/ V# ]; U9 {. X0 P7 u. |, P 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。 5 K0 r2 R/ B$ M, a6 S% n + K' Z1 V# M, w- P$ M* d 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。 9 [2 _1 T, X2 u( i6 H( J4 S: W" i$ y: u 6 L8 M) @0 F4 _Delivery isn't included in price of $1,000 pizza ( x. w# T; \* U H/ V- p2 A* J" }/ D* { r: M( m( N' z/ [
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. 9 N2 s" t4 }, c5 l9 W7 j6 Z g8 b+ ~
An East Side eatery has given a makeover to the city's fast-food favorite - and added a gulp-inducing $1,000 price tag. ! y- c/ W$ L( z0 L0 u 9 p8 H8 s4 x9 QNino's Bellissima Luxury Pizza is piled high with 8 ounces of caviar, slices of fresh lobster, wasabi and chives on a creme fraîche sauce.' i4 R; h& n- f- X, n2 ?# H
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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. ( s) C7 g. Y- R ! u% e8 B/ y4 _3 t, o- r& a9 a"It's something special. It's a pizza for people who like luxury. It's the most expensive pizza on Earth."9 i! S1 q# H' O' h
" R5 |3 t) N7 b, WAs of Wednesday, the pricey pie had been bought by only one customer - private investigator and restaurant regular Bo Dietl.( C2 G0 z- `7 \2 w4 _$ J) x
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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." + o3 p' }& M" U9 N& j3 m7 Y' d& C9 _4 I1 K$ [5 V5 U6 n# O
Selimaj's pizza price matches the $1,000 omelet that graced Le Parker Meridien hotel's menu in 2004 and makes the truffle-topped mac and cheese at the Waverly Inn look like a relative bargain. * R: }* e; L8 O: G, V; R% V8 F; y, R$ L9 _1 R% q
He said he experimented with truffles before settling on lobster and caviar. 1 M% R/ y, Z7 L T9 X - H* ~# o: M8 N; C- f. bAnd, yes, there's a markup, but a pie costs $720 to make, he said. Orders have to be placed 24 hours in advance.2 f; V0 G5 P) a h) Y+ ?; m/ `- o
+ `# z0 l" o! uA New York Daily News reporter who had a bite thought it "was tasty." * e- I+ r r1 N3 U" B% T. `) D0 ~0 {( g8 C- y& r0 M1 M
"I felt like I was eating a high-end appetizer," he said. "The blend of the dough and the creme fraîche sauce and the fish - it all seemed to work well together."+ `& G; E% ^- C. ?$ O
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Customer Lori Irushalmi, 33, a Manhattan mom, tried a free slice Wednesday, folding it in two like a true New Yorker. 2 z9 w2 _- R, }! j! W0 a! P1 S) W* p ?: [2 ]/ G4 w
"It's not bad," she said. "It's salty, it's fishy, but it's not overpowering." + v$ w4 d u) c0 h* H- v 6 _0 q' D( m" I7 L) N! G"It's tasty," she concluded, "but I would never pay for it."; r: H8 T, k a% ~8 Y( C
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