+ q/ z* h/ P; J0 \; J" h' m4 L 它是餐厅老板塞利马杰花了逾一年时间研制，至今已售出一个。由于预备材料需时，鱼子酱要在提早落订，因此顾客想吃的话，必须在一日前预订。这款薄饼究竟是否物有所值，实在见仁见智，但塞利马杰就对这款薄饼充满信心，认为吃得起的顾客一定会回头再光顾。但顾客如果还有余钱，可以光顾邻近一间餐厅，它推出了一款金箔雪糕新地，上铺23卡金叶，一客要1000美元。: d6 o0 @+ @3 A4 Q, e4 H5 A
1 C" U/ |) Q' a) W& m6 @$ h M 塞利马杰29年前由阿尔巴尼亚移居纽约市，在当地开了6家意大利薄饼餐厅。其中只有位于曼哈顿的Nino's Bellissima餐厅，才推出这款名贵意大利薄饼。他相信，这种豪华薄饼大有市场，因为它非常美味，顾客一定会再次光顾。: V" x# L; F* J2 b( C( @
9 D2 \+ ] n \. @Delivery isn't included in price of $1,000 pizza * R* c* H$ V2 c+ a$ O9 a" [0 o 0 h1 {$ ^7 E6 {, Z$ m% PNEW YORK - The city that brought you the $55 macaroni and cheese and an omelet that cost a grand now has a pizza to match.' e/ i6 z8 z3 J4 @+ c0 `( R7 M
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An East Side eatery has given a makeover to the city's fast-food favorite - and added a gulp-inducing $1,000 price tag. & w0 T6 L" e4 i; O1 P5 U* C( R. ~8 ^" }4 L# f; u1 o: l6 Q
Nino's Bellissima Luxury Pizza is piled high with 8 ounces of caviar, slices of fresh lobster, wasabi and chives on a creme fraîche sauce. 5 V6 I5 W5 _+ [( G( x) U) @ 2 _% j' J; |# K' e0 P* _2 `"It's not for everyone," says Nino Selimaj, owner of the restaurant, who recommends washing down the creation with Dom Perignon rather than Coca-Cola., `5 y* u8 Q* M) S: T; h( A( F6 H2 {
3 r. O% k$ g% `: m"It's something special. It's a pizza for people who like luxury. It's the most expensive pizza on Earth."5 ]5 v: A* [% W/ Y# s4 ]
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As of Wednesday, the pricey pie had been bought by only one customer - private investigator and restaurant regular Bo Dietl.3 Y# E. R! ^% }9 m6 ]
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"When (Selimaj) told me about it, I thought he was on crack," Dietl said. "But eating it was like Disney World. The balls of caviar just pop in your mouth. It was an exciting taste." 4 |1 F" _! Z5 L0 y' |- Y9 t( e. |8 X6 }, ]6 B$ a
Selimaj's pizza price matches the $1,000 omelet that graced Le Parker Meridien hotel's menu in 2004 and makes the truffle-topped mac and cheese at the Waverly Inn look like a relative bargain. : a/ U4 Z* ^; q8 k9 @# X2 j D2 }6 Y9 `$ M X d
He said he experimented with truffles before settling on lobster and caviar.: D. Z- f7 K/ v' Q! K
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And, yes, there's a markup, but a pie costs $720 to make, he said. Orders have to be placed 24 hours in advance. " f& C, C8 U4 h) x& w7 D6 {& y6 p6 Q) Y {6 B& d) S4 ^; n( QA New York Daily News reporter who had a bite thought it "was tasty." 3 c1 y" }) h* y0 k( Y0 c4 C" e% ]! a/ l3 |2 \ ^
"I felt like I was eating a high-end appetizer," he said. "The blend of the dough and the creme fraîche sauce and the fish - it all seemed to work well together."7 L+ H3 F' ], H N" E
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Customer Lori Irushalmi, 33, a Manhattan mom, tried a free slice Wednesday, folding it in two like a true New Yorker." n& ?+ C9 W- n8 y: R) s" H
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"It's not bad," she said. "It's salty, it's fishy, but it's not overpowering."+ W2 o! \: M5 u T
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