Rapper Kanye West Orders the Most Expensive "Take-Out" Meal Ever

In the world of entertainment the grandiose is rarely viewed as strange. And in the case of hip-hopper, Kanye West, nothing is too grandiose. Apparently, the rapper/ producer fancies the Indian cuisine at British Raj so much---that he had dinner for himself and his entourage ordered for delivery to New York from the restaurant, which is in Wales.

A FANCY FEAST

The fancy meal of specially prepared fish, vegetables, chapati breads, onion bhajees and more was specifically ordered for Kanye West and seven members of his entourage, said a rep from British Raj's restaurant. The meal itself would only cost approximately $40 per person if consumed in the actual restaurant. But in this instance, the Indian cuisine, priced at a bit more than $3,900 (and that does not include the head chef's travel and care arrangements) was ordered for a meeting scheduled for Wednesday (March 7^th 2007).

Per head chef, Kaysor Ahmed, the dinner will be prepared and cooked at the restaurant, and then specially packaged for the trip; that will require the meal to be cooled and then shrink wrapped. After it's packaged, it is then packed in dry ice for preservation. From that point, on Tuesday, the meal and the chef will travel from Wales by helicopter to the Heathrow Airport in London---at which point, the chef will take a flight to Manhattan, New York for West's meeting on Wednesday. During the entire trip, the food must be closely monitored by Ahmed to ensure the proper temperature at all times. The meal must also be completely cleared through airport customs before being delivered to the group.

SUPERIOR TAKE-OUT

According to one of British Raj's waiters, Tarik Mohammed, the restaurant typically does not deliver outside of a three-mile radius. But for the wealthy rap artist, an exception was made, as London is approximately 150 miles east of Wales.

Mohammed states: "I was horrified when I heard about this request because of the distance involved," further explaining that the restaurant's reputation could be on the line if the delicate delivery does not go as planned.

But head chef Ahmed will not have too much to be concerned about as his travel arrangements are business class. And his arrival at Kanye West's soiree will be facilitated by a limousine. The restaurant was actually recommended to West by fellow rapper Snoop Dogg; but Ahmed was even unaware of who rapper, "Snoop Dogg" was. He excitably claimed : "It is unbelievable, I didn't even know this Snoop Dogg man had eaten our food before." He also maintained that he'd never heard of Kanye West either, stating, "...when the order came in on the fax we had no idea who Kanye West was; we had to type his name into Google."