The Corpus Callosum

A
while back, I posted a picture of this area’s most expensive Pizza,
from Pizza
House in Ann Arbor. That one was only about $25.
Now I see there is one that is a wee bit more than that:

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href="http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN1429852020070315">Meet
the $1,000 pizza..
Thu Mar 15,
2007 2:07PM EDT

NEW
YORK (Reuters) – A New York restaurateur has cooked up the most world’s
most extravagant pizza — a $1,000 pizza topped with six sorts of
caviar and fresh lobster.

Nino
Selimaj, who runs six pizza restaurants in New York, on Wednesday
unveiled his Luxury Pizza, a 12 inch (30 cms), thin crust topped with
caviar, lobster, creme fraiche and chives. Cut into eight, it works out
at $125 a slice.

“I
know this won’t be for everyone but there are people in New York who
can afford it and once tried, they’ll be back for more. It is
delicious,”…

I
don’t know about that. Seems perverse to pay more for a pizza
that a car payment.

Comments

#1 Dave Munger
March 16, 2007

There’s also a thousand dollar omelette in New York. Apparently that’s what everything costs there.
#2 Joseph j7uy5
March 16, 2007

You’re right. The story about the pizza also mentions $1,000 ice-cream sundae called Golden Opulence which is covered in 23K edible gold leaf.
#3 dzd
March 16, 2007

I wonder what sort of profit margin he’s pulling in on that.
#4 paul
March 16, 2007

And if it tastes like a dog’s breakfast, who’s going to spit it out and admit they paid that kind of money for garbage?
#5 KevinC
March 16, 2007

And who is eating this: the 2% who have stolen all the money, they need something to do with it. You can only carry so much bling, might as well eat bling.
#6 balrog
March 16, 2007

Those better be some good chives!
#7 blf
March 16, 2007

Matthew Fort (a foodie writer) at The Guardian rants about it…

http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/matthew_fort/2007/03/half_baked.html
#8 Greg P
March 17, 2007

Probably what they eat at United Health board meetings.
#9 Joseph j7uy5
March 17, 2007

Yes, your health care dollars at work.