' \! `! M: K- h8 Y2 S: Y7 W; Y! C 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。 1 ~0 b6 l$ o9 G+ O [) j3 B' l6 w! p. g, v1 \4 z
Delivery isn't included in price of $1,000 pizza# ]" \5 r7 I, p! z4 X
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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. 4 x+ c% u+ ^9 m) r! P, M+ q , o: }5 z" Q4 f+ U! z( r1 ]! k* BAn East Side eatery has given a makeover to the city's fast-food favorite - and added a gulp-inducing $1,000 price tag.: z9 e B& {6 X( g# T" Y
! e% ~# G5 ?' T7 P2 [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.6 R6 I7 I. j+ o( E' \+ Y
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"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. . `% s5 B; A# a9 M+ A: K/ Q, [8 b5 Y8 G
"It's something special. It's a pizza for people who like luxury. It's the most expensive pizza on Earth."4 r! O! f: K7 t+ _
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As of Wednesday, the pricey pie had been bought by only one customer - private investigator and restaurant regular Bo Dietl. + B" `; \. R2 N% l3 I $ K7 M8 G3 c2 {: T3 k* T: y" V: H% M- @"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." # V9 E% g! t5 o7 y6 `* c3 h- n9 M, G+ v
Selimaj's pizza price matches the $1,000 omelet that graced Le Parker Meridien hotel's menu in 2004 and makes the truffle-topped mac and cheese at the Waverly Inn look like a relative bargain." p" m6 R* b3 q8 j/ g1 n
( @/ g& g8 L$ C8 |He said he experimented with truffles before settling on lobster and caviar.- U0 [; q! K/ T& n
0 K2 s2 W1 J1 c; D3 LAnd, yes, there's a markup, but a pie costs $720 to make, he said. Orders have to be placed 24 hours in advance. 9 A6 Z$ J. d! \6 o. J3 m' i4 n3 m4 w, O1 D, D8 ^) U5 U
A New York Daily News reporter who had a bite thought it "was tasty." / H+ M& L! |3 x J/ x* b5 o 8 T& Z8 g6 m" v: S"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."9 {# Z9 L o' j3 A; v
2 L4 u2 s- `% @Customer Lori Irushalmi, 33, a Manhattan mom, tried a free slice Wednesday, folding it in two like a true New Yorker.$ i, [' f8 F0 |8 ^7 Y. V
( D7 [2 ?* [0 ]7 t; ]"It's not bad," she said. "It's salty, it's fishy, but it's not overpowering." % Q6 l. k3 ?' _' f$ X) z+ `% B# o0 W" V' Z+ C
"It's tasty," she concluded, "but I would never pay for it." 6 H- f G* q' d6 ~6 f9 a5 J ! p2 s3 f5 v8 V, m1 x
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