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By Emily Mae Czachor

July 17, 2023 / 4:00 PM EDT / CBS News

Spanish climate activists defaced a multimillion-dollar superyacht docked in Ibiza over the weekend, a social media video shows. The yacht, a sprawling vessel called Kaos, is reportedly owned by Nancy Walton Laurie, a billionaire Walmart heiress. 

Activists from Futuro Vegetal , an environmental group that aims to fight climate change, shared a video on Twitter Sunday morning showing them standing in front of the Kaos yacht and holding a poster that reads, "You Consume Others Suffer." At least one portion of the boat's exterior, the one closest to land, is seen covered in a mixture of red and black spray paint.

Members of Futuro Vegetal pointed out that carbon emissions across the board are highest among the world's richest people.

"The richest 1% of the world population pollutes more than the poorest 50%," the activists are heard saying in the video. 

"They are condemning us to a future of pain, misery and desolation," they continued. "They are destroying our planet, compromising the habitability of the land and everything, to lead a standard of living that goes beyond the limits of reason."

The two climate activists who appeared in Futuro Vegetal's social media video were detained on Sunday, according to the group, which said in an update shared on Twitter that the pair would likely be released on Monday afternoon. 

No podemos seguir así, es una cuestión de vida o muerte. Escúchanos, comparte nuestro mensaje! Actualización de las compañeras: siguen detenidas desde esta mañana y se prevee que sean trasladadas al juzgado, siendo puestas en libertad mañana a mediodía. APÓYANOS. pic.twitter.com/Bx0IJjER06 — FuturoVegetal🍒 (@FuturoVegetal) July 16, 2023

According to  Yacht Bible , an industry news site that says it tracks yacht purchases and ownership globally, Kaos belongs to Laurie, the  granddaughter of Walmart cofounder  Bud Walton. Laurie inherited a stake in Walmart from her father and received enough stock in the company when he died in 1995 to make her a billionaire, according to Forbes. She took the 268th spot on the magazine's billionaires list in 2023, and her net worth is valued at around $8.7 billion, according to Forbes . 

Grassroots climate activists, climate scientists and world leaders have for years been calling on the rich to reduce carbon emissions, as they point to the disproportionate greenhouse gas contributions from wealthy countries, like the United States, and individuals. In 2020, the United Nations urged the world's richest 1% to cut their carbon footprints by around 97% in order to stave off ongoing climate change. 

Its report that year warned that the global emissions gap, meaning the "difference between where we are likely to be and where we need to be" on climate policy, was dangerously large, and the wealthy were primarily responsible. At the time, the U.N. report said just 10% of the world's population emitted nearly half of the world's carbon pollution.

In a report published in September 2020, the Stockholm Environment Institute estimated that the richest 10% of people, globally, contributed to roughly 50% of worldwide carbon emissions in the years 1995 and 2015 — the timeframe in which the institute conducted its study. By comparison, the poorest 50% were responsible for 7% or 8% of emissions. 

Citing portions of that study in its own report on greenhouse gases and climate change, the International Energy Agency noted that the world's richest 0.1% contribute more to global carbon emissions each year than the rest of the wealthiest 10% combined, with the richest 1% polluting roughly 1,000 times more than the poorest 1%. Another report by Oxfam last November suggested that just 125 of the world's wealthiest billionaires emit 3 million tons of carbon dioxide per person, on average, each year, which is about a million times higher than the average annual emissions of the bottom 90%.

CBS News reached out to Walmart and to Laurie but did not receive immediate replies.

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A group of climate change activists trashed a $300 million superyacht owned by billionaire Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie on the Spanish island of Ibiza by blasting it with paint.

The Futuro Vegetal group, which translates to Future Vegetable, said on Twitter that two members used fire extinguishers filled with red and black paint to deface the “Kaos” superyacht Sunday morning.

Futuro Vegetal also uploaded pictures of two members standing in front of the luxury yacht with signs that read “You Consume Others Suffer.”

“The only reason we continue to maintain an economic system that leads us to eco-social collapse is to sustain the privileges of this small privileged class,” the group said in a statement about the vandalism. “The mega-rich live off the suffering of others.”

The Spanish Civil Guard said two people were arrested at the docks this morning over the incident, local Periodico de Ibiza reports.

Sources told the Spanish newspaper that the yacht was actually scheduled to leave Ibiza on Sunday, with the spraypainting taking place just as the crew was preparing to depart.

