8/12/2008 at 4:00 PM
Tags: Italy Travel, Roman Abramovich, Billionaire Travel (all tags)
Local restaurants along the Mediterranean coast are sick of these billionaires! Roman Abramovich was the latest "victim" when the owner of Bistrot turned the oilman away from the already fully booked ristorante in Tuscany. Page Six reports that he was so miffed, Abramovich steamed over to Sardinia on his yacht instead, probably putting his five cooks and 45 waiters to work on the way.
He might not have much better luck there: Italian tycoon Flavio Briatore recently stopped in on the island, only to be greeted by irate locals:
Who threw sand and buckets of water at him when he tried to land from his yacht.
Related Stories:
· Ristorante Bistrot [Official Site]
· Riviera Fed Up with Russians [NYP]
· Russian Oligarch "Invader" Pays Record for Riviera Villa [UK Times]
· Italy Travel coverage [Jaunted]
by pbb
6/17/2008 at 9:00 AM
Tags: Celeb Travel, Amy Winehouse, Roman Abramovich (all tags)
Amy Winehouse said yes, yes, yes to a private gig at a new gallery in Russia this weekend. The "Rehab" singer was paid a reported $2 million to sing at the opening of the Center for Contemporary Culture, a new art museum in Moscow operated by the wife of entrepreneur and football team owner Roman Abramovich.
In its past life the CCC was actually a bus garage designed by famous Russian architect Konstantin Melnikov, before Daria Zhukova saw its potential as a loftlike gallery space.
We bet Amy's powerful pipes rang out from there to Odessa--unfortunately, after the singer's return to London she ended up making an unscheduled trip to the hospital amid rumors of a collapse.
Related Stories:
· Russian Capital Gets New Gallery in Melnikov Bus Depot [The Art Newspaper]
· Amy Winehouse Was "Very Happy" at Gallery Performance [ICYDK]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: The Superficial]
by egw
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