Celebrity Settings

4/ 1/08

2:05 PM

Olsen Twins Do It Downtown; Leo Loves Max Brenner

The Olsens: not posing for a Vice "Don't."Photo: Getty Images

Are the Olsen twins going hipster? You’d think so, based on the fact that Mary-Kate hit Sweet Paradise this week, while Ashley did it up at Lit. In other celebs-out-of-water news, Leonardo DiCaprio and his girl hit Max Brenner — so the sighting of Orlando Broom and his model girlfriend wasn’t a fluke. Also hilarious: NBC announcer Bert Pence getting booted from Elaine’s for bringing in White Castle burgers. We’re sure those slyders made it worth it.

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Celebrity Settings

3/18/08

11:00 AM

Ethan Hawke Hits Qdoba; ‘Beverly Hills 90210’ Reunion at D'Or

Clearly misses Benny's Burritos.Photo: Getty Images

Last week Todd Barry told us he was a Chipotle man and we noted that a couple of respected chefs were too — but it seems Ethan Hawke, for one, prefers naked burritos to burrito bols, if a recent sighting at Qdoba Mexican Grill is any indicator. Are notable New Yorkers embracing casual dining chains? Lizzie Grubman did take her client Tailor Made to, um, the Olive Garden…

Paul Abdul sends back dessert at Blue Fin... »

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Celebrity Settings

3/ 6/08

5:00 PM

LeBron James and Anna Wintour Cozy Up at Waverly; Moby Makes Out at R Bar

Courtside at the game?Photo Illustration: Getty Images, johnnyz's flickr

We weren’t surprised to read in "Page Six" today that Anna Wintour dined with LeBron James at the Waverly Inn. We passed their table on Tuesday, and when the ceilings are that low, it’s impossible to miss a six-foot-eight baller extracting himself from the center of a corner booth. James was patiently sitting next to the bathroom when we emerged, causing our waiter to remark, “You made LeBron James wait!” We couldn’t tell whether he was chastising us or congratulating us for no doubt costing the man a Benjamin of his time, but either way we felt a sense of accomplishment unknown since Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand queued up behind us at the Spotted Pig. The rest of this week’s sightings are heavy on the PDA.

The Moby crotchwatch continues. »

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Celebrity Settings

2/22/08

4:50 PM

Bobby Flay a Fan of Chipotle (the Restaurant, Not Just the Sauce)?

Photo: Getty Images

Earlier today, we pointed to our fashion blog’s outrage that Orlando Bloom was seen with Victoria’s Secret model Miranda Kerr at Max Brenner, of all places. However, our combing of this week’s celebrity sightings reveals it may have been a momentary lapse, since Bloom was also spotted at the much more respectable Bobo. Phew. But what’s this — Bobby Flay filming outside of Chipotle? Is he a spokesman now? Who knows — if Rachael Ray can endorse Dunkin’ Donuts…

This week's other sightings. »

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Celebrity Settings

2/12/08

9:00 AM

Kobe Dines on Kobe at Kobe; Nobu Gives Manning a Standing O

Fashion Week brought the usual celebrity infestation to town last week for glitzy after-parties, but we’ve already covered those. The real question is, where did the “normals” catch a bite? And of course by normals we mean billionaires, Nobel Prize winners, and Super Bowl champs, all of whom made the scene this week.

Nobu: Dinner of champions. »

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Celebrity Settings

1/31/08

3:30 PM

Momofuku, Freemans, Spotted Pig Honchos Break Bread With Stephen Starr

Li Lo does Luger.Photo: WireImage

Our favorite celebrity sighting of the week was, of course, Lindsay Lohan at Peter Luger on Tuesday night — that’s because we saw her with our own eyes. Of course, we can’t be everywhere and see everyone, so as usual we’ve combed the gossip columns for other stop-ins. We’re sorry we missed Tracy Morgan at the Plumm, shirtless and offering to father babies as usual, and boy do we wish we were a fly on the wall when partners Ken Friedman and Taavo Somer, along with David Chang, dined with Stephen Starr at Buddakan. Is there a Spotted Buddafuku in the works?

Alan Cumming hangs from a disco ball. »

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Celebrity Settings

1/25/08

9:30 AM

‘Scruffy Loner’ Heath Ledger Ate Solo at Grotta Azzurra

With Michelle Williams in New York.Photo: WireImage

As our sister blog Daily Intel has pointed out, this week was all about Tom Brady and Eli Manning sightings, with Tom and Gisele hitting the town (what else is new?) and Eli making it a quiet week. Michael Strahan also found a moment to sip chowder (question being, was it New York or New England style?). On a somber note, the Daily News uncovered Heath Ledger’s haunts in Soho: Spring Street Natural and Miro Café among them. The sighting we were most intrigued by, however, occurred in Park City, Utah: Sirio Maccioni eschewed trendier restaurants to hit Burger King. Now there’s a Whopper freakout we’d pay to see.

DiCaprio, Ledger seen texting at the table. »

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Celebrity Settings

1/18/08

3:15 PM

George ‘Norm’ Wendt Plays Beer Pong at Brother Jimmy’s; Uma and the BF Get Frisky at Lever House

Feeling randy.Photo: WireImage

A friend of Grub Street texted us last night to let us know that Camille Paglia was at French Roast, perusing The New Yorker in a suit jacket. As much as we love spotting “feminist bisexual egomaniacs” (her words, not ours), this didn’t quite sate our voyeuristic tendencies, so, as we do every week, we combed the gossip columns for mention of any other club and restaurant sightings.

Has Lance Bass betrayed Southern Hospitality? »

Celebrity Settings

1/10/08

9:30 AM

Jennifer Garner Likes the Food at Fiamma More than Padma Did

Jennifer Garner cooks?Photo: Getty Images

The week’s most exciting celebrity sighting was that of beer-sippin’ McLovin at Diner. No other celebs were busted getting their underage drink on, but there were other surprises: Rachael Ray rolled into the Orchard with a posse bigger than Diddy’s, and Jennifer Garner liked the food at Fiamma so much she slipped into the kitchen to beg Fabio Trabocchi for recipes. We figure that makes up for supposedly getting dissed by Padma Lakshmi a couple weeks ago. (And yes, there a Padma sighting this week, too…)

Parker Posey outed at 2nd Avenue Deli. »

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Celebrity Settings

1/ 7/08

4:30 PM

McLovin Eats Out, and Not at McDonald's

"I am McLovin."Photo: Patrick McMullan

As jaded as we are from combing through gossip columns for our weekly Celebrity Settings feature, there are certain celebs we’d give our middle nut to spot. Case in point: Friday night a friend texted us that she saw Christopher Mintz-Plasse, better known as McLovin from Superbad, leaving Diner in Williamsburg — presumably after eating a “sexy hamburger.” No word as to whether he attempted to purchase a drink with a Hawaiian I.D. (somehow the bartender hadn’t seen Superbad), but it’s good to see McLovin is keeping it low-key despite the mounting Oscar buzz.

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