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A Philadelphia pizza shop is about to start selling slices for $55 — each.
What makes this particular slice of pizza from Marina’s Pizza Co. in the Fishtown area special caviar, gold plate and mother-of-pearl spoon guests (the plate stays in the restaurant).
“Emerging on Friday, May 22, Marina’s new ‘Caviar Pizza’ is a large white slice with a blend of imported Italian cheeses served with a one-ounce jar of premium caviar from Caviar XS, on a gold plate, complete with a mother-of-pearl caviar spoon keepsake,” the restaurant announced in a news release.
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“Customers can choose to have Marina garnish a slice with caviar, or take a jar and serve it to their liking,” said the restaurant. “The slices cost $55 and will be available for a limited time only. Availability each day will be limited, and the caviar slices are only available for consumption.”
The post garnered nearly 400 likes in less than 24 hours and a generally positive response.
The white pizza at Marina’s Pizza Co., shown here, features fresh mozzarella, 48-hour fermented dough — and caviar. (Marina’s Pizza Co./Fox News)
“I’ll have 3, please,” wrote one Instagram user.
“I support this piece,” wrote another.
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“I’ll be there,” wrote another.
Yet another person wrote, “Coming this weekend!”
“It’s definitely a lot of money to spend on pizza, but … I think at the end of the day, people will like it.”
A slice of Margherita pizza on Marina’s menu costs $5. An 18-inch pepperoni pie costs $23.
Marina’s caviar pizza works, according to Philadelphia Inquirer writer Michael Klein.
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“Caviar requires fat, milk, salt and other soft substances under it,” writes Klein.
It delivers “melty cheese, warm crust and creamy richness,” he continued. “Ice-cold osetra adds a soft, buttery pop and a clean saltiness that cuts through the cheese instead of fighting it. Add a squeeze of fresh lemon for some extra flavor.”
Marina’s caviar pizza is priced at $55 per slice. (Marina’s Pizza Co.)
Marina’s owner, Mason Lesser, a 25-year-old former professional infielder, told the Inquirer that he wanted to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, the FIFA World Cup and the Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game with a “high-end” menu item.
“In addition to the fact that caviar seems to be a really popular ingredient these days, I recently met Gary Shusman, who sells the best caviar to many of Philly’s top chefs, and it was a great product. It made me think that I could use it in my store,” Lesser told Fox News Digital.
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“I got a sample, started testing – and was blown away by the results.”
Marina’s website says it offers “New York-style pizza done right.”
Each pie at Marina’s starts with a 60-year-old Italian, fermented for 48 hours and baked in a vintage Baker’s Pride oven, a news release said.
The owner said he created the new caviar pizza to help celebrate upcoming events — including the FIFA World Cup and the MLB All-Star Game. (Stock)
“It’s an explosion of flavor,” Lesser told Fox News Digital. “It’s definitely a lot of money to spend on pizza, but I think it’s going to create a good memory of the food, and I think at the end of the day, people are going to love it.”
Marina’s new offering is reminiscent of Wolfgang Puck’s smoked salmon pizza, writes Klein.
Puck started creating it at his California restaurant, Spago, around 1983 “out of necessity,” Puck told Food and Travel Magazine.
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“Joan Collins is a great customer of ours, and she ordered smoked salmon with brioche one night, but we ran out of brioche,” Puck said.
“So I said, ‘Let’s cook pizza instead.’ I tasted the salmon, and it was perfect: warm, crispy and soft at the same time. Now it’s so popular we can’t take it off the menu.”
