% J; k2 T$ D( u' i 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。8 A2 M% P7 u1 N! s
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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。* o( a$ }+ W1 n. ^% \1 |8 x
3 ?# T1 A" e% a) yDelivery isn't included in price of $1,000 pizza: W0 ~. w0 ]2 t) I. f% O
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NEW YORK - The city that brought you the $55 macaroni and cheese and an omelet that cost a grand now has a pizza to match. # i9 n4 W/ Y- O4 Q. q9 @6 P 7 n& a& m/ r4 FAn East Side eatery has given a makeover to the city's fast-food favorite - and added a gulp-inducing $1,000 price tag.- r6 s, ]1 l# G
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Nino's Bellissima Luxury Pizza is piled high with 8 ounces of caviar, slices of fresh lobster, wasabi and chives on a creme fraîche sauce.$ U7 @% t i; T' h: q- O" K4 i
6 R8 A+ k; b' ]2 p2 C8 G, U"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. : i8 s: g: e' q( D/ w* i, H# C, }7 } ^) Y# \ M) E
"It's something special. It's a pizza for people who like luxury. It's the most expensive pizza on Earth." 9 P% P& D4 j8 r1 ~) ?0 N0 T B7 E8 F6 r4 v8 ~+ ~! H
As of Wednesday, the pricey pie had been bought by only one customer - private investigator and restaurant regular Bo Dietl.4 O& C$ P7 H6 H* ]
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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." $ ]9 p) p% h7 r& ] ! ~+ U L' D, @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. / G5 `, N4 E, e; V/ c( ]5 E+ x0 R. j [) z, I1 ~) W
He said he experimented with truffles before settling on lobster and caviar. + ?" {! m2 \6 f# x# T2 N * M* A- v" D" Y3 p/ p, ?And, yes, there's a markup, but a pie costs $720 to make, he said. Orders have to be placed 24 hours in advance. 6 R2 F3 J) s1 s+ U$ m5 v/ s ( C2 ]7 Q1 T3 b. N: j) [7 iA New York Daily News reporter who had a bite thought it "was tasty."9 y2 g9 w# L7 d" n
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"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." 0 o6 R, m/ ]5 d' f 7 w1 j" X4 ]# |& e2 U1 dCustomer Lori Irushalmi, 33, a Manhattan mom, tried a free slice Wednesday, folding it in two like a true New Yorker. 8 v& H* @; V' x; \8 P7 v; c! u 5 X7 |4 m6 O5 {/ U"It's not bad," she said. "It's salty, it's fishy, but it's not overpowering." - _/ J# r' p! d1 A/ a' g, H" A0 ^7 m9 z" ?; z
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