' V1 v9 R$ J& D' |NEW YORK - The city that brought you the $55 macaroni and cheese and an omelet that cost a grand now has a pizza to match./ \6 h4 d5 x7 Q, n# }6 T# _- `1 C
) h2 j4 P1 b& T$ R/ e6 pAn East Side eatery has given a makeover to the city's fast-food favorite - and added a gulp-inducing $1,000 price tag.) ]: r9 k6 ^: \1 Q$ k( f& F
! }' \9 P3 X+ Z0 k4 DNino's Bellissima Luxury Pizza is piled high with 8 ounces of caviar, slices of fresh lobster, wasabi and chives on a creme fraîche sauce." W2 F0 W! b9 \6 J" t7 \. [* b
& D$ j% z3 @3 a- I( y"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.7 z! H( A! g, e4 X; p: f1 B
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"It's something special. It's a pizza for people who like luxury. It's the most expensive pizza on Earth."2 g N% }* q; _0 N6 Z1 ~! i
2 X w1 n) b! J- GAs of Wednesday, the pricey pie had been bought by only one customer - private investigator and restaurant regular Bo Dietl. " J" }6 _' s7 l ! q6 B8 g" `# N& Y. ?+ ]+ @"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." $ v1 w/ H' d1 o% p1 Q+ a8 O " }: z, w# r6 f5 F7 t& FSelimaj's pizza price matches the $1,000 omelet that graced Le Parker Meridien hotel's menu in 2004 and makes the truffle-topped mac and cheese at the Waverly Inn look like a relative bargain. 2 r: h9 L: p8 U( H; j9 a2 p0 { 1 G- H' o' Q0 pHe said he experimented with truffles before settling on lobster and caviar.( N( l. g$ L+ C7 U' U4 e6 l
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And, yes, there's a markup, but a pie costs $720 to make, he said. Orders have to be placed 24 hours in advance. 4 Q n, u3 p6 A7 A/ y; U4 ? } d" \0 X6 s+ Y: @/ j+ ]3 \A New York Daily News reporter who had a bite thought it "was tasty." # \. P7 n+ C* M: Q6 L9 a* H9 G6 S+ b2 Q$ A8 ?* i' o5 g
"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.") x- \. _! Y4 f/ d
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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. a' n2 p: n( m p/ y* Z
7 x0 f' c" L' B( P |"It's not bad," she said. "It's salty, it's fishy, but it's not overpowering." " A1 {- \9 |8 C2 f3 n7 s: S! w3 O" z4 S5 A/ u
"It's tasty," she concluded, "but I would never pay for it."1 H9 J$ f4 v, V$ b' _* Z% y b; R! b
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