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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. 5 v9 o3 M! I0 `2 n4 ?1 N! u) Z) @8 i/ s* |9 O
An East Side eatery has given a makeover to the city's fast-food favorite - and added a gulp-inducing $1,000 price tag. $ ~8 [4 H; [ A5 B ? _! Q8 a7 y ; k( Z, h/ J4 ~. r& B; wNino's Bellissima Luxury Pizza is piled high with 8 ounces of caviar, slices of fresh lobster, wasabi and chives on a creme fraîche sauce.6 D& Z+ f4 s8 U
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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. " i* t9 a0 [! S: O4 ` ) l* V7 ]' s. p+ Y. x"It's something special. It's a pizza for people who like luxury. It's the most expensive pizza on Earth." 6 W; }6 S% v# T/ r. N 8 E6 f3 _6 N% d9 a! DAs of Wednesday, the pricey pie had been bought by only one customer - private investigator and restaurant regular Bo Dietl. j4 n4 v/ M2 j/ h
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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." ( I7 y% I! D+ A/ D$ r E( s5 ^& z& A8 K# J6 q4 z
Selimaj's pizza price matches the $1,000 omelet that graced Le Parker Meridien hotel's menu in 2004 and makes the truffle-topped mac and cheese at the Waverly Inn look like a relative bargain.6 M i$ ]4 U! ~! U& z
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He said he experimented with truffles before settling on lobster and caviar. 5 E* q2 ^. u# Y# f3 L8 X% |# y4 X- Z. P
And, yes, there's a markup, but a pie costs $720 to make, he said. Orders have to be placed 24 hours in advance.. t& `% v' }% I: [9 e, i, I
2 N1 X2 Y8 r/ qA New York Daily News reporter who had a bite thought it "was tasty." @- {2 p5 R( C! I6 D% Y2 h# r$ Z( @+ ~% H0 g- S1 B
"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& _* b" A) T+ g L" t
* Z% H7 F* N6 V2 P7 N3 BCustomer Lori Irushalmi, 33, a Manhattan mom, tried a free slice Wednesday, folding it in two like a true New Yorker. " \$ c( U3 ^4 N- @, Z) ]9 Z8 ^7 I# K7 H
"It's not bad," she said. "It's salty, it's fishy, but it's not overpowering."6 c& K% {3 w) Z
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"It's tasty," she concluded, "but I would never pay for it." 5 O" \! p$ D2 l/ K% R; d7 f9 ?# F& Y9 Y$ ]- {" Q5 F
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