Tom and Gisele Lock Lips at Nobu, ‘Full House’ Cast and the B-52s Hit Bowery Hotel!?

Earlier this week we linked to a Daily News item claiming Padma Lakshmi rudely refused complimentary dishes from Fiamma’s chef. A commenter wrote, “I was at Fiamma the night Padma was dining there and it absolutely did NOT go down that way. When the dishes arrived at the table, she thanked them profusely and apologized for being too full to eat any of them!” Whatever happened, Padma was just one of many celebs to chow down (or at least show up) at local restaurants this week, and here’s our gossip-column compendium of just who went where.

Posted 12/18/07 in Grub Street : Celebrity Settings

Tags: ben benson's, bubby's, buddakan, burritoville, Celebrity Settings, dos caminos, fiamma, four seasons, gemma, goldbar, half king, hawaiian tropic zone, le royale, lobby bar at the bowery hotel, lure fishbar, mr. chow, noble food & wine, nobu 57, nobu next door, philippe, piadina, room service, rose bar, san pietro, smith's, spring street natural, the box, the waverly inn, tortilla flats, ulysses' bar

Restaurateur Donatella Arpaia Binges on Oysters and Snacks on Hot Pockets

There's no other restaurateur quite like Donatella Arpaia of Dona and davidburke & donatella: She was the first to zip around town on a Vespa ("Everyone else copied me") and, leaving aside her discerning palate, we're quite certain she's the only one food writers have characterized as "comely." Between Friday, September 29, and Wednesday, October 4, she indulged in a singular combination of sea urchin, fat-free yogurt, and black-and-white cookies.

Posted 10/06/06 in Grub Street : The New York Diet

Tags: ben benson's, blue ribbon, bruno bakery, davidburke & donatella, dona, donatella arpaia, gnocco, il mulino, jimmy's, the new york diet, viand, westhampton bakery