Legendary singer Billy Joel has made his way onto New Zealand's fine dining scene by eating at Auckland's Baduzzi restaurant.
Masterchef New Zealand judge Michael Dearth, who runs the restaurant, posted a photo of him and the singer on his Instagram.
"In all my years of Baduzzi hospo we’ve been lucky to have many famous people walk through our big red doors, but Billy Joel has to be the peak. I’ve been a huge Billy fan for many many years so you can imagine my excitement," Dearth said in an Instagram post.
Dearth told the Herald he was a superfan and had made Joel come into his restaurant by putting "out to the universe".
Billy Joel will be performing at Auckland's Eden Park for one night only, on Saturday.
