. K# s0 v" m% `Delivery isn't included in price of $1,000 pizza - q/ k) e0 n0 @+ }: t/ f" g 7 t% s6 {/ A+ S, JNEW YORK - The city that brought you the $55 macaroni and cheese and an omelet that cost a grand now has a pizza to match.7 {1 Q/ A! }/ ]0 Y
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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. 4 m# h; V2 @) b" N( B- D9 X2 C ( L" I" ~* j8 Z1 z7 J/ gNino's Bellissima Luxury Pizza is piled high with 8 ounces of caviar, slices of fresh lobster, wasabi and chives on a creme fraîche sauce. 9 @5 v: U# k1 g, O 6 O% a) `6 b7 G"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 B, S1 M# n' W2 C; f8 ] * Y0 R! b6 h) L2 X/ k0 \* C"It's something special. It's a pizza for people who like luxury. It's the most expensive pizza on Earth."7 a# R" x- ~) T8 A
+ t& S* l1 N' p+ e+ C3 k2 u% XAs of Wednesday, the pricey pie had been bought by only one customer - private investigator and restaurant regular Bo Dietl.! q3 c* p, k9 v
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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." - _% |4 O4 x0 B* ^7 W. H* B* X" a1 @/ R6 }# ]
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.: B4 O) D9 m/ D6 ?4 y4 z
6 |0 [6 |. D% P4 MHe said he experimented with truffles before settling on lobster and caviar. 8 _' G1 w b/ C* @* F, c8 w8 n5 L0 h! v- I
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 P" {8 U+ g+ G9 J. h: o; k' b8 {. q $ C. s1 q" ~' n# T. tA New York Daily News reporter who had a bite thought it "was tasty." 7 D+ ?0 t' A/ f8 W a& E; _; a6 C) `. S5 o" K0 v
"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."! V2 l) B, U3 ] u1 p/ `/ v
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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.0 j8 V8 x0 t* y5 x
" q [% T% }2 o& o; _; R% u"It's not bad," she said. "It's salty, it's fishy, but it's not overpowering." & o: q# L, b, r6 G+ z1 X8 R2 m% O) ?/ X9 p: g
"It's tasty," she concluded, "but I would never pay for it.". N) a- p4 L2 x/ Q& e
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