This week Bush crooner Gavin Rossdale played a gig at Del Posto of all places, and Mario Batali dined solo at Eolo. Meanwhile Jimmy Fallon popped into a Williamsburg bar named after an album by one of Bush’s contemporaries, Weezer. Plenty of other celebrity sightings straight ahead.

ABC Organic Cafe: In the city for Little Fockers promotional duties, Jessica Alba went for a healthy lunch in Soho. [X17 Online]
Dell’anima: A pair of past and present Davis Cup captains — Patrick McEnroe and Jim Courier — talked shop over dinner. [Grub Street]
Del Posto: Gavin Rossdale earned a meal cooked by chef Mario Batali himself at Del Posto — it came after he’d performed a medley of his hits at an event in the eatery. [People]
Doubles: Joan Rivers and Barbara Corcoran ran a racket at Doubles, making bank from Barbara’s dining companions after a gutsy “guess Joan’s age” game. [Page Six/NYP]
Eolo: Dining out himself, Mario Batali (in his signature orange Crocs) tested the menu at the new Sicilian spot — and told Eolo’s owner not to change a thing. [Grub Street]
Morandi: Perhaps back “on” (not that we’re sure they were “off” or even “on” to begin with), Cameron Diaz and Alex Rodriguez grabbed lunch together. [JustJared]
Pinkerton: Jimmy Fallon dropped in on a friend’s Brooklyn birthday party, hunkering down with beer and wings. [Page Six/NYP]
Quattro: Neil and Pegi Young were spotted dining at the Trump Soho’s restaurant. [Gawker Stalker]
SD26: Well-wishers at SD26 fêted Michael Douglas, who was at the restaurant for a business lunch. [Page Six/NYP]
The Four Seasons: Another business lunch: Governor David Paterson dining with taxi mogul Andrew Murstein. [Page Six/NYP]
The Lion: Young couple Joe Jonas and Twilight’s Ashley Greene stepped out on a date night to the Lion. [Celebuzz]

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Blake Lively and New York cover star Ryan Gosling are seemingly determined not to let Jakey G and Taylor Swift steal all the are-they-really-dating spotlight. As Ryan celebrated the premiere of his latest movie, Blue Valentine, at the Standard Hotel, Blake slipped in oh-so-sneakily through a back entrance to join him and the party, where the pair stayed close and couple-y throughout the event. Afterwards, they dined together at the Standard Grill on, of all things, oysters. Which says it all, really. The rest of this week’s sightings straight ahead.

Asellina: Late for the post-premiere dinner of his new film The Company Men, Tommy Lee Jones explained he’d been caught up filming Men in Black III. [Page Six/NYP]
Jersey Shore’s Vinny was also seen at the Italian newcomer. [Grub Street]
Cafeteria: Out for a pal’s birthday dinner with six other close friends, Brandy treated the birthday girl and all by picking up their meal’s check. [People]
Mercadito Grove: Dubya’s daughter Jenna, out to dinner with two friends, “enthusiastically” enjoyed the wine that accompanied her quesadillas and tacos. [NYDN]
MPD: Three celebrities caught dining at MPD one night this past week: Lance Bass, Jersey Shore’s Vinny Guadagnino, and Doug Reinhardt. Sadly, all ate at separate tables, but let’s imagine a convo between the trio all the same. [People]
Nello: Charlize Theron gamely signed some autographs on her way out of lunch. [Bauer Griffin]
Sammi’s Roumanian Steak House: Donny Deutsch celebrated his birthday with a rich menu that included brisket and chopped liver. [NYDN]
The Standard Grill: At the party held after the premiere of Blue Valentine, one of the film’s stars, Ryan Gosling, was spotted “canoodling” with Blake Lively; later still they dined together at the hotel’s restaurant. [JustJared]

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At his manager’s birthday party at Hotel Griffou, Kanye West and pals dined on chef David Santos’s buffalo turkey wings (and drank pear rosemary juleps) in the restaurant’s private wine vault space. After the meal, Kanye serenaded the crowd with a freestyled interpretation of the classic birthday refrain. Meanwhile Charice Pempengco (who plays Rachel Berry’s Glee rival Sunshine Corazon) sang for his supper at the Darby, belting out Michael Buble’s “Sway” and the Jackson 5’s “I’ll Be There” to a full house at the restaurant. This week’s non-musical celebrity sightings straight ahead.

Crosby Street Hotel: Hilary Swank scored a corner banquette at the Crosby’s restaurant for lunch with a friend. [Page Six/NYP]
Hotel Griffou: For his manager’s birthday, Kanye West booked out the restaurant’s private wine cellar for the party with food catered by chef David Santos. [People]
Indochine: Kanye redux: Later in the week, Mr. West and Jessica Stam were not on a date at Indochine, merely enjoying a “chill dinner” with two friends. [People]
La Esquina: Making her rebound relationship ever more paparazzi friendly, Christina Aguilera stepped out for dinner as part of a night out in NYC with new boyfriend Matthew Rutler. [CelebrityGossip]
Pop Burger: Leonardo DiCaprio and Amar’e Stoudemire both ordered strawberry milkshakes. [Page Six/NYP]
Rice: Moby, Matt Dillon, and filmmaker Abel Ferrara got together for dinner. [Page Six/NYP]
Tea & Sympathy: Perhaps missing quintessentially English cuisine, Jason Statham and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley indulged in Brit fare. [JustJared]
The Darby: Glee’s Sunshine Corazon, Filipina singer-superstar Charice Pempengco, put on a surprise performance at the meatpacking supper club over the weekend. After two songs, she received a standing ovation. [Page Six/NYP]
The Stanton Social: Jessica Simpson knocked some drinks back at a table of twenty friends who included boyfriend Eric and her dad, Joe. The group’s order included copious margaritas, pineapple 75s, and basil-lime gimlets. [Page Six/NYP]

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This week saw close to the spectrum of celebrity birthday parties. Meg Ryan had a low-key celebration with friends and daughter Daisy at Serendipity 3, whereas Gerard Butler (true to form, perhaps?) marked turning 41 with raucous crowds at the Darby. Sample punch line from comedian James Smith: “Gerard, your chemistry with Jennifer Aniston was like the sexual chemistry between Regis and Kelly.” Things were seemingly less jovial for Anne Hathaway, whose birthday dinner with her boyfriend and folks was cut short by what fellow diners saw as a crying jag. Those sightings (plus plenty of non-birthday ones) straight ahead.

Café Cluny: Jennifer Aniston grabbed lunch from the West Village café in between filming scenes for her new movie, Wanderlust. [Zimbio]
Coffee Shop: Members of the Gossip Girl cast filmed scenes in the Union Square eatery. [Gawker Stalker]
Da Silvano: Back in New York, back at Di Silvano — Rihanna sure is a culinary creature of habit. [JustJared]
Old Homestead Steakhouse: Jessica Szