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Momofuku, Freemans, Spotted Pig Honchos Break Bread With Stephen Starr

Li Lo does Luger.
Li Lo does Luger. Photo: WireImage


Our favorite celebrity sighting of the week was, of course, Lindsay Lohan at Peter Luger on Tuesday night — that’s because we saw her with our own eyes. Of course, we can’t be everywhere and see everyone, so as usual we’ve combed the gossip columns for other stop-ins. We’re sorry we missed Tracy Morgan at the Plumm, shirtless and offering to father babies as usual, and boy do we wish we were a fly on the wall when partners Ken Friedman and Taavo Somer, along with David Chang, dined with Stephen Starr at Buddakan. Is there a Spotted Buddafuku in the works?

Beatrice Inn: Paris Hilton partying with ex Stavros Niarchos and friends. [NYDN]
Blossom: Michael Richards and a young blonde woman going vegan. [NYDN]
Buddakan: Ken Friedman, David Chang, and Taavo Somer dining with Stephen Starr. [NYP]
Café Gray: Sasha Baron Cohen and new mom Isla Fisher. [NYP]
Caffe Grazie: Howard Dean treating three men and a woman to a meal. [NYP]
Cercle Rouge: Julia Stiles dining with a friend. [NYP]
Chelsea Market: Bobby Flay snacking on gelato in the elevator. [Gawker]
Death & Co: Sara Ramirez with “uptight bitch”–seeming companion. [Gawker]
Florent: Ethan Hawke lecturing two children on the merits of chivalry. [Gawker]
Gusto Ristorante e Bar Americano: Ellen Pompeo and husband. [Gawker]
Langan’s: Kathleen Turner eating a burger and drinking vodka. [NYP]
Le Royale: Alan Cumming dangling from the lounge’s low-hanging disco ball, then tearing the globe from the ceiling and spraying fellow partygoers with Champagne. [NYP]
Lil’ Frankie’s Pizza: Chris Martin, sans Gwyneth, enjoying himself with friends. [Gawker]
Lucien: David Koch’s goddaughter Francesca Cecil shooting a scene for director James Tully. [NYP]
Morandi: Robert De Niro munching on Italian sugar doughnuts. [NYP]
Nino’s Positano: Hilary Duff holding hands and eating chicken parmesan with boyfriend Mike Comrie. [NYP]
Old Homestead Steakhouse: Diners cheering on New York Giants Lawrence Tynes, Barry Cofield, Aaron Ross, Osi Umenyiora, and Justin Tuck. [NYP]
Peter Luger: Lindsay Lohan dining with a large party. [Grub Street]
The Plumm: Tracy Morgan partying with friends, tearing off his shirt, and losing his credit card, all before discovering said card was in his pocket and asking a waitress if he could father her child. [NYP]
Primola: Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson and friends. [NYP]
Serendipity 3: Alessandra Ambrosio sharing a frozen hot chocolate and banana split with friends. [Gawker]
Shorty’s.32: Julianne Moore eating brunch with husband and child. [Gawker]
Socialista: Pittsburgh banking heir Matthew Mellon celebrating his 43rd birthday with friends. [NYP]
Spring Lounge: Vanessa Carlton, dachshund in tow, drinking wine with an older man. [NYP]
Tenjune: Paris Hilton and Elisha Cuthbert drinking, dancing, and making out. [Gawker]
Ultra: Carmen Dell’Orefice dispensing modeling advice at a party for Rolex. [NYP]
Wakiya: André 3000 trying out the omakase tasting menu. [NYDN]
The Waverly Inn: Jessica Simpson dining with her mother and hairstylist Ken Paves; Cameron Diaz and Lindsay Lohan out with friends. [Gawker]
X2O Xaviars on the Hudson: Charles Grodin eating dinner with a fetching companion from CBS Radio. [NYP]

Momofuku, Freemans, Spotted Pig Honchos Break Bread With Stephen Starr