The Futuro Vegetal group said they specifically targeted Laurie’s yacht as she is one of the wealthiest women in the world, with Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index pinging her net worth at $7.77 billion.

Laurie’s yacht made headlines in May with a series of features about the impressive 361-foot ship, which sports its own swimming pool, aquarium and helipad.

The superyacht also holds its own cinema, spa facilities, gym and even a small hospital for medical emergencies at sea.

The vandalism came following a call from the Extinction Rebellion Ibiza group, an activist organization demanding the ban of private jets and luxury yachts over emission concerns .

The group called on a campaign to specifically target such jets and yachts in Ibiza, with a private jet spray painted in a similar fashion by activists last week at Ibiza’s airport.

Futuro Vegetal said they were proud to have joined the campaign in Ibiza in order to raise awareness for their cause. The group touts itself as a civil disobedience and direct action group fighting against climate change .

Representatives for Laurie did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.

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Two arrested following Kaos vandalism in Ibiza

Two people have been arrested after vandalising the 110-metre motor yacht Kaos while she was manoeuvring into port in Ibiza on 16 July. 

A video shared by the organisation responsible for the stunt shows two individuals spraying red and black paint onto the yacht's stern while she was pulling into port, while a third member of the organisation filmed the incident. 

Members of the deck crew were quick to act, deterring the activists with a waterhose and then hosing down the paint, which is understood to be biodegradable. 

The local Policía Nacional has since arrested two individuals. According to the activist group, the pair were detained overnight in Ibiza and are due to be released today (17 July), following which they will be expected to appear in court.

Kaos departed the port after the incident and has since arrived in the bay of Palma, according to BOATPro data. The extent of the damage is not clear.

A spokesperson for Oceanco , which delivered Kaos as Jubilee in 2017, declined to comment on the incident.

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A group of climate activists vandalized the $300 million superyacht of Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie in Ibiza on Sunday, drenching the craft’s stern in black and red paint shot from fire extinguishers.

Two demonstrators—from the Spain-based Futuro Vegetal environmental group—then displayed a sign that read “You Consume Others Suffer,” which they proudly posted to their Twitter account.

Police said that those two demonstrators have been arrested.

“The only reason we continue to maintain an economic system that leads us to eco-social collapse is to sustain the privileges of this small privileged class,” Futuro Vegetal said of the stunt in an Instagram pos t. “The mega-rich live off the suffering of others.”

The group performed a similar act just two days prior, soaking a private jet in yellow and black paint before donning a sign with a similar message.

Laurie, their latest target, inherited a stake in Walmart in 1995 from her father Bud Walton, who built the brand into retail royalty alongside his brother. She is reportedly worth more than $8 billion, making her one of the richest 300 people in the world, according to Forbes .

Her yacht, named Kaos, is a whopping 361 feet long, features four decks, and has room for 31 guests and a 45-person crew.

The boat’s amenities include an on-board aquarium , full spa facilities, and a large cinema. There’s even a separate gym for the ship’s crew and a small hospital for at-sea medical crises.

Laurie did not respond to The Daily Beast’s requests for comment.

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Climate activists have attacked a superyacht belonging to Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie, spraying red and black paint across the stern.

The vessel was vandalised on Sunday in Ibiza by members of the Spain -based environmental group Futuro Vegetal.

Two activists were photographed holding a sign that read: “You Consume Others Suffer”.

A crew member can be seen behind them hosing the paint off the side of the boat.

Both of the demonstrators were arrested.

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The group posted images and videos of the attack on Instagram, writing: “The only reason we continue to maintain an economic system that leads us to eco-social collapse is to sustain the privileges of this small privileged class.”

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“The mega-rich live off the suffering of others. It is the people who are at the top of the social pyramid who put all life on the planet at their service, forcing us to work to sustain their system, exploiting animals and destroying the territory no matter how much suffering and death it implies.”

Just two days before, the group had also sprayed a private jet with black and yellow paint.

Ms Laurie, the owner of the yacht, inherited a stake in Walmart in 1995 from her father, Bud Walton, who built the brand into the retail empire it is today with his brother.

According to Forbes, Ms Laurie is worth approximately $8.7bn.

Her yacht, “Kaos”, is worth $300m and is 361 feet long with four decks, accommodation for 31 guests and a 45-person crew.

