Birthdays can excuse all sorts of behavior, and celebrities have been known to rely on this idea like the rest of us. While Susan Sarandon rang in her 65th at recently opened Pulqueria this week, Zach Galifianakis took a different approach to commemorate his special day. The comedian kicked off his 42nd birthday with a pregame an interview at The New Yorker festival on Saturday, where he sipped Budweiser tall boys and brought 500 mini-cupcakes for the crowd. His Bored to Death co-star Jonathan Ames celebrated this week, too — this and more celebrity settings, straight ahead.
Andaz Fifth Avenue: David Remnick hosted a post–New Yorker Festival party here that went late into Saturday night. He was joined by birthday boy Zach Galifianakis, Malcolm Gladwell, Michael Cera, Portia de Rossi, and Zadie Smith, to name a few. [Page Six/NYP]
Babycakes: Zach Galifianakis brought 500 of their cupcakes to The New Yorker Festival on Saturday, and asked the audience to sing him a rendition of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” in return for the gluten-free treats. The bakers at Babycakes recount the behind-the-scenes story of a frantic Galifianakis, the mesmerizing powers of his red beard, and the all-nighter they pulled to complete his request the day before. [Babycakes NYC, Page Six/NYP]
Brother Jimmy’s: Wyclef Jean enjoyed a lunch of barbecue before he left without his iPad, which he recently stocked with in-progress works. An onlooker described seeing Wyclef’s server chase him down the street to return the forgotten goods, and Wyclef cradle the tablet and exclaim to the waiter that he “saved his day.” [Page Six/NYP]
Fresco by Scotto: With the season already two episodes in, it’s time to keep our eyes open for Gossip Girl spottings around Manhattan. The cast, including Blake Lively back from a weekend getaway to Boston with Ryan Reynolds, shared dinner on Tuesday night. [Page Six/NYP]
The Jane: Scarlett Johansson, whose grandmother campaigned and worked with Scott Stringer decades ago, presented the mayoral candidate for New York City on Monday night. [Daily Intel]
Madam Geneva: The Ides of March after-party at the Metropolitan Club on Wednesday was followed by an after-after-party, as the cast and supportive celebs toasted the movie’s co-writer, Beau Willimon. [Fanity/VF]
Marble Lane: Miami Heat players Lebron James and Dwayne Wade took advantage of some time off from meetings while in New York this week; they met Carmelo Anthony of the Knicks and an entourage of around twelve guys for dinner — including fellow NBA all stars Baron Davis and Ray Allen — on Saturday night. The group let off some steam with a meal that covered most of the menu, plus shots of Patron, followed by Vueve Clicquot and more. [Grub Street]
Monkey Bar: Mayor Bloomberg, former Facebook president Sean Parker, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, and more big industry names mingled at Vanity Fair’s New Establishment cocktail party on Tuesday night. [Page Six/NYP]
PH-D: The NBA players followed dinner on Saturday with a trip twelve stories up, where the D.J. at PH-D personalized his set in their honor. After popping a few bottles (but before hitting their final stop), Lebron and crew ran into Aziz Ansari at the Dream and they capped the night off at Avenue. [Grub Street]
Ashley Greene of Twilight and Reeve Carney of Broadway’s Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark were spotted at the Dream Downtown on Tuesday. The superhuman couple isn’t afraid to take their relationship public; Greene requested LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It” for the pair to dance to at the club. [NYDN]
Pulqueria: Susan Sarandon celebrated her 65th birthday with boyfriend Jonathan Bricklin and a quiet dinner. A fellow diner observed the couple sampling a few tequila cocktails at the new spot on Doyers Street — perhaps they tried the pulque cocktail? — and calling it an early night. [Page Six/NYP]
Tenjune: The meatpacking club was packed on Friday night for its fifth anniversary party. Lebron James, Carmelo Anthony, Brooke Hogan, Maxwell, designer Richie Rich, and many more celebs spent the night rocking out to music by D.J. Swizz Beatz. [Haute Living]
The Waverly Inn: Jonathan Ames, Ted Danson, Jason Schwartzman, Oliver Platt, HBO entertainment president Sue Naegle, and the rest of the cast of Bored to Death got together to celebrate the premiere of season three. In honor of the show featuring a restaurant called George on Jane based on the real thing, the Waverly Inn created a Bored to Death brunch menu in their name. Try it this weekend before the show’s premiere on Monday, October 10. [Grub Street, Page Six/NYP]
