2 Chainz Celebrates New Album ‘A Week in Paris’ at His Haute Living Cover Launch Dinner at Verde New York With Louis XIII and Champagne Telmont

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2 Chainz beside his Haute Living cover at Verde New York.

It was a fitting way to mark a milestone. On Thursday, October 29, the same day his cover story went live, Haute Living hosted a cover launch dinner for cover star 2 Chainz that doubled as a celebration of his new album, A Week in Paris, at Verde New York, at 85 10th Avenue in the Meatpacking District. Presented with partners Champagne Telmont and Louis XIII, the evening honored the Grammy Award-winning artist, entrepreneur and cultural icon over cocktails, conversation and a dinner menu by Chef Julien Lee Thibault.

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Verde New York on 10th Avenue in the Meatpacking District.

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2 Chainz at the step-and-repeat, flanked by Louis XIII and Champagne Telmont.

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Louis XIII’s Clément Guenec, Justine Nicolas and Victor Poncey with 2 Chainz and Layla Jahrami Notarfrancesco.

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Dr. Daniel Beyda and Peter Gordan with decanters of Louis XIII at the step-and-repeat.

The cover story catches up with the rapper born Tauheed Epps, whose résumé now spans No. 1 albums, multiplatinum singles and ventures across real estate, hospitality, sports, food and fashion. In “2 Chainz Can Afford Almost Anything. What He Wants Now Isn’t for Sale,” written by Laura Schreffler and photographed by Ben Draper, he opens up about his New York Times bestselling memoir, The Voice in My Head Is God, his forthcoming album P.O.L.O. (Players Only Live Once), fatherhood and why, at 49, legacy is the new luxury. Read the full cover story here: https://hauteliving.com/2026/10/2-chainz-interview-legacy-luxury-memoir-polo/800663/

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Haute Living’s April Irene Donelson and 2 Chainz.

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Dr. Purvi Parikh and Peter Gordan at the Verde New York bar.

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Greg Lettieri, Francesca Larson and 2 Chainz.

Guests arrived to a step-and-repeat bearing the Haute Living, Verde, Louis XIII and Telmont marks and a display of the new cover, emblazoned with the line “Legacy Is the New Luxury,” where the guest of honor posed for photographs before the evening moved inside to Verde’s glowing dining room.

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2 Chainz with a glass of Louis XIII.

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Richard Li, Layla Jahrami Notarfrancesco and Nick Valenti.

Cocktail hour opened with Champagne Telmont Réserve de la Terre and a trio of cocktails: the Midnight Verde, made with The Botanist Gin, basil and lime cordial, green peppercorn essence and green tea soda; the J’Adore, with mezcal, hibiscus-beet cordial, lime, agave and habanero chili tincture; and the 99 Problems, mixing vodka, fresh cucumber, yuzu, Italicus, bergamot and ginger beer. Canapés of truffle pizzetta, mini hot dogs with truffle and tuna passion circulated as guests mingled.

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2 Chainz takes in his Haute Living cover.

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The table, set with candlelight and Louis XIII.

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2 Chainz at dinner, with Louis XIII close at hand.

Dinner was served at a long table set with candlelight, crystal and decanters of Louis XIII. Each course was paired with vintage Telmont: Blanc de Blancs 2007 alongside the first appetizers of yellowtail crudo with aguachile and coconut milk and wagyu carpaccio with basil pesto, caperberries and Parmesan; Blanc de Blancs 2012 with a lobster salad and a cecina pizzetta; and Vinothèque 2013 with mains of salmon fillet in beurre blanc, truffle macaroni with mascarpone cream and a traditional duck parmentier, served with baby gem lettuce, Brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes and French fries for the table.

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Dr. Daniel Beyda, Peter Gordan and Victor Poncey at dinner.

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Champagne Telmont is poured at dinner.

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Candlelight, Louis XIII and Champagne Telmont as dinner gets underway.

Around the table, 2 Chainz was joined by a guest list that read like a who’s who of New York and beyond, including Nick Valenti, Dr. Purvi Parikh, Dr. Daniel Beyda, David Weiss, Greg Lettieri, Peter Gordan, Jackie Francis, Kelly Leach, Tina Mangen, Dr. Anna Avaliani, Reggie Bouzy, Ali Lasky, Richie Romero, Derek Gibbons, Husam Almunajed, Alla Bershadkaya, Richard Li, Farooq Abbasi and Athan Didaskalou, alongside Louis XIII’s Clément Guenec, Justine Nicolas, Victor Poncey and Layla Jahrami Notarfrancesco, and Haute Living’s April Irene Donelson.

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The dining room at Verde New York comes alive.

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2 Chainz addresses the room, with Haute Living’s April Irene Donelson and Louis XIII’s Clément Guenec.

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A decanter of Louis XIII by candlelight.

Between toasts, 2 Chainz took the microphone to address the room.

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Layla Jahrami Notarfrancesco and 2 Chainz at dinner.

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Wagyu carpaccio, one of the evening’s first appetizers.

After an interlude of lemon sorbet, Louis XIII took the spotlight for the final act, poured alongside a dessert spread of vanilla-infused crème brûlée, a delicately caramelized fine apple tart, an Incredible French Toast with salted caramel and a pavlova with lemon and raspberry compote and Chantilly.

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2 Chainz shares a toast with Louis XIII’s Justine Nicolas.

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Glasses poured and waiting beside Louis XIII.

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2 Chainz raises a glass with Louis XIII’s Justine Nicolas.

For a man who helped make luxury part of hip-hop’s vocabulary and now measures it in family, ownership and time, it was a celebration that struck the right note: a new album, good company, a cover that tells his story and a glass of Louis XIII to close the night.