5 G0 r3 M& v8 m8 W+ y8 U0 X 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。. D$ Q9 o8 b8 t2 M
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Delivery isn't included in price of $1,000 pizza$ I- F c" q5 l2 L# b$ q; N
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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.' Z8 }, `- A7 T6 U( H& k' K
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An East Side eatery has given a makeover to the city's fast-food favorite - and added a gulp-inducing $1,000 price tag.- a( s% l- v$ W8 b$ C
L9 S3 z, H( ?, ~ XNino's Bellissima Luxury Pizza is piled high with 8 ounces of caviar, slices of fresh lobster, wasabi and chives on a creme fraîche sauce. $ e4 \5 N6 C4 }5 Q" [2 g% {, v* L; D1 [. a" H. t2 m% d
"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.2 k' u$ N3 R y) k
. ?$ {- g% U2 V7 k( i% e, t"It's something special. It's a pizza for people who like luxury. It's the most expensive pizza on Earth."# f% z) ^0 y3 Z* U
) V0 P; L% I" i/ uAs of Wednesday, the pricey pie had been bought by only one customer - private investigator and restaurant regular Bo Dietl./ s5 \) U# N/ C2 C
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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."( m! u; J: g8 z7 {: T0 y
& X! @8 I) n( ~$ _Selimaj's pizza price matches the $1,000 omelet that graced Le Parker Meridien hotel's menu in 2004 and makes the truffle-topped mac and cheese at the Waverly Inn look like a relative bargain. + A0 K$ i. X8 J- p" E+ U7 v9 S( [- X% I) m8 A
He said he experimented with truffles before settling on lobster and caviar.$ @4 c1 c. f( m/ t& h+ R1 A9 G( A
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And, yes, there's a markup, but a pie costs $720 to make, he said. Orders have to be placed 24 hours in advance.3 u) X D8 L: W" F3 ~
: Y8 e0 ?2 `' N U$ kA New York Daily News reporter who had a bite thought it "was tasty." 5 j1 r" G7 C6 V9 p , ~: _3 n) H% z( [; }) u: E"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." 8 J; b3 s2 i9 ]0 N2 ~$ y $ f8 M9 q' N+ H8 Z: _( KCustomer Lori Irushalmi, 33, a Manhattan mom, tried a free slice Wednesday, folding it in two like a true New Yorker.2 v4 @: y' a9 l- P2 n4 m
& K; Y% H& C/ e. @"It's not bad," she said. "It's salty, it's fishy, but it's not overpowering." $ o1 Y+ r0 n r( Q9 l: h 4 }2 H- w/ [6 F: l"It's tasty," she concluded, "but I would never pay for it." 9 \ r& W3 w7 N # |" d3 M$ @" A- D7 K
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