Canadian Pizzeria Generates Buzz With $450 Pie

By Kate Taylor | Apr 30, 2014

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How much do you usually spend for a pizza?Fifteen dollars? This Canadian pizzeria wants you to shell out more than that – a lot more.

Steveston Pizza charges as whopping $450 for its , topped with lobster and black Alaskan cod, with a side of Russian caviar. The pizzeria is known for its creative combinations, offering other pizzas with caramelized duck confit, pomme frites and Icelandic scampi.

The pizza seems like a promising pie to topple the current most expensive pizza – a thin-crust creation topped with shavings from a rare Italian truffle, sold for 100 pounds at Gordon Ramsey’s Maze restaurant.

Related: Like It or Not, ‘Pizza Cake’ Could Soon Be a Thing

Reportedly, of Steveston’s the pricey creations have been sold. However, for most restaurants with uber-expensive offerings, it’s not how often they are sold that matters – it’s the surrounding buzz.

Taking everyday items and jacking them up to absurd prices with exorbitant ingredients has become a hype-inducing game across the spectrum. For burgers, it’s : Las Vegas restaurant Fleur created a buzz with the $5,000 Fleurburger 5000, served with a “free” $5,300 bottle of wine while 666 Burger’s “Douche Burger” is topped with gold-leaf and stuffed with foie gras. Meanwhile, New York’s Bagatelle offers a with Dom Perignon Rose sorbet, served with a side of a Mauboussin ring.

Related: Hello, ‘Waffogato’: Has the Cronut-Creator Gone Too Far for PR?

How much do you usually spend for a pizza?Fifteen dollars? This Canadian pizzeria wants you to shell out more than that – a lot more.

Steveston Pizza charges as whopping $450 for its , topped with lobster and black Alaskan cod, with a side of Russian caviar. The pizzeria is known for its creative combinations, offering other pizzas with caramelized duck confit, pomme frites and Icelandic scampi.

The pizza seems like a promising pie to topple the current most expensive pizza – a thin-crust creation topped with shavings from a rare Italian truffle, sold for 100 pounds at Gordon Ramsey’s Maze restaurant.

Related: Like It or Not, ‘Pizza Cake’ Could Soon Be a Thing

Reportedly, of Steveston’s the pricey creations have been sold. However, for most restaurants with uber-expensive offerings, it’s not how often they are sold that matters – it’s the surrounding buzz.

Taking everyday items and jacking them up to absurd prices with exorbitant ingredients has become a hype-inducing game across the spectrum. For burgers, it’s : Las Vegas restaurant Fleur created a buzz with the $5,000 Fleurburger 5000, served with a “free” $5,300 bottle of wine while 666 Burger’s “Douche Burger” is topped with gold-leaf and stuffed with foie gras. Meanwhile, New York’s Bagatelle offers a with Dom Perignon Rose sorbet, served with a side of a Mauboussin ring.

Related: Hello, ‘Waffogato’: Has the Cronut-Creator Gone Too Far for PR?

Kate Taylor • Reporter

Kate Taylor is a reporter at Business Insider. She was previously a reporter at Âé¶¹Éç.... Read more

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