Failed celebrity restaurants

Celebrities typically look for methods to pass their time between movies, TV shows, & photoshoots. Rappers, singers, models, & actresses have all made successful forays.

Failed restaurant stars

Britney Spears founded a restaurant in 2002 called Nyla, combining the initials for New York & Louisiana, where she grew up. After bad evaluations, the restaurant switched to Italian cuisine.

Nyla

The Fashion Café in Rockefeller Center was fashion-themed restaurant. It was initially headlined by Naomi Campbell, Elle Macpherson, Christy Turlington, & Claudia Shiffer.

Fashion Café, Elle Macpherson

Steven Spielberg is successful cinema director, with hits like "E.T.," "Saving Private Ryan," & "Indiana Jones." His film success didn't translate to restaurants. He opened Dive!, a restaurant.

Diver!

Jennifer Lopez founded Madre's in 2002, inspired by her mother's food. Ropa vieja, empanadas, plantains were on the menu. The restaurant was initially successful, but its decline began quickly.

Madre:

Fans expected Ludacris to honour his Southern heritage when he launched a restaurant in Atlanta. Straits was an expensive Asian-fusion restaurant.

Straits-Ludacris

Eva Longoria opened SHe by Morton's in 2012 with Landry's. The upscale restaurant at the Aria Casino in Las Vegas included a catwalk & chandeliers.

SHe by Morton's

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