This week in celebrity dining: Katie Couric and Mario Lopez brought their mutual friends to Tao, home of the big Buddha, while T-Mom kept it real with simple sushi on St. Marks. Mayor Bloomberg, meanwhile, rolled ten deep to Brooklyn for Japanese cuisine, and Michael’s began tweeting its boldface diners. The well-heeled are well fed, below.
Barbuto: Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg dined with friends. [Page Six/NYP]
Buonitalia: Rachael Ray picked up porcini mushrooms. [Page Six/NYP]
DBGB: Mad Men stars Vincent Kartheiser and Michael Gladis dined together. [Page Six/NYP]
Fraunces Tavern: Clive Owen, Andrew Stein, Bruce Willis, and Audrey Tatou had lunch. [Page Six/NYP]
Fresco: Rudy Giuliani and John McCain had a serious conversation over Italian. [Page Six/NYP]
Gallagher’s Steakhouse: James Gandolfini ate a New York strip. [Page Six/NYP]
Hibino: Mayor Bloomberg, with ten cohorts, ate Japanese food. [Page Six/NYP]
Je’Bon Noodles: Taylor Momsen — with an older man, possibly her father — got cocktails and sushi at one of St. Marks’ many pan-Asian dining options. [Just Jared]
Lincoln Center’s 65 Café : Salma Hayek ate a coconut cake and drank two cappuccinos. [Page Six/NYP]
Lure Fishbar: Bar Refaeli and two “mystery males” dined at the Soho seafood restaurant. [Just Jared]
Marea: Anna Wintour ordered off-menu chicken, with avocado salad. [The Cut]
Marfa: Matthew Modine sipped a Lone Star. [Grub Street]
Michael’s: The New York media mainstay has begun tweeting its boldface diners. This week, Liz Smith, Mark Burnett, Tom Brokaw, and Howard Rubenstein all stopped by. [Twitter/Michael’s New York]
Nobu: While in town, Jessica Simpson dined at the celebrity favorite with her mom. [Cityfile]
Swifty’s: Caroline Kennedy and Maria Shriver dined with HBO execs. [NYDN]
Tao: Katie Couric, Mario Lopez, and some pals ate dinner together. [Page Six/NYP]
Ted’s Montana Grill: Toni Braxton dined with Ted Turner at his restaurant. [Page Six/NYP]
Trestle on Tenth: Susan Sarandon drank beer with her dinner. [NYDN]
The Waverly Inn: Gerard Butler dined with “two well-dressed gents and a sexy blonde.” Naturally, the Post suspects an after-dinner orgy. [Page Six/NYP]