Featuring full spa facilities, an aquarium and a cinema, there are also separate gyms for guests and crew and a small hospital for onboard emergencies.

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A group of environmental activists in Spain vandalized a superyacht owned by a Walmart heiress.

Futuro Vegetal, an activist group based in Spain, sprayed paint on the massive yacht Kaos as it tried to leave port in Ibiza.

The group, which advocates for civil disobedience to confront the ongoing climate crisis, said they targeted the yacht because the owner is one of the wealthiest women in the world.

The boat’s owner, Nancy Walton Laurie, is the daughter of Bud Walton, who co-founded retail giant Walmart with his brother Sam Walton in 1962.

Laurie inherited a stake in the company from her father when he died in 1995, instantly making her a billionaire.

Forbes estimates her net worth is now around $8.7billion, making her currently the 254th wealthiest person in the world.

In a video posted by the group on Twitter, a group of activists use fire extinguishers to douse the stern of the boat with red and black paint.

Crew members on the Kaos can be seen immediately trying to wash the paint off with hoses as the boat quickly moves away from the docks.

The activists then unfurled a banner that read: ‘You consume, others suffer.’

The Kaos is a 361-foot superyacht that was purchased by Laurie in 2017.

It was originally built for Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the former emir of Qatar. It was put up for sale after the monarch’s death in 2016.

It has cabin space able to fit 31 guests and 45 crew members, according to online yacht database YachtBible . The site estimates the ship costs about $30-40million per year to run.

The massive ship also has a full gym, a sauna with a steam room, a movie theater, an indoor beach club, and a small hospital. It employs a full crew to maintain the gym and spa onboard.

Futuro Vegetal was previously responsible for a similar stunt on Friday at Ibiza’s airport.

After breaking onto the airport’s runway, the activists then covered the windows of a private jet with black and yellow spray paint.

They then unfurled a banner that read: ‘Your luxury = our climate crisis.’

On Monday, Futuro Vegetal reported that the two activists responsible for the yacht painting were detained by the Guardia Civil for about 18 hours after getting arrested for vandalism.

‘As always, they had very little plant-based food and the activists have been able to eat very little,’ the group said on Twitter.

They also claimed the detained activists were handcuffed the entire time, and were refused water from 9.00am to 2.00pm during their detainment.

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By SuperyachtNews 08 Sep 2023

Kaos vandalised again

Protestors have once again covered the vessel in paint, this time whilst it was docked in barcelona….

Image Credit: Mar Sala Oltra , La Directa

Climate activists have vandalised Kaos for the second time earlier today, this time whilst it was docked in the port of Barcelona. Two members of Extinction Rebellion and Scientific Rebellion breached marina security and sprayed the 110m Oceanco vessel in red paint, then stood alongside the yacht holding signs that read ‘Billionaires should not exist’.

🛳Según han explicado a El Salto, con esta protesta los activistas quieren visibilizar y denunciar la responsabilidad que los multimillonarios tienen sobre la crisis climática. Vídeo y texto @MarSala___ https://t.co/v6zTF5EDeM pic.twitter.com/UeV0Sau4Yz — El Salto (@ElSaltoDiario) September 8, 2023

The protestors told Spanish publication El Salto, that they wanted to visibly denounce the “responsibility that billionaires have for the climate crisis”. The yacht is owned by Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie, one of the wealthiest women in the world, with Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index putting her net worth at $7.77bn.

 “This year we have experienced the highest temperatures in the history of humanity and instead of reducing emissions, we continue to emit billions of tons of CO2,” says one of the activists. “We must decrease and reduce emissions drastically and we are not going to ask it of the people who have the least. We have to take away the social license of that 1% of the population to pollute whatever they want simply because they have money and power.”

Kaos (formerly known as Jubilee), was previously defaced in red and black paint by two climate activists using fire extinguishers in Ibiza. At the time, the Futuro Vegetal protestors were seen holding up a sign reading ‘You Consume Others Suffer’ as crew on board attempted to wash the paint off with water.

