EXCLUSIVE Plastic surgeons spot telling signs of every nip and tuck as A-listers descend on Bezos-Sanchez wedding
They're calling it 'the wedding of the century,' and the celebrities certainly didn't fail to stun the crowds.
More than 200 guests descended upon Venice for the nuptials of the world's third richest man, Jeff Bezos, and former journalist Lauren Sanchez.
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Times
32 minutes ago
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Forget croissants — the best Parisian grub is doner kebabs and mashed potato
Have you ever tucked into a charcuterie platter at a Parisian sex club wearing nothing but steamed-up glasses and a small sarong? Me neither. Fortunately, the food writer Chris Newens has participated in this dually pleasurable activity on our behalf and lived to tell the tale. The enormous establishment Moon City, which from the outside looks like 'a bawdy Balinese temple', but on the inside is 'a funhouse of mirrors' with a hot tub 'surrounded by fake vegetation and fibreglass rocks', offers its patrons a slap-up lunch: brioche, desiccated iceberg lettuce and 'the pink and white marble of a rosette de Lyon'. But never brie or roquefort, France's most famous cheese exports. 'We'd never buy cheese,' the club's doorman says. 'Most of the people who work here are from Senegal. They just buy what appeals to them.' Newens, who hails from an English family of bakers and as a toddler 'played with pastry as play-dough and food colouring for paints', migrated across the Channel a decade ago, drawn by the outstanding culinary reputation of Paris, a capital where even soup kitchens — restaurants solidaires — offer their patrons red wine and cheese courses. But, as he sagely points out in Moveable Feasts, his literary tour round the surprising culinary highlights of the French city, it's not all escargots, steak frites and perfectly domed madeleines, as flowery novels and cringey Netflix shows would have us believe. In fact it's far from it. The city's edible offering has slowly morphed into a joyfully unique combination of tastes and world cuisines: 'Many of the best bouillons these days are Vietnamese pho, the most popular sauce is a spicy ketchup called Algérienne and only tourists eat frogs' legs.' Having unveiled his plan to work backwards through the snail-shaped city map, choosing and recreating a dish he deems representative of each area, Newens starts with the 20th arrondissement, east of the historic centre. Here, paying attention to the rural origins of many Parisian bistro owners, he picks the ancient and fantastically tasty dish the French call aligot (and that the English in our slightly less unromantic language would probably call cheesy mash): pulverised potatoes with melted Tomme de vache stirred through, as well as garlic paste, 'a homeopathic amount of butter' and a drizzle of olive oil. 'Here was a dish to be eaten in a hillside shepherd's hut with a gale outside and maybe a goat at your feet,' Newens proffers. 'Its presence here, though, spoke of the city's willingness to accept and imbibe flavours from beyond its limits.' In the 19th arrondissement, once home to the city's many abattoirs, Newens delves into the history of the meat trade. 'The sheer tonnage of tendon, cartilage and offal sliced and auctioned here over the years is almost impossible to imagine,' he says. • 11 of the best restaurants in Paris for 2025 Kebab shops now proliferate in the area, always with a 'name spelled out in red plastic above its door, high-contrast photographs of its dishes peeling in the window', so he chooses the humble doner — invented by a Turkish restaurateur in the mid 19th century — as the area's token foodstuff, served with 'salade, tomate, oignon', necessarily in that order, and the aforementioned Algérienne sauce, a 'grainy, spicy, sweet orange gloop'. He briefly considers environmental concerns, heeding the loud call of veganism, but speedily admits that when hunger strikes he closes his ears 'to the panicked lowing of the phantom livestock, which can seem to roll with the wind down the canal' and tucks in. The 18th arrondissement has Newens seeking an authentic African restaurant in which to try malangwa fish in a marinade of 'white pepper, chicken stock, mustard, freshly grated ginger, lemon juice and a spice called Aromat'. In the neighbouring 17th arrondissement he takes a crash-course in how to craft the perfect croissant, revealing that the crescent pastries are so hard to execute that 'in Paris only 20 per cent of boulangeries make their own'. And so on. My favourite chapters were ratatouille, which he allocated to the 15th arrondissement and its anxious trainee chefs 'for no good reason apart from that Pixar film about a preternaturally talented rat' causing chaos in a kitchen, and the mouthwatering 10th arrondissement tartiflette. Although the sugary macarons of the 8th arrondissement should get an honourable mention, especially after Newens' wonderful description of the evolution of dessert in the region as 'a single continuous episode of Come Dine with Me played out over more than 50 years.' • Read more book reviews and interviews — and see what's top of the Sunday Times Bestsellers List Far more than a map of the city's most significant culinary markers, Moveable Feasts is a portrait of a place told through those who live there, the 'nicotine-pickled locals' who may have started life elsewhere but now make their living by sifting flour and sharpening knives, from a Peruvian marine biologist retraining at the world-famous Cordon Bleu cookery school to a nearly-80-year-old market seller who 'looked a little like a garden gnome' and deserves 'a chest full of medals' for the hard grind he puts in before dawn each morning. It's a thoroughly entertaining (and seriously hunger-inducing) book that will make the Eurostar marketing team squeal with joy. Et voilà. Moveable Feasts: Paris in Twenty Meals by Chris Newens (Profile £18.99 pp368). To order a copy go to Free UK standard P&P on online orders over £25. Special discount available for Times+ members
Times
37 minutes ago
- Times
Jeff Bezos wedding: guests watch on as vows exchanged
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos have exchanged vows at their extravagant wedding ceremony, to the applause of their star-studded guests in Venice. The bride wore a long Dolce & Gabbana gown with button embellishments and lace sleeves inspired by the dress Sophia Loren wore in the 1958 film Houseboat. Guests had been welcomed to the Venetian island of San Giorgio Maggiore, where the ceremony took place, to the sound of Matteo Bocelli, the son of the Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli, singing Elvis Presley's Can't Help Falling in Love. To applause from partygoers, a female singer followed up with gospel-tinged version of Steve Winwood's Higher Love and Candi Staton's You've Got the Love. Sánchez Bezos had earlier left the luxury Aman hotel on Venice's Grand Canal to head for the wedding wearing a headscarf and large sunglasses which again bore a striking resemblance to Loren. She was followed by Bezos who stepped into a motor launch in which champagne in an ice bucket had been placed minutes earlier by staff at the hotel. Earlier in the evening, the couple's guests, enjoying a drink in the garden of the St Regis hotel before heading to the weekend's main event, were joined by a falconer and a falcon to ward off seagulls, which are known to steal snacks in Venice. After Ivanka Trump and Queen Rania of Jordan left the hotel to head for the party, Leonardo DiCaprio was seen leaving the Gritti Palace hotel with a baseball cap pulled down over his face, prompting groans from photographers positioned on boats on the Grand Canal. Soon after the newlyweds exchanged vows, Vogue's front digital cover was released with Sánchez Bezos featured in her wedding dress. The Italian designer Domenico Dolce had been seen arriving at the Aman on Thursday afternoon, fueling speculation that the fashion duo Dolce & Gabbana had dressed Sánchez Bezos for the wedding. It later emerged that Sánchez Bezos had been dreaming up the wedding dress design with Dolce & Gabbana a year and a half ago. 'It went from, 'I want a simple, sexy modern dress' to 'I want something that evokes a moment, and where I am right now',' Sánchez Bezos told the magazine. 'It is a departure from what people expect… but it's very much me.' Her public Instagram was then left with only three posts remaining on her feed — a picture of Sánchez Bezos in her pre-wedding dress, a post from her bachelorette party and a quote reading: 'It's never too late to be what you might have been.' She also changed her Instagram name, adding the second surname 'Bezos'. Venice town hall officials have said the wedding will have no legal status under Italian law since a marriage application was not registered in the city, raising speculation the couple have previously married in a private ceremony in the US. Around 30 riot police with shields were stationed in the small, walled-off public section of the island in case protesters arrived to disrupt the wedding. • Gallery: the wedding in pictures Bezos arrived in Venice on Thursday night and lavished praise on the lagoon city that has been blighted by days of protest over his star-studded, three-day wedding party. 'We love Venice, look at this!' he told The Times, waving his arms around him as he sped down the Grand Canal in a water taxi beside his bride-to-be. 'It can't exist and yet here it is!' the Amazon tycoon added as he passed The Times's boat. ANTONIO CALANNI/AP Bezos, 61, and Sánchez Bezos, 55, a journalist, were on their way to the first party of their nuptials — an event dubbed 'Jeff in Venice' by locals. Throughout the day on Friday, A-list invitees were seen out and about in Venice. Khloé Kardashian and her mother, Kris Jenner, were spotted shopping in Chanel as Khloé celebrated her 41st birthday. Orlando Bloom, the actor, was seen sharing a water taxi with Tom Brady, the former NFL player, after eating breakfast on the terrace of the luxury Gritti Palace hotel — where earlier Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King, the CBS anchor, had been seen eating. Sydney Sweeney, the Euphoria actress, was also pictured roaming the streets of Venice hours before the wedding was due to begin. Other guests to have arrived on Thursday include Bill Gates, Kim Kardashian and the singer Usher. Tom Brady GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE/REUTERS Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner LUIGI COSTANTINI/AP Before Bezos and Sánchez Bezos left the Aman Hotel on the Grand Canal for the Madonna dell'Orto cloister on Thursday — the location of the first party — two well-dressed women in a water taxi came alongside a boat containing photographers and handed over ice creams and cold water. 'From Jeff and Lauren,' said one of the women. The following day, a camera crew and group of tourists thought they had lucked out by spotting the Amazon boss roaming the streets, with social media users sharing footage of who they thought was Bezos. It was later revealed the sighting was of Cagdas Halicilar, who quit his job last year to become a full-time Bezos lookalike, and who has since secured a role in a Netflix show. The couple will round off the weekend with a party on Saturday at Venice's former shipyard — the Arsenale, which is set to be filled with 80,000 roses, according to Italian media. San Giorgio Maggiore is ideal for a wedding party. When the Vatican decided to enter Venice's architecture Biennale exhibition, it commissioned ten architects to build avant garde chapels among the trees, including one by the British architect Norman Foster. The weather, the one thing even one of the world's richest men cannot plan for, has been far from ideal. A-listers were forced to take cover during Thursday's pre-wedding party as a thunderstorm struck the lavish event at the Madonna dell'Orto, ultimately bringing the party to an early end. For the rest of the weekend, a red alert for extreme weather has been issued with temperatures expected to hit close to 40C. Anti-Bezos protesters are also looking to rain on the wedding's parade, with campaigners No Space For Bezos planning a flash mob protest over the next two days, while a march is scheduled for Saturday at the main Santa Lucia railway station. Extinction Rebellion staged a protest in St Mark's Square on Thursday afternoon, in which an activist unfurled a banner stating 'The One Per Cent Ruins The World', a reference to Bezos's estimated $224 billion fortune. The activist was later detained by police. Over at the supporters' club of local football team Venezia, a group of men enjoying mid-morning glasses of white wine with ice said they did not agree with the protests. 'Why shouldn't they get married? For us it's meant more police, less rubbish and fewer pickpockets,' said gondolier Roberto Orio, 63. 'My only gripe is I wasn't invited,' said retired postman Livio Cappello, 68.
Daily Mail
an hour ago
- Daily Mail
She's living her best life! Deborra-Lee Furness cuts a stylish figure in Venice as she attends lavish Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos wedding - after finalising divorce from Hugh Jackman
Deborra-Lee Furness was all smiles on Saturday as she celebrated the union between Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos. The Australian producer, 69, who recently finalised her divorce from ex-husband Hugh Jackman, was spotted leaving her hotel with other A-list guests. She boarded a water taxi to head to the island of San Giorgio Maggiore for the lavish nuptials, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Tom Brady and Tommy Hilfiger. Deborra-Lee looked to be having the time of her life in Italy as she slipped into a very conservative black gown with sheer shoulder panels. The actress kept her accessories to a minimum, opting for a simple gold bracelet and dangling earrings. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. She went with a no-makeup-makeup look and coiffed her short silver tresses into an edgy style. Daily Mail revealed on Tuesday that Hugh and Deborra-Lee had finalised their divorce a month after filing. A judgment of divorce was filed on June 12, making it official. However, the document was not made public until June 23. The divorce was essentially disposed of two weeks ago, but the judge needed to sign off on the judgment after a proposed judgment was entered. Deborra-Lee, who has two adopted children with the Wolverine actor, has received a 'handsome spousal support payment,' according to an insider. 'A settlement was reached that Deborra is pleased with which includes a handsome spousal support payment,' they revealed. 'There was some back and forth regarding this financial agreement but, in the end, she got what she believed she deserved. 'Both are coming out of this financially secure. There is not going to be any drama. This gives closure that she needed.' Last month, Daily Mail exclusively broke the news of Hugh and Deborra-Lee filing for divorce to officially terminate their 27-year marriage. Hugh has been dating his former The Music Man co-star Sutton Foster for months, although the timeline of when they began dating has never been confirmed. Meanwhile, Deborra-Lee appears to be making the most of life as she enjoyed the glitz and glam of the three-day Bezos-Sanchez wedding in Venice. The US journalist, 55, and Amazon founder, 61, tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in Venice, Italy on Saturday, saying 'I do' in front of their A-list friends. Lauren has already shared the first look at her stunning wedding dress from her and Jeff's $20 million Venetian wedding in front of their glamorous celebrity pals. The bride took to Instagram moments after saying her vows to share a photo of the couple together, where she showed off her glamorous Dolce & Gabbana gown. Described as the 'wedding of a century', the Amazon founder and former journalist have welcomed nearly 200 VIPs to Venice for three days of lavish celebrations. Jeff and Lauren welcomed a slew of their famous friends to witness the nuptials, including Gayle King, Oprah Winfrey, Ivanka Trump, Orlando Bloom, and Usher. Leonardo DiCaprio, Sydney Sweeney, Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Kendall Jenner, and Kylie Jenner, amongst others, also attended.
