Inside Heidi Klum’s new NYC pizza joint with ex Flavio Briatore: pizza-shaped disco ball, tableside tiramisu and more
Heidi Klum and her ex Flavio Briatore are celebrating the opening of their new Italian eatery in New York City.
On Tuesday, the supermodel shared Instagram videos and photos of her and the Italian business enjoying cheesy slices at Crazy Pizza.
“I am excited to announce that I partnered with @briatoreflavio and Team with @crazypizza.nyc 🍕
We hope to see you there sooooon 😘,” Klum, 51, wrote on social media about the funky SoHo spot.
Klum and Briatore, along with their 20-year-old daughter Leni, were seen enjoying a wide array of bites on the menu, which features mouthwatering starters like crispy focaccia, burrata, spinach salad with honey sesame dressing and calamari fritti with zucchini.
The new establishment also serves up pastas like pennette all’arrabiata and linguine alle vongole.
For their pizza pies, diners had a choice of a classic Margherita; the Vesuvio made with Buffalo mozzarella and smoked provolone; and the Tartufo prepared with truffle paste, mushrooms and fresh black truffle shavings. An off-menu Hawaiian-style pineapple pizza was made specially for Klum.
Klum enthusiastically shared a video of tableside tiramisu being prepared. Meanwhile, another sweet treat featured on the menu is a fluffy pastry topped with crème anglaise, sour cherries and rum dubbed the Crazy Babà.
“You know what this pizza is? It’s crazy!” Klum and Leni said in unison as they bit down on a thin-crust slice of Margherita pizza.
The open-kitchen concept creates a warm and inviting atmosphere complimented by sleek red interiors and white tablecloth-topped tables.
Each guest was treated to a personalized embroidered napkin, as well as hand-drawn sketches by New York City-based cartoon artist Arianna Margulis a.k.a. ButLikeMaybe.
Margulis was also the artist behind the masterful hand-painted artworks lining the walls, showcasing celebrities enjoying Italian cuisine in the Big Apple.
“I wanted the icons in the photos to be part of an ensemble cast, they’re partying with you in the room!” Margulis tells Page Six. “I hoped to use the power of strokes and lines you may see graffitied on the downtown streets to make everyone on the walls seem like New York pop art.”
The cartoonist added, “There’s an emphatically sparked smile and a swoopy outlined bang looking back, ready to share a slice and a night with you.”
The room was illuminated by a prominent pizza-shaped disco ball with heart-shaped pepperoni that was created by disco ball artist Sophie Lopez, also known as TownGirlDisco.
The custom disco ball was “handcrafted in London and shipped over especially for the restaurant opening in New York City,” Lopez tells Page Six.
Guests at the fête were seen swinging their napkins and dancing on chairs as loud music blared and waiters whipped pizza dough in the air.
Notable attendees included Klum’s husband, Tom Kaulitz, designer Christian Siriano and Elevator Boys.
Klum and Briatore, 74, dated in 2003 and share daughter Leni.
Crazy Pizza, located at 218 Lafayette Street, will officially open Nov. 6.
