Monday, 18 April 2011
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Luxury Pizza With a Luxurious Pricetag
I L-O-V-E food. If you know me, then you know I’m talking about what I’m going to eat, what I want to eat, or what I’m eating--just all the time. I was reading awhile back an article about random facts about pizza,and what grabbed my attention was a pizza they were featuring that looked so good I could have eaten it right off the page, and because the price tag was a pretty hefty one (for a pizza), this was as close as I would ever get to that pie, at least for the time being (I’ll get to the price and the pizza in one second). I decided after reading the article to find out what other expensive pizzas there are in the world, and I even came across one that left me speechless because of A- what was on it, and B-the dollar amount the pie was going for. 
This is the pizza that I mentioned earlier. My first thought was what the heck could be in this pizza that would make it $250. Yeah that’s right, $250-not $2.50 or $25. It’s definitely not the pepperonis that jack up the price. The pizza is topped with white truffle pasta, Italian onion puree, buffalo mozzarella, fontina cheese, cep mushrooms, fresh herbs, pancetta, and white truffle shavings that are added to the pie when it comes to your table.If you are ever in London and have the urge to splurge, go to Maze Restaurant owned by Hell’s Kitchen chef himself Gordon Ramsey. I know I would!
This next pizza hails from my hometown--New York City, and it comes with a $1000 price tag. This 12-inch pizza served at Nino Bellisima in Midtown is topped with six different types of caviar and lobster tail. I personally am not too big of a fan of caviar, but I am curious about how it tastes on a pizza. I do however like the taste of lobster. With that said and with this steep price, I’d go in and order a slice of it.
A pizza fit for a King, and James bond of course, this pizza was made right around the same time Casino Royale was released in 2006. Scottish Chef Domenic Crolla was the brain behind this pizza that is sprinkled with edible 24-carat gold shavings and topped with champagne-soaked caviar and lobster marinated in 100-year-old cognac (you had me at cognac- forget the gold). The pizza also comes topped with Scottish smoked salmon and medallions of venison. The pizza was created to raise funds for the Fred Hollows Foundation, which aims to prevent curable blindness in developing countries. It was auctioned off on eBay and bought by a man for $4,200. An Italian lawyer won the eBay bid for the pizza for his wife for a Valentine's Day gift, and the chef flew to the winners’ hometown of Rome to prepare the pizza. I’m always down to spend a little cash for a good cause, and I’m sure that man’s wife was happy all year long.
And for my grand finale, I pull out of my magic hat the most expensive pizza in the world found only at restaurant Luis XIII, in Salerno, Italy. This 8-inch pizza pie is made three entire days beforehand in order to give the dough time to rest before even being made into pizza.
It is topped with traditional mozzarella di bufala, lobster from Cilento and Norway, and dusted with pink Australian salt (pink salt?) The cost of this pizza you ask? Drum roll please…USD $12,000! That pizza will never touch these lips at that price. I know--never say never, but as much as I love pizza there is way more that I can do with $12,000, like buy a lot of pizza from Rays in the Village. However, if someone was to buy it for me, who am I to turn down free pizza?
All this talking about pizza has made me hungry. I wonder what are you supposed to drink with pizzas like these? A regular pale ale or PBR definitely wouldn’t suffice.
Do you think these pizzas are too over-the-top with their ingredients? What toppings would you like to see on a pizza that you don’t see every day?
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Comments (18)
Can't beat a good old margarita pizza.
The only topping I actually like and the only thing I miss since making the switch to vegan.
Nucky. Just cheese for me, and the occasional pepperoni.
That I don't see every day? I'd adore seeing kiszka on a pizza.
Mmmm kiszka. I'd love to eat some kiszka by itself right now. It's like black pudding, only more awesome. Mmmm.That is just ridiculous. I wouldn't spend $250 on a pizza, let alone $12,000.
I remember Stephen Colbert did a skit where he ate the most expensive food in New York, did a dine and dash and eventually threw it all up in some corner on the street. I lol'd hysterically. I recall an overly-expensive pizza being on the list of crap he ate.
I NEVER understood edible gold, NEVER. I'd much rather wear it than eat it for one thing.
@Wait_by_Moonlight@xanga - thats sounds yummy... I will definitely be trying that
@youngnsassy@xanga - Here Here!
I would drop $1000 on that pizza. It sounds so yummy.
Yes, I've had that strange "food" known as edible gold. It's flavor is almost nonexistent, but the idea of eating gold is what really is behind the trend. You are eating GOLD. Something that we really hold as financial means. It's just the stigma of it. I don't seek out eating gold, it was an interesting experience.
@Wait_by_Moonlight@xanga -
Brilliant! I love black pudding.
I'd rather just walk across the street and get the best damned pizza I've ever had for 20$/pie. And it's vegan. Yaaaay. Shit, now I'm hungry.
What a waste of money. Donate it to charity, instead.
Holayy freaking gawd. >< I'll stick to $5 each Little Caesars for now. :D
I'm sure a decently authentic but significantly less expensive pizza can be found somewhere. ;
@Yukihimekumiko@xanga - haha little Caeser's is so good.
What a sad world we live in that some people are spending $12,000 on one pizza and there are other countries with serious hunger...absolutely nuts.
Black olives and canadian bacon, mushrooms and onions do it for me
anyone in south eastern pa should know about jule's thin crust pizza. it's out of this world. super healthy and not too expensive.
pizza is pizza it's still going to add to people having high cholestrol and ending up spending millions on health care. I say if you want pizza go for the cheap stuff because at least then you will be able to afford to have high cholestrol.
All of these pizzas sound disgusting to me.