8 }# ?' \; V9 ]! h6 rDelivery isn't included in price of $1,000 pizza . f8 w' N8 g0 P* p# o 0 ?% h/ D' c' E/ m5 LNEW YORK - The city that brought you the $55 macaroni and cheese and an omelet that cost a grand now has a pizza to match. 4 `2 K8 n. e) _1 I1 h; | " F% q3 N. y/ |! W8 q8 ^* ^An East Side eatery has given a makeover to the city's fast-food favorite - and added a gulp-inducing $1,000 price tag. 2 T8 ^9 g/ h q! k) ^$ b8 l& d7 I0 o2 {3 \$ j$ I/ k
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.% m" k- `# P4 |# p1 m6 h! O
, r; v( i; ~. s4 K$ s' @& B"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.! l4 p6 l3 q% N# I8 K+ D4 @! d
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"It's something special. It's a pizza for people who like luxury. It's the most expensive pizza on Earth." 8 e% X" O" v* K6 A. r8 R; n) ]* y$ M* {2 J+ t: `* I
As of Wednesday, the pricey pie had been bought by only one customer - private investigator and restaurant regular Bo Dietl." I4 R& i9 q0 H' i# [8 E
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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." 2 @- m3 g/ Y! K9 N' g 0 \* {( \: u- T# w; s3 NSelimaj's pizza price matches the $1,000 omelet that graced Le Parker Meridien hotel's menu in 2004 and makes the truffle-topped mac and cheese at the Waverly Inn look like a relative bargain.; x: H8 |: C) s
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He said he experimented with truffles before settling on lobster and caviar. i8 H0 T0 W1 c2 Z) N2 B/ l: U( V! [$ Q4 v" x4 X. A v: k/ [8 \
And, yes, there's a markup, but a pie costs $720 to make, he said. Orders have to be placed 24 hours in advance.- k0 h, y7 `1 e$ a* j5 _, ?
# D% h' K& E$ j$ ZA New York Daily News reporter who had a bite thought it "was tasty."2 z1 i+ [6 e5 r. u/ i
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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." ( I- E" e2 ~4 \- m, h6 w7 {: d9 A2 {' B* o4 }& Q3 F
Customer Lori Irushalmi, 33, a Manhattan mom, tried a free slice Wednesday, folding it in two like a true New Yorker. ( _8 [7 S' o. B3 P9 S9 r* ~: i4 u3 m - ?! K8 g9 j6 O2 j"It's not bad," she said. "It's salty, it's fishy, but it's not overpowering." & ^/ {' @" Z7 C& r3 U! S) X 2 q9 j7 Z5 [. C3 |"It's tasty," she concluded, "but I would never pay for it." + s* ~* U6 r2 b, s0 j& ^( O) q8 j. \! }% x" v, w7 N8 Y& s+ e
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