Celebrity Settings

Milestone Birthday Parties for Demi Lovato at Buddakan, Hayden Panettiere at Koi

No doubt party hats, presents, and novelty cakes were all over NYC’s restaurants this week as they played host to a slew of big celebrity birthday parties. Disney star Demi Lovato marked her 18th with dinner and a party at Buddakan, where guests included family, friends, and ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas. And after a blow-out party in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she’s currently filming Scream 4, Hayden Panettiere continued her 21st birthday celebrations in Manhattan with friends — a meal at Koi before cocktails at Avenue. For her 23rd, however, Blake Lively kept it casual at Public’s intimate wine bar the Monday Room.

Ajna: Russell Brand’s shabby-chic attire almost saw him stopped at the door of the meatpacking bar-restaurant, but “status” trumped the dress code. [Page Six/NYP]
Asia de Cuba: Atlanta met New York as Real Housewives NeNe Leakes and Ramona Singer got together for gossip over wine at the Morgan’s hotel restaurant. [People]
Buddakan: The guests at Disney starlet Demi Lovato’s 18th-birthday party included her younger sister Madison (Desperate Housewives’ pre-tween drama queen Juanita Solis) and the full set of Jonas Brothers. [Splash News Online]
Da Silvano: For this week’s seemingly obligatory Rihanna sighting, she was back to one of her regular restaurant faves. Just to switch things up a little, though, she brought along her younger brother Rajad. [Bauer Griffin]
Juliet Supper Club: Drake, Chris Brown, Idris Elba, and Lil Jon began a boys’ night out with dinner at the Chelsea lounge, where they were swamped by girls. [KBS Radio]
Koi: Part of Hayden Panettiere’s 21st NYC birthday party plans was a dinner with friends, including Entourage actor Kevin Connelly and model Jessica White. [Page Six/NYP]
NYY Steak: Tyra Banks dined light again this week, eschewing the Yankee restaurant’s signature steaks for a watermelon salad and shrimp cocktail. [Page Six/NYP]
Public: Blake Lively celebrated turning 23 with a low-key dinner; attendees didn’t include too many of her Gossip Girl co-stars — though both Penn Badgley and Chace Crawford were at the table. [Page Six/NYP]
Scarpetta: Martha Stewart and friends considered themes and topics for her daughter Alexis’s new TV show over dinner. [Page Six/NYP]

Milestone Birthday Parties for Demi Lovato at Buddakan, Hayden Panettiere at Koi