Once upon a time, it was considered bad manners to wear a hat while dining at a restaurant. But that was before the rise of Ashton Kutcher and Ashlee Simpson, who kept their headgear on during their respective meals. Even worse in the etiquette guidebook is spilling drinks on fellow diners, a lesson John Stamos learned the hard way this week — though, to his credit, he recovered quite gracefully (not to mention sexily). Lots more celebrity sightings straight ahead.
The Cabin Down Below: Justin Long and Olivia Wilde played “a game of color blocks.” [Current]
Cipriani Wall Street: While Jennifer Lopez was inside with Bill Clinton, her manager was outside getting “grumpy” with the former president’s Secret Service detail. [Page Six/NYP]
On another night, Matt Damon met with Harvey Weinstein to discuss a sequel to Rounders. [Atlantic]
The Darby: John Stamos accidentally knocked over a drink belonging to a woman at a neighboring table. She asked Stamos to clean up his mess, which he did — but not without removing the lady’s shoes and giving her legs a sensual rubdown. [Page Six/NYP]
Dos Caminos: A white-fedora-clad Ashlee Simpson drank frozen margaritas and ate a chopped salad, guacamole, and enchiladas. [People]
The Four Seasons Restaurant: Stylish friends Kirsten Dunst and Sofia Coppola attended the Louis Vuitton 2012 Cruise Presentation together. [Just Jared]
Imperial No. Nine: Jessica Alba wore a neon Diane von Furstenberg dress and ate a “whole tableful of food” with her husband and their friends. [Gatecrasher/NYDN]
Imperial Woodpecker Sno-balls: Josh Hartnett and Sophia Lee met with friends. [PopSugar]
Lavo: A social Mark Zuckerberg arrived with a party of ten, a number that swelled to twelve when Will.i.am and another, less famous Black Eyed Pea later connected with Zuck’s crew. [HuffPo]
Yankee Jorge Posada also came with a ten-person roster, albeit on a different night. Teammate Robinson Cano showed up later, joining them in time for Champagne and dessert. [Gatecrasher/NYDN]
Lure Fishbar: Ashton Kutcher donned a straw hat for a late-night date with Demi Moore. [Page Six/NYP]
Michael’s: Rick Fox and Eliza Dushku arrived for lunch exactly at noon. [Fishbowl NY/MediaBistro]
Monkey Bar: Marc Jacobs treated the likes of Kanye West, Liv Tyler, and Kirsten Dunst to supper. [Gatecrasher/NYDN]
Nello: Katie Couric sparked industry gossip by lunching with Sanjay Gupta. [Politico]
Salinas: Lance Bass and Joe Francis “ordered everything on the menu” and found the shrimp to be particularly agreeable. [People]
SD26: Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones took the whole family out for Italian. [People]
The Standard: Lady Gaga, fresh from being minted a fashion icon by the CFDA, came to the hotel’s Boom Boom Room to sing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” with Patti LaBelle. [Eater NY]
The Surf Lodge: John Mayer and a male friend were seen loitering here, one of the many Long Island locales they’ve been hitting up. [Gatecrasher/NYDN]
Tao Asian Bistro: While Yanks catcher Jorge Posada was across the street at Lavo (see above), Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon dined here. The athletes share an agent, Sam Levinson, who spent the night running between the two clients. [Gatecrasher/NYDN]
