tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27534385880114212222011-11-27T16:59:14.001-08:00Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18133737535022180304noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2753438588011421222.post-34065891053600224132008-03-17T13:47:00.000-07:002008-03-17T13:55:37.594-07:00<a href="http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00268/TMF19HOTEL2385_268495a.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00268/TMF19HOTEL2385_268495a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Born in Budapest in 1957, André (or is it Andre?) has made a name for himself as an NYC hotelier, and by dating Uma Thurmann. He caught my attention because of <a href="http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/where_to_stay/article3184209.ece">this article in The Times Magazine</a>, and The Independent even went so far as to name him "<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/andr-balazs-the-king-of-america-424570.html">the king of America</a>". According to The Times, his surname is "pronounced like the first two syllables of Bellagio."</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2753438588011421222-3406589105360022413?l=ismert.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18133737535022180304noreply@blogger.com0