The Starlet

Haylie Duff, Rachel Hunter, and poker star Jamie Gold all dined last week at Mamacita.   Sammy Hagar was having a good time at the special Marc Vetri dinner at Zuppa on Sunday night. Hagar had plenty of opportunity to hang out with chef/owner Joseph Manzare, who is now on…

This is so fierce: John Waters was dining at Bar Tartine with Mink Stole(!) and holding court all night (natch). He reportedly went up to some chickie and said, “I'm gay, but you're hot” and then turned to her date and said, “I hope you know…

The patio at Enrico’s is already becoming a hotspot: director Brett Ratner was seen drinking Schramsberg bubbles with a few friends, and this last Friday Sean Penn was spotted eating and drinking with about six pals. Chris Tucker recently tucked into some sushi at Umami.…

Frances McDormand was spotted having dinner at Farina. And since I was in Chicago, I have a firsthand report of seeing Antoine Walker of the Miami Heat hanging out with his posse in the bar at the Sofitel. All I can say is the folks who robbed him at gunpoint…

Bobby Flay and his wife Stephanie March (from Law and Order: Special Victims Unit) were spotted at the Ferry Building Marketplace. Rosario Dawson partied down at the Ambassador. Her posse consumed a few—or should I say quite a few—bottles of Dom Perignon. Tres Agaves was busy with all…

The city was crawling with folks from the All-Star Game. Last night there was a big party at Roe—Barry Bonds was there, plus Derek Jeter, Gary Payton, Rev. Jessie Jackson, Mark Sweeney, and Alex Rodriguez. Alyssa Milano had drinks at Umami on Saturday night. Jake Gyllenhaal was spotted having…

Robin Williams brought Billy Crystal to Jardinière for dinner on Saturday. Robin had the red wine braised beef short ribs with horseradish potato puree and herb salad (no word if he gave the various items their own names and voices), and Billy had the rib eye steak with fingerling potatoes,…

La Stone was at the St. Regis bar last week with a couple girlfriends. Reportedly looked amazing, why am I not surprised? Krist Novoselic (the bass player from Nirvana) was spotted by a server at Bambuddha Lounge on Wednesday. The server was a huge Nirvana fan and recognized Krist despite…

Francis Ford Coppola came into Presidio Social Club for dinner, accompanied by his wife and two younger folks.  He ate the Sloppy Joe, but with artichoke instead of fries (I should follow his example). The cute chocolate cupcakes were also spotted at the table.…

Following a dinner at PlumpJack Cafe for the San Francisco Professional Food Society to discuss his recently published book, Chez Jacques: Traditions and Rituals of a Cook, Jacques Pépin stopped by the kitchen to say hello to the staff and talk roast suckling pig with the executive chef, James Syhabout.…