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Written by Austin Fenner and Adam Nichols, MCT
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Thursday, 15 March 2007 |
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The city that brought you the $55 macaroni and cheese and an omelet that cost a grand now has a pizza to match.
An East Side eatery has given a makeover to the city's fast-food favorite — and added a gulp-inducing $1,000 price tag.
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.
"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.
"It's something special. It's a pizza for people who like luxury. It's the most expensive pizza on Earth."
As of Wednesday, the pricey pie had been bought by only one customer — private investigator and restaurant regular Bo Dietl.
"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."
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.
He said he experimented with truffles before settling on lobster and caviar.
And, yes, there's a markup, but a pie costs $720 to make, he said. Orders have to be placed 24 hours in advance.
A New York Daily News reporter who had a bite thought it "was tasty."
"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."
Customer Lori Irushalmi, 33, a Manhattan mom, tried a free slice Wednesday, folding it in two like a true New Yorker.
"It's not bad," she said. "It's salty, it's fishy, but it's not overpowering."
"It's tasty," she concluded, "but I would never pay for it." | Only registered users can write comments.
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