The Starlet

Pals and Val April 24, 2012 On Friday night, Val Kilmer came in to Dosa on Fillmore with two other guys, ordering the Chennai chicken, vada pav (nice choice!), dahi vada, and the Tamil lamb curry. He reportedly said he loved it all. A Sighting That Isn't Top…

Madness (the band) was at Jasper’s Corner Tap last week (ostensibly after their show at The Warfield). They were kicking it at the bar—people saw them drinking bartender Allison Webber’s cocktails and a few Fernet shots—because that’s how we do it here in San Francisco.…

Total Madness April 24, 2012 Madness (the band) was at Jasper’s Corner Tap last week (ostensibly after their show at The Warfield). They were kicking it at the bar—people saw them drinking bartender Allison Webber’s cocktails and a few Fernet shots—because that’s how we do…

On Saturday afternoon, the curly-haired man of smooth sax, Kenny G, was spotted having lunch at Puccini & Pinetti. Lunch must have been delicious, because he was back Thursday night for dinner. (He was in town playing at Yoshi’s for four nights.)…

A couple readers wrote in with these sightings: “A colleague spotted Kobe Bryant today eating lunch at Yank Sing on Stevenson Street.” And on Saturday night, another reader writes: “I saw Michael Johnson, the Gold Medal Olympic sprinter, tonight at Betelnut. He was having dinner with a female companion. He…

Sporty Sightings April 24, 2012 A couple readers wrote in with these sightings: “A colleague spotted Kobe Bryant today eating lunch at Yank Sing on Stevenson Street.” And on Saturday night, another reader writes: “I saw Michael Johnson, the Gold Medal Olympic sprinter, tonight at Betelnut. He was having dinner…

That John Waters, he really loves the slum it. According to this pic and post on Uptown Almanac, he of the pencil mustache “climb[ed] out of a mid-90s LeBaron limo” and hung out in the Uptown bar whilst in a smoking jacket. I guess now is as good a…

Last Tuesday, Jacques Pépin had lunch at Waterbar. He has been very busy touring for his new book, Essential Pépin.…

Cutie pie Jared Leto had breakfast at the Fifth Floor last week. My spotter says, “Nearby diners said he was very polite, and looked casual (but good!) in his jeans, shirt, and jacket. He had a beanie on, but took it off when he sat down. Looked like he was…

Sometimes as soon as tablehopper hits on Tuesdays, you fine folks are reminded of seeing stars out and about and hit me up with your sightings, like this one: “On Easter Sunday, Victoria Beckham and David Beckham, their four kids, along with Gordon Ramsay and his wife and kids enjoyed…