The Starlet

Shaking Hands, Hugging Ladies at Ame December  6, 2011 Cuba Gooding Jr. dined at Ame with Terrence Howard and Star Wars producer Rick McCallum. My spy says Cuba “was very friendly to the staff and shook everyone’s hands and gave hugs to ladies in the bar and restaurant. They…

A tablehopper reader let me know Michael Franti was spotted eating lunch at Gracias Madre “with a lady friend” last Monday afternoon. Whether it’s going to be his last meal there remains to be seen with the impending closures of most Café Gratitude locations, and Gracias Madre (sniff).…

Gerard Butler (300, The Phantom of the Opera)—who is busy filming Of Men and Mavericks in Santa Cruz—came in to Twenty Five Lusk for dinner. He met a friend at the downstairs lounge before ascending upstairs for dinner (the pork loin and grilled flat iron steak were on…

The Latest Sightings at Twenty Five Lusk November 22, 2011 Gerard Butler (300, The Phantom of the Opera)—who is busy filming Of Men and Mavericks in Santa Cruz—came in to Twenty Five Lusk for dinner. He met a friend at the downstairs lounge before ascending upstairs for dinner…

Last week Rita Moreno, proud owner of an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony, dined on a wedge salad and shrimp scampi at Yankee Pier in Lafayette. She appeared fresh from her performance at the Berkeley Rep, wearing knee-high purple suede boots—reports say she treated the staff…

Two Celeb Sightings at Yankee Pier Lafayette November 22, 2011 Last week Rita Moreno, proud owner of an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony, dined on a wedge salad and shrimp scampi at Yankee Pier in Lafayette. She appeared fresh from her performance at the Berkeley Rep, wearing…

Two Celeb Sightings at Yankee Pier Lafayette November 22, 2011 Last week Rita Moreno, proud owner of an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony, dined on a wedge salad and shrimp scampi at Yankee Pier in Lafayette. She appeared fresh from her performance at the Berkeley Rep, wearing…

According to a tweet, it seems Sir Thomas Keller tried to walk in for dinner at Frances as a party of three; and much to the chagrin of the restaurant, had to be declined a table. Yup, busy busy. TK and his party ended up dining at Bar Tartine instead,…

Thanks to a tip from @thedapperdiner, I learned Helen Hunt came in to Café de la Presse two days in a row for a croissant and soy latte (here’s tweet number one, and number two).…