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300 Million Superyacht Owned by Walmart Heiress Vandalized by Climate Change Activists [Pics]

W almart Heiress’s yacht was vandalised by a group of climate change activists in Ibiza. The yacht owned by the Walmart Heiress Nancy Walton Laurie is worth $300 million. The vandalised pictures were shared on twitter by a Spain based Futuro Vegetal environmental group. One of the pictures showed the activists displaying a picture wherein they were seen holding a sign which read “You Consume Others Suffer”

“We spray paint using fire extinguishers against the 300-million-euro mega-yacht of Nancy Walton, heiress to #Walmart and one of the richest women in the world with a fortune of 8.7 billion dollars.” tweeted Futuro Vegetal. See the pictures shared below

The tweet shared by them stated that the only reason they continue to maintain an ecosystem that leads them to eco-social collapse is to sustain the privileges of this small, privileged class and the mega-rich live off the suffering of others. The members used fire extinguishers filled with red and black paint to vandalize the “Kaos” superyacht

“It is the people who are at the top of the social pyramid who put the whole life of #planeta at their service, forcing us to work to sustain their system, exploiting animals and destroying the territory no matter how much suffering and death it implies.” reads the tweet

The Walmart Heiress, Ms. Laurie whose yacht was vandalized, has an estimated net worth which is roughly $8.7 billion.

As per Periodico de Ibiza report, the two demonstrators have been arrested at the docks by the Spanish Civil Guard on charges of vandalism.

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• 360-foot superyacht Kaos has been vandalised in Ibiza this morning at 9am
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Published: 09:57 EDT, 16 July 2023 | Updated: 15:55 EDT, 17 July 2023

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Two climate activists have been arrested after trashing Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie's £241million superyacht Kaos by dousing it in red and black paint.

Protesters from Futuro Vegetal (Vegetable Future) sprayed the 360ft vessel using fire extinguishers as it lay moored in Ibiza just after 9am on Sunday.

Footage has emerged of the two eco zandals approaching the 'Kaos' and beginning to spray paint over it, as staff on board run out and attempt to wash it off with water. 

After they defaced the superyacht, which belongs to the Walmart heiress who has an estimated $7.7bn fortune, the protesters are seen holding up a sign saying 'You Consume Others Suffer'.

The stunt continues a summer of outlandish protests staged by eco activists including disrupting major sporting and cultural events and spray painting a private jet in Ibiza two days earlier.

The 360-foot superyacht Kaos has been vandalised by climate activists from the Futuro Vegetal group in Ibiza this morning around 9am

The superyacht was launched by company Oceanco and belongs to American supermarket heiress Nancy Walton Laurie, who is the daughter of Walmart co-founder James 'Bud' Walton

They used fire extinguishers to spray paint across the one end of the £241million yacht and held up a sign saying 'You Consume Others Suffer', according to Spanish newspaper Periodico de Ibiza

A crewmember from a yacht nearby to Kaos told MailOnline the damage to the vessel will likely cost its owner 'millions' and slammed the 'useless' port security. 

He said: 'If Kaos had left ten minutes earlier it would have been our yacht.'

He added: 'They took ages to come and police didn't even arrest them, they just took them in for questioning.'

Futuro Vegetal later claimed responsibility for the stunt on social media, adding: 'The mega-rich live off the suffering of others'.

The superyacht Kaos belongs to US supermarket heiress Nancy Walton Laurie, the daughter of Walmart co-founder James 'Bud' Walton.

It has been moored in the marina for five days and was scheduled to leave Ibiza today, however it was vandalised just before the crew was set to sail.

The vandalism, which saw the boat sprayed in red and black, will likely cost 'millions' to repair

Futuro Vegetal describes itself as a collective of civil disobedience and direct action fighting against the climate crisis. 

It states: 'We don't have time to keep trying the same tactics we've been using for years.

'We need the entire population to be aware of the critical point that we have reached as humanity and of the intergenerational violence that institutional policies entail in the face of the Climate Crisis.'

The superyacht which sails under the Jamaican flag, is 360-feet long and weighs 4,523 tons. It was built in the Netherlands in 2017 and was previously known under the name 'Jubilee'. 

In 2020, Nancy Walton Laurie had her superyacht refitted and redesigned by British designer Reymond Langton, according to the Yachtbible .

She is said to often take her superyacht for trips around Europe and the Mediterranean with her husband and daughter Paige Laurie. 

Kaos has four decks and can house 31 guests in 16 cabins as well as 45 crew members in 24 cabins. There are four VIP suites, while most of the standard suites come with en suite bathrooms. 

