. w/ s0 n! x1 GDelivery isn't included in price of $1,000 pizza , g* n N; @& o6 U: x ) l7 l3 T) }6 d# ~) w: |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.4 q0 k6 u& | o( `# x
# G) U, s+ ~* t4 J3 i4 sAn East Side eatery has given a makeover to the city's fast-food favorite - and added a gulp-inducing $1,000 price tag.8 O# s& r/ E% U2 M. b7 _
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Nino's Bellissima Luxury Pizza is piled high with 8 ounces of caviar, slices of fresh lobster, wasabi and chives on a creme fraîche sauce.+ ?/ z$ S. y6 e0 {/ z
6 ]: s/ o/ }7 [- u"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. 1 {6 ^ [' N5 p% @, j2 ~* @* G 1 h+ U4 r) m$ j+ T! Y"It's something special. It's a pizza for people who like luxury. It's the most expensive pizza on Earth."$ L( ^( o4 U4 @0 ]- }$ |/ b+ ~
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As of Wednesday, the pricey pie had been bought by only one customer - private investigator and restaurant regular Bo Dietl.& w( _2 `6 R# n) O/ ~. D
& D2 F8 |1 O+ t0 \" k"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." 6 k9 w* H% U; B) r : Q5 o- T1 y" ^Selimaj's pizza price matches the $1,000 omelet that graced Le Parker Meridien hotel's menu in 2004 and makes the truffle-topped mac and cheese at the Waverly Inn look like a relative bargain.8 g3 S/ y, s- I1 s* L& r% A6 G/ ]
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He said he experimented with truffles before settling on lobster and caviar.5 K: R9 m6 S( g$ S: a: p/ s- n
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And, yes, there's a markup, but a pie costs $720 to make, he said. Orders have to be placed 24 hours in advance. & L- m7 E& ]; ?, _ B. q q* j; F( `& J+ v1 k
A New York Daily News reporter who had a bite thought it "was tasty."9 o8 T0 m& P+ I/ v: }# \
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"I felt like I was eating a high-end appetizer," he said. "The blend of the dough and the creme fraîche sauce and the fish - it all seemed to work well together." * V! A% H2 T5 p9 L5 m1 l. ?$ e4 w1 O* ^* {. e( e6 ]5 B
Customer Lori Irushalmi, 33, a Manhattan mom, tried a free slice Wednesday, folding it in two like a true New Yorker.* J: s6 v- k) N, f) n! Y) _: G
0 A3 ^9 ~" R$ l- \"It's not bad," she said. "It's salty, it's fishy, but it's not overpowering." 2 T$ o1 i- B7 i2 ^. S& d" |; O
"It's tasty," she concluded, "but I would never pay for it."6 H8 C; w3 j( K% |0 r9 J8 {
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