Date: 1st July 2002

Britney's Washout Nyla Restaurant Launch


As the night for the grand opening of Britney Spears new restaurant approached, so did the rain clouds. Despite the downpour stars showed up, such as mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Donald Trump and current Miss USA, Shauntay Hinton.

Taking it's name from a combination of Britney's home state of Louisiana 'La', and New York 'Ny', the eaterie is called Nyla and will serve up a range of bistro style food. Nyla will occupy space in the Dylan Hotel that formerly housed Virot, an upscale French restaurant that closed shortly after September the 11th, and will be located in midtown Manhattan.

Bobby Ochs, a partner in Nyla said, "The concept is going to be an American brasserie, where we are going to take on several personalities, at 11 p.m., we're going to convert it into a sophisticated late-night lounge.''

Nyla is virtually a Britney-free zone however, with no pictures or costumes to be seen. She herself isn't allowed to drink in there because of the drink age restrictions.

Source: Press Release