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

Actor-Director Ajay Naidu Will Eat Sugar But Only for Uma Thurman

Ajay Naidu — known for his role as Sameer in Office Space and for parts in The West Wing and other shows — reported to the set of Griffin Dunne's new romantic comedy, The Accidental Husband, while also doing post-production work on his directorial debut, Ashes. We wondered how a man who was at the mercy of Craft services and who had recently quit sugar (making it "doubly hard to get around and be satisfied in New York") could survive for a week. Luckily, his co-star Uma Thurman convinced him to eat a cookie.

Posted 12/01/06 in Grub Street : The New York Diet

Tags: ajay naidu, burritoville, cafe orlin, cinderella falafel, edward's, sonali, the new york diet, tribeca tavern