr. 16th, 2008 at 10:29 am

On Saturday, my wife and I went to a Chocolate Buffet at a restaurant in Boston. The entire buffet was chocolate based – a mix of white, milk and dark. There were tables heaped with different chocolate desserts, toppings, etc. It was amazing. There were at least 100 different items to taste including: freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, different chocolate fruit tarts, a chocolate fountain with fruit for dipping to ice cream, chocolate crepes, chocolate cotton candy and assorted other tasty desserts. It was pure indulgence and worth the $30 each my wife and I paid – a splurge we rarely make.

Two things struck me while we were indulging. One was the fact that I really hope we can eat in the afterlife as there are few things more pleasurable than a great chocolate dessert. Eternity will be awfully long if there is no chocolate there :) I also felt a little guilty as here I was partaking of something that was purely for indulgence sake, while outside on the street there were homeless people walking around. Should I feel guilty?

1. KyleM

Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 11:28am

“Should I feel guilty?”

Short answer. No.

2. KyleM

I wonder if they have one of those things in Seattle. Sounds great.

3. Devyn S.

Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 11:37am

Thanks Kyle – I did not feel too guilty, just a touch. You should check to see if the Langham Hotel is in Seattle – it was amazing…

4. annegb

Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 12:04pm

It doesn’t sound all that great to me, sorry, Devyn. I like chocolate, but I think I’d like some steak and salad with it.

As to the homeless people, maybe no, you shouldn’t feel guilty, but you probably did. I would. It’s human nature.

However, I’m one who believes many people are homeless by choice. Many of the homeless in Salt Lake make quite a haul begging on the street. Perhaps many of those homeless people you saw go home, change their clothes and come back to eat lots of chocolate!!

5. KyleM

Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 12:23pm

3. You shouldn’t feel guilty at all. It’s not like you’re a graduate student on wel… never mind. ;-)

6. Mathew

Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 12:49pm

“Perhaps many of those homeless people you saw go home, change their clothes and come back to eat lots of chocolate!!”

This gets my vote for comment of the year. annegb, i can’t tell if you are being ironic or not, but either way I’ll be thinking about this sentence for the rest of the day.

7. Devyn S.

Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 1:12pm

Kyle – LOL…

Anne – that is a funny sentence. I remember in NYC I met a homeless guy who told me he made $60,000 a year begging from 9-5 at Times Square. A pretty good gig for him I guess.

8. Dan

Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 3:39pm

I’ll just take sunflower seeds and vanilla ice cream in the afterlife and I’ll be happy. I already know Dr. Pepper won’t be allowed, so I know I gotta get off that somehow…

9. ESO

Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 5:25pm

I went to a dessert all-you-can eat once in Japan (I don’t know if all-you-can-eats are popular there, or just well-known among missionaries) where there were only women. Many Japanese will tell you that a sweet-tooth is a feminine trait. I say: another good reason to be a woman.

RE: guilt
I think that since this was a rare indulgence, there is nothing to worry about. If you attended on a weekly basis and cussed the beggars out on your way, well, maybe that would be something to feel guilty about.

10. Devyn S.

Thu, Apr 17, 2008 @ 9:31am

Dan – I would guess if there is chocolate, why not Dr. Pepper? I don’t think God cares about the caffeine issue…

ESO – I don’t know, I have a pretty sweet tooth…

11. Brett

Thu, Apr 17, 2008 @ 11:11am

I don’t think what Anne said about the homeless represents the norm, but there are cases where it is true. In San Francisco there is a very famous “homeless” man named the Bush Man who has a hand held bush he hides behind near Pier 39. When tourists walk by he jumps out and gives them a good scare. People then tip him for the laugh. Anyway, my friend lives there and once saw him get into a BMW after his day at “work.”

12. Sherpa

Thu, Apr 17, 2008 @ 2:30pm

ESO- I don’t think having a sweet tooth is a gender thing. I also don’t think chocolate cravings is determined by gender either.

Dan- Oh, where is this DR Pepper specifically banned in heaven? And don’t list the WOW, that doesn’t say anything about what’s “banned in heaven”.

Devyn-DC needs a chocolate buffet. We are getting more and more chocolate cafes with hot chocolate bars, but its not the same.

13. Devyn S.

Thu, Apr 17, 2008 @ 5:30pm

Sherpa – I hear you on the sweet tooth thing – my two year old son and I can keep up with my wife anyday.

Is there a Langham hotel in DC? I think it is a chain – maybe they do the chocolate buffet there…

14. ctlewis

Thu, Apr 17, 2008 @ 5:58pm

Hey, where did the latest post on the polygamy raids go? Did someone lose their nerve? (Sorry to post this on this thread; but, obviously, there is nowhere else to post it.)

15. Devyn S.

Thu, Apr 17, 2008 @ 9:17pm

Good question ctlewis – not sure what happened to it.

16. fdsafdsafdsafdsa

Fri, Apr 18, 2008 @ 12:40am

let me get this straight. you’re asking whether you should “feel guilty” for spending $60 on dinner?

i’ve heard people boast about their miserly ways before, but this takes the (chocolate) cake.

17. Sherpa

Fri, Apr 18, 2008 @ 10:22am

Devyn-Looks like Boston is the closest to DC. http://www.langhamhotels.com/

18. queuno

Fri, Apr 18, 2008 @ 4:25pm

One of the great things about visiting Mexico is bringing back really good vanilla.

19. Devyn S.

Sat, Apr 19, 2008 @ 9:18pm

fd, et al – no I am not talking about guilt for the $60 bacause I am miserly, but guilt because $60 could have fed a bunch of homeless people for the day. Basically, I felt a little guilty being a chocolate glutton for the day.

Queuno – Funny, we always do that too – anytime anyone we know is going to Mexico we ask them to bring back Vanilla.

20. Devyn S.

Sat, Apr 19, 2008 @ 9:19pm

Sherpa – too bad – you will have to come up sometime and partake. It is worth the drive.

21. queuno

Sat, Apr 19, 2008 @ 10:13pm

Devyn – If I’m ever near Boston I’ll look you up and partake.

22. HBOMB

Thu, Jun 19, 2008 @ 11:21am

I just saw this Boston Chocolate Bar featured on a Travel Channel special last night. I live in Seattle and I don’t think there is anything here like that!

My BF told me that if I meet my weight loss goal by the end of the year that he will take me to Boston so that I can indulge in the Chocolate Bar.

I wouldn’t feel guilty at all!! It’s something that certainly doesn’t happen every day!

23. Devyn S.

Thu, Jun 19, 2008 @ 12:39pm

HBOMB – enjoy it when you are here, it is amazing!

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