Zuma and The Arts Club, was so taken by his meal at La Petite Maison in the vieille ville that he bought the global rights to the restaurant’s name from the casino winnings burning a hole in his pocket.
The gamble paid off. This Mayfair flagship was followed by outposts in Miami, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Hong Kong, the expansion fuelled by tales of Liz Hurley and Roger Moore transforming the Nice corniche into Chelsea-sur-Mer.
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