The yacht, which sails under the Jamaican flag, is 360-feet long and weighs 4,523 tons. It was built in the Netherlands in 2017

The largest deck hosts a swimming pool and an aquarium, with other areas on the yacht boasting a large cinema, a sauna and full spa facilities (pictured: the boat before it was refit in 2020 after formerly being known as Jubilee)

The largest deck hosts a swimming pool, a dining area and an aquarium, with other areas on the yacht boasting a large cinema, a sauna, a gym, full spa facilities including a steam room, as well as an indoor beach club. 

The crew also has their own gym below deck and onboard is also a consultation room for medical emergencies. The lounge area comes with gold ceilings as well as dark wood features. Marble bathrooms round off the deck. 

The yacht also has a helipad, a hot tub and even space for a smaller boat for day trips. It also carries two tenders, a lot of different water toys, several jet skis, water bobs and paddleboards.

The entire vessel is also completely wheelchair-accessible due to its elevators and barrier-free access to all decks.

Oceanco, which built the superyacht, is also responsible for Jeff Bezos' £400million superyacht . 

It also has a helipad, a hot tub and even space for a smaller boat for day trips. Kaos has four decks and can house 31 guests as well as 45 crew members

@thebridgetbrick Never a dull day in Miami, as another, mega yacht pulls up outside my front door. Did you know it’s easy to look up any information about a yacht? I learned this while in Portofino, and from this little search, you can tell who owns yachts & who rents them. 🙊 #miami #miamilife #yacht #yachts ♬ original sound - Bridget Brick

It comes days after a group targeted a private jet in Ibiza. 

Video showed one of the group's 'militants' speaking in front of the plane saying they are 'here today because it terrifies me, not having a future.'

It then cuts to a man covering the plane in black and yellow paint before climbing onto the wing and gluing himself to the fuselage.

Video showed the extent of graffiti covering the plane as eco activists protested 'luxury'

The nose of the plane was covered in yellow paint, shown in the video shared by Futuro Vegetal

Days earlier, footage of climate protestors in Germany went viral after some clashed with the driver of an Air Liquide lorry which promotes 'energy transition'.

The clip shared online appears to show Letzte Generation protestors sitting in the road to block traffic before a lorry driver attempts to push through.

One activist is dragged along the road by the moving truck before the driver relents, gets out and pulls them out of the road to pass safely.

In the video titled 'Truck driver nearly runs over Letzte Generation human', three climate protestors are seen to sit down in the road in front of a Air Liquide lorry.

Air Liquide is the Paris Olympics' official hydrogen supporter and works to innovate 'the development of low-carbon hydrogen and biomethane for the energy transition'. 

The driver is pictured trying to drag the protestor sitting in the road out from under the lorry

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A superyacht owned by Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie attracted attention recently after being spotted in Miami, Florida.

A TikToker posted a video of "Kaos," Walton Laurie's 361-foot luxury yacht, as it was moored outside her "front door."

"Oh wow, this thing is huge," Bridget Brick says in the video, adding that the yacht "looks like a small city."

@bridgetbrix Never a dull day in Miami, as another, mega yacht pulls up outside my front door. Did you know it’s easy to look up any information about a yacht? I learned this while in Portofino, and from this little search, you can tell who owns yachts & who rents them. 🙊 # #miami # #miamilife # #yacht # #yachts ♬ original sound - Bridget Brick

Walton Laurie, worth $7.5 billion according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index , is the youngest daughter of Walmart co-founder James "Bud" Walton. She inherited her father's stake in the company when he died in 1995.

According to Bloomberg , she has a stake of less than 5% in Walmart, with the rest of the family's holding controlled by her sister, Ann Walton Kroenke. 

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Walton Laurie is the founder of a New York-based dance group called the Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet. She also owns a dance studio located in Columbia, Missouri called the Columbia Performing Arts Centre.

According to Yacht Bible , Kaos has four decks and room for 31 guests as well as 45 crew, with the largest deck boasting a swimming pool and even an aquarium. 

It also has a large cinema, sauna, and full spa facilities, the site says.

Photos shared by the Superyacht Times appear to show other features such as a helipad, a jacuzzi, and storage space for a smaller boat. 

"Kaos" was built in the Netherlands by Oceanco, a custom yacht builder which also constructed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' $500 million megayacht .

"Kaos" was previously named "Al Menwar" by the House of Thani, the Qatari royal family, per the Yacht Bible.

The yacht was fully refitted in 2020 by Luerssen in Hamburg, Germany, per the Yacht Bible, while the interior was redesigned with help from Reymond Langton Design.

Walton Laurie reportedly also owns another lavish superyacht called "Secret," according to Robb Report .

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Still in his mid-30’s, Vladimir Mukhin is already one of Russia’s best known chefs and the leading culinary light of the White Rabbit Group, which has 16 restaurants around the country. The most well-known of these, Moscow’s  White Rabbit , was named one of the 50 best restaurants in the world last year. Roads & Kingdoms’ Nathan Thornburgh talked to Mukhin in Moscow about being a fifth-generation chef, reviving classic Russian cuisine, and finding good product in the age of embargoes.

Nathan Thornburgh: Tell me about White Rabbit, what is the food? What are you trying to accomplish there?

Vladimir Mukhin: The White Rabbit is a big restaurant. We’re trying to revive Russian cuisine. I’m a fifth-generation chef, so I’m passionate about the food we create. During the Soviet Union period, we killed Russian food. Classic Russian recipes became too simplified. For example, usually you drink tea, but if you want to be, just to be creative, want to make the tea with milk, you can’t. It would be like stealing milk from the government. People went to jail.

When I was growing up, I remember my grandfather coming to the kitchen and crying because he couldn’t experiment with his food.

Thornburgh: Wow. I remember this famous photo session with Che Guevara which came up with some of his best pictures, maybe two incredible iconic portraits came from an entire roll of film, and the photographer went to him and showed him this roll of film and Che said, What the hell are you doing? You wasted all of these images. You took 30 pictures to get one? That’s the government’s film. It’s a similar mentality.   So you’re telling the story of a kind of cuisine that was lost on the Soviet history and now you’re playing with this idea of finding it again. What does your process look like? Do you get as many grandmothers as you can round up and just kind of shake recipes out of them? How were you doing this?

Mukhin: I just try to work with as many local farmers and producers as I can, so we can use as many Russian ingredients as we can.

Thornburgh: So this is a close relationship.

Mukhin: Yes. I traveled throughout Russia—not just the big cities, but also the villages to talk with older people.

Thornburgh: You know I think people don’t understand the vastness of Russia, and how big it’s collection of cultures and languages and cuisines is. What parts of the country influences your food?

Mukhin: I’m inspired by the whole country. It’s a big territory, and sometimes it feels like it’s too big. I try and use different techniques and ingredients from all over the country, which I think makes my menus distinct.

We have an a la carte menu with about 50 dishes of classical Russian food. Everything looks modern because I’m a young chef. But if you close your eyes and try these dishes, you’ll taste 100% classic Russian flavors.

I want to highlight all aspects of Russian cuisine. Before the Olympic Games in Sochi, we opened a restaurant there, not just to make money, but to expose people visiting for the Olympics to Russian food. That’s why we opened The Red Fox restaurant. It’s all about Russian ingredients.

Thornburgh: Sochi, at least when I’ve been there, is like a Miami Beach. It’s like a place to get pizza and sushi, and go to the nightclubs.

Mukhin: You been?

Thornburgh: Yeah.

Mukhin: It’s crazy.

Thornburgh: It’s a little crazy, but it’s interesting to bring in Red Fox and sort of say okay, because people are coming out, let’s bring Russia to Sochi.

Mukhin: It was incredible. We had thousands of visitors at the restaurant.  

Thornburgh: So you really looked internally for inspiration. Did working outside of Russia motivate you to focus on Russian cuisine?

Mukhin: Yes. I spent time working in Avignon, France. I worked with Christian Etienne, and he would make a special Russian meal once a year.  It was crazy.

Thornburgh: How was the food?

Mukhin: It was shit. I told him that I would cook real Russian food for him, and I did. I cooked borscht, blinis, and other classics. He liked it and said that once a year we should use my recipes, but with his influence. I agreed, and we went on to make amazing food. Eventually, I wanted to come back to my motherland. So I left and I started working on making White Rabbit a reality.

Thornburgh: When people go to White Rabbit, what are they going to find?

Mukhin: Someone once told me that there is a new Russian cuisine and an old Russian cuisine. I think Russian cuisine is going through an evolution. So I hope people will come and see evolution at White Rabbit.

Thornburgh: Great. Always good to end on an invite. Thank you.

Mukhin: Thank you so much.

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