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The Billionaire sandwich by Mr Z Luxury Sandwiches launches today
There is a school of thought that maintains that the ultimate bacon sandwich is made with the most expensive rashers you can get your hands on – and the cheapest white bread.
It is a theory that would be lost on Andrea Zagatti, a modest chap who prefers the term ‘artist’ to ‘chef’. Zagatti launched Mr Z Luxury Sandwiches – pronounced like Liza with a zee – from his Chelsea flat two weeks ago. The chef/artist insists not only on the finest fillings – Exmoor caviar, Smokin’ Brothers salmon, rib-eye from Nigella’s favourite butcher HG Walter – but also the finest bread in which to contain them.
A chef who has cooked for the likes of Kanye West and Anne Hathaway has a new meal on the table - flogging gold-encrusted sandwiches for £50.
Andrea Zagatti, 28, who has been a private chef for Pink Floyd s Roger Waters, has opened a high-end sandwich joint, Mr Z s Luxury Sandwiches, in Chelsea, London.
Despite boasting caviar-filled snacks costing up to £50 and pricey sandwiches on the menu, the owner has claimed that his upmarket treats are an affordable luxury .
But the cheapest sarnie up for grabs costs £25, the equivalent of ten McDonald s happy meals, while the priciest delicacy is the millionaire sandwich for a whopping £50.
“It’s one thing a lot of people have on their bucket list of things to try,” says Ethan Boroian, UK Champagne Ambassador, Moët Hennessey UK. “With social media, people are seeing more and more people do it and nine times out of ten, they’re not doing it with sabres but with a butter knife or a credit card or a phone.” While they don’t often do sabrage at the maisons for health and safety reasons, he has observed a growing interest at events, particularly as socialising has moved outdoors. It ties in too with the lockdown trend for enhanced home drinking experiences. That could be with sabrage, better glassware, experimenting with food pairings. People are saying ‘let’s mix it up a bit.