' e* y" ~- h( ?, MDelivery isn't included in price of $1,000 pizza) S2 x g- Y% e% A2 q5 |
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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.( ~" ~+ a! V* m+ N# c M8 {: K
( _: ], [, C5 w# |+ }An East Side eatery has given a makeover to the city's fast-food favorite - and added a gulp-inducing $1,000 price tag. 1 p# O" c0 T m* ]" R! p3 k- R- i# m3 w) ]1 ]
Nino's Bellissima Luxury Pizza is piled high with 8 ounces of caviar, slices of fresh lobster, wasabi and chives on a creme fraîche sauce. V& {' J. |4 s1 `( U8 U. a0 H
0 ?1 y3 s$ \) [6 O; m"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. 5 V8 Z- L! N( I% p4 E9 k1 U+ I9 E
"It's something special. It's a pizza for people who like luxury. It's the most expensive pizza on Earth." + X7 v1 O: F& d, v( s - {& p8 P* C+ sAs of Wednesday, the pricey pie had been bought by only one customer - private investigator and restaurant regular Bo Dietl.* i. M+ d: g) _, N& s
" q$ ]$ B$ y% S- b# G6 `- O"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." ' t' ^3 ^) j% d- c( B5 X5 E% \1 m% S9 {; z& h
Selimaj's pizza price matches the $1,000 omelet that graced Le Parker Meridien hotel's menu in 2004 and makes the truffle-topped mac and cheese at the Waverly Inn look like a relative bargain. d2 |, ]6 q7 M( \: M0 v & p8 J3 C$ `5 QHe said he experimented with truffles before settling on lobster and caviar. v A2 f5 p/ i+ F- T8 Y i+ _ ; z9 f! R: W7 z& N$ D( _. \And, yes, there's a markup, but a pie costs $720 to make, he said. Orders have to be placed 24 hours in advance.( K9 d S* Q; s. ^1 \! A) v/ U9 L2 h: T
% w4 A7 R K9 m% a5 \% N3 W LA New York Daily News reporter who had a bite thought it "was tasty."3 w4 ]4 j5 V# X, r
- j8 p/ P2 Y* t, F$ P9 l$ ["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." p. i T% f, U# d1 w" K" T: V
. v( L: C) w: u$ W- J7 mCustomer Lori Irushalmi, 33, a Manhattan mom, tried a free slice Wednesday, folding it in two like a true New Yorker. % Q# } ?5 e1 [4 S$ ^" q/ M ' n7 V1 r z. U& r: F& c$ Y7 p"It's not bad," she said. "It's salty, it's fishy, but it's not overpowering." m( l* J* Z9 B" e' l7 B% [# n) Y
% P+ m5 x8 {7 j0 [$ c"It's tasty," she concluded, "but I would never pay for it.") ^) T6 Y }4 S: m. e
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