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Russell Crowe has announced that he's sent a donation for restoring Beirut's devastated restaurant Le Chef in the Lebanese capital's historic Gemmayzeh district following last week's massive port blast, in memory of the late Anthony Bourdain who loved the restaurant's traditional plates. AFP
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The decades-old Le Chef restaurant, located in the heart of Beirut's trendy Gemmayzeh district, is pictured following a huge chemical explosion at Beirut's port that devastated large parts of the Lebanese capital. AFP
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Hollywood star Russell Crowe said today that he donated funds to help rebuild the blast-hit Beirut restaurant on behalf of the late Anthony Bourdain, who loved its traditional dishes. AFP
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The decades-old Le Chef restaurant, located in the heart of Beirut's trendy Gemmayzeh district. AFP
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The late Anthony Bourdain loved its traditional dishes. AFP
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The restaurant was blown to pieces by the August 4 explosion that killed 171 people, wounded at least 6,500 and ravaged swathes of Beirut. AFP
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Russell Crowe has announced that he's sent a donation for restoring Beirut's devastated restaurant Le Chef in the Lebanese capital's historic Gemmayzeh district following last week's massive port blast, in memory of the late Anthony Bourdain who loved the restaurant's traditional plates. AFP
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The decades-old Le Chef restaurant, located in the heart of Beirut's trendy Gemmayzeh district, is pictured following a huge chemical explosion at Beirut's port that devastated large parts of the Lebanese capital. AFP
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Hollywood star Russell Crowe said today that he donated funds to help rebuild the blast-hit Beirut restaurant on behalf of the late Anthony Bourdain, who loved its traditional dishes. AFP
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The decades-old Le Chef restaurant, located in the heart of Beirut's trendy Gemmayzeh district. AFP
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The late Anthony Bourdain loved its traditional dishes. AFP
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The restaurant was blown to pieces by the August 4 explosion that killed 171 people, wounded at least 6,500 and ravaged swathes of Beirut. AFP
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Russell Crowe has announced that he's sent a donation for restoring Beirut's devastated restaurant Le Chef in the Lebanese capital's historic Gemmayzeh district following last week's massive port blast, in memory of the late Anthony Bourdain who loved the restaurant's traditional plates. AFP
Why Russell Crowe donated $5,000 to help a family-owned Beirut restaurant
'On behalf of Anthony Bourdain', the 'Gladiator' star wrote on Twitter
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Razmig Bedirian
13 August, 2020
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