, j8 \0 J7 A/ G \2 [: DDelivery isn't included in price of $1,000 pizza4 e( C( z, I. d) `
- u% _. {+ y3 DNEW YORK - The city that brought you the $55 macaroni and cheese and an omelet that cost a grand now has a pizza to match. + l& r4 m9 o/ \0 k: z3 h$ B. j4 o4 q d' @
An East Side eatery has given a makeover to the city's fast-food favorite - and added a gulp-inducing $1,000 price tag.3 @! M8 \& I$ i
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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. ( r& E" K$ e# b6 I 6 d& C5 C/ \- Y" D! r9 V" ^"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.& P' j7 H5 Z) z& w( y$ V ]
9 W6 p' ?# |1 P K% t, c* ?"It's something special. It's a pizza for people who like luxury. It's the most expensive pizza on Earth."3 U' U! ?4 R8 ~) Z3 N
, w2 [6 Y9 m7 H- fAs of Wednesday, the pricey pie had been bought by only one customer - private investigator and restaurant regular Bo Dietl.. i% y. V$ K! C0 t, L0 u
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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."+ k) W+ P. a) ?; T. z2 m3 F
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Selimaj's pizza price matches the $1,000 omelet that graced Le Parker Meridien hotel's menu in 2004 and makes the truffle-topped mac and cheese at the Waverly Inn look like a relative bargain. ; f: q9 r8 t% C8 q2 L2 d |0 `3 x & D$ F) b7 }( B4 q4 Z: sHe said he experimented with truffles before settling on lobster and caviar.% r6 h" A3 s# T
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And, yes, there's a markup, but a pie costs $720 to make, he said. Orders have to be placed 24 hours in advance. O4 Y% Z- u1 v7 u- f# b! l! I9 y- i. M, d/ p# G+ h0 Z- }; g, ?; h- C5 d
A New York Daily News reporter who had a bite thought it "was tasty." P+ i: S8 W( J: Y4 a% S # V: ?- \! J( s9 k"I felt like I was eating a high-end appetizer," he said. "The blend of the dough and the creme fraîche sauce and the fish - it all seemed to work well together."0 c/ }' a; U: o/ @1 [7 G. w
/ k% L4 e7 @- k/ b. [Customer Lori Irushalmi, 33, a Manhattan mom, tried a free slice Wednesday, folding it in two like a true New Yorker.6 z+ U% D/ u2 L& S" f
! x8 I( j% @ r7 g"It's not bad," she said. "It's salty, it's fishy, but it's not overpowering." / _) `) z4 V. M2 r6 X& v( P+ M. c
"It's tasty," she concluded, "but I would never pay for it." 8 ?$ H0 O9 B2 X2 x; @- r O- v7 v1 M0 `0 O
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