Kylie Jenner's post about Greek island restaurant goes viral - and not in a good way
Shortly after the 27-year-old realitystar dined at Tassia Restaurant in the Greek village of Fiscardo on July 12, owners Polychronis Dendrinos and Tassia Dendrinou proudly posted about the 'true honor' of hosting the 'iconic entrepreneur and global trendsetter.'
'An inspiring guest, and one of the most influential women of her generation,' the Dendrinos Family wrote on Instagram. 'She experienced a tasted of our Greek hospitality and cuisine. It was a true pleasure to host such a remarkable guest. We hope to welcome her again soon!'
The Kardashians producer and star — who turns 28 next month — also shared a snap of herself and BFF Anastasia Karanikolaou eating by the harbor while patronizing the 53-year-old eatery, which is located on the Ionian isle of Kefalonia.
The restaurant boasts that all of the traditional home-cooked dishes at Tassia are sourced from local producers, with most of the vegetables come from their own garden.
But instead of receiving a bump in interest thanks to their recent celebrity guest, the owners quickly received intense backlash for publicly thanking Kylie, with Instagram one Instagram user commenting: 'Honour? Why different from any other guest?'
Shortly after Kylie Jenner dined at Tassia Restaurant in the Greek village of Fiscardo on July 12, owners Polychronis Dendrinos (L) and Tassia Dendrinou (R) proudly posted about the 'true honor' of hosting the 'iconic entrepreneur and global trendsetter'
'Honor?!' Instagram user @mangia_cake777 wrote. 'Did she find cure for cancer or what?!'
Instagram user @porc.coporcco commented: 'Honor LOL... as if she were an important figure for humanity.'
'Honour? For what? For [being] plastic [and lying] about it and [making] young girls insecure about [themselves]? Ohh noooo!' Instagram user @moeselik scoffed.
'A simple - Thanks for visiting Kylie Jenner would have been enough,' Instagram user @angieduran70 commented. 'An honor why? [Shaking my head].'
Instagram user @dubai_i077 wrote: 'Relax brother for what a honor? I don't understand [unless it's] a president or prime minister or a doctor. [It's] just a girl with big a** and many boyfriends.'
'That's not a flex,' Instagram user @youdontknowme_zx agreed.
Instagram user @anthu_ck commented: 'Thanks! Now I know where NOT to go.'
'Boycott,' Instagram user @easyjourneytips declared.
The Jenner post went so viral some rushed to the comments to defend the family-owned restaurant with Instagram user @iamsophielauren writing: 'People who are getting mad at this need to touch grass.'
'People are just so jealous,' Instagram user @myarchive.lib agreed.
'This comment section is so negative. If I had Kylie come visit my restaurant I would post about it too.'
The last celebrity to grace Tassia was retired NBA star Magic Johnson on June 27, whom the owners described as a 'returning guest with legendary energy.'
In 2022, Oscar-nominated actress Demi Moore stopped by and they remarked that 'her timeless beauty and solid personality was bright enough to capture our hearts.'
Tassia previously hosted honorary Oscar winner Samuel L. Jackson, Queen Camilla's son Tom Parker Bowles, Diesel founder Renzo Rosso, and disgraced former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez.
The Miu Miu muse - who opted for a white-ruffled and ruched halter dress - has been vacationing in Europe since attending the ostentatious $56M wedding of Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos and his mistress Lauren Sánchez on June 27.
While in Kefalonia, Kylie and her gal pal Anastasia - who is of Greek descent - sipped on cocktails while cruising in a yacht.
'Honour? For what? For [being] plastic [and lying] about it and [making] young girls insecure about [themselves]? Ohh noooo!' Instagram user @moeselik scoffed
Instagram user @dubai_i077 wrote: 'Relax brother for what a honor? I don't understand [unless it's] a president or prime minister or a doctor. [It's] just a girl with big a** and many boyfriends.'
Jenner originally met the 28-year-old Better Half podcaster at a Barnes & Noble in Calabasas in 2010 while they were both middle schoolers.
In 2019, the Khy x Frankies Bikinis collaborator and Karanikolaou got matching 'Stormi' tattoos in honor of her seven-year-old daughter with disgraced AstroWorld founder, Travis Scott.
Kylie also mothered three-year-old son Aire Webster during her on/off five-year relationship with the 34-year-old rapper (born Jacques Webster), which ended in 2022.
Missing from Jenner's side was her boyfriend of two years, Timothée Chalamet, who's set to reprise his role as Emperor Paul 'Muad'Dib' Atreides in Denis Villeneuve's three-quel Dune: Messiah this month.
The big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1969 sci-fi space opera novel is already scheduled to hit US theaters December 18, 2026.
Dune: Part One earned rave reviews and $410.6M at the global box office in 2021 despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dune: Part Two was also well regarded by critics and amassed $714.6M at the global box office last year.
The Kylie Cosmetics founder and the 29-year-old movie star made their red carpet debut as a couple at the 70th annual David di Donatello Awards in Rome on May 7.
The last celebrity to grace Tassia was retired NBA star Magic Johnson on June 27, whom the owners described as a 'returning guest with legendary energy'
In 2022, Oscar-nominated actress Demi Moore stopped by and they remarked that 'her timeless beauty and solid personality was bright enough to capture our hearts'
The Miu Miu muse - who opted for a white-ruffled and ruched halter dress - has been vacationing in Europe since attending the ostentatious $56M wedding of Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos and his mistress Lauren Sánchez on June 27
Kylie and Timothée — whose mutual friend is designer Haider Ackermann — met as far back as 2019 at Nobu Malibu, but they didn't begin dating until April 2023.
Chalamet previously romanced his The King leading lady Lily-Rose Depp, Extrapolations actress Eiza González, and Madonna's eldest daughter Lourdes Leon.
Before Travis and Timothée, Jenner was notoriously only 16 when she began dating Grammy-nominated rapper Tyga in 2014, but they ended their romance just three years later.
The Sprinter founder will soon begin production on the seventh season of her family's Hulu reality show The Kardashians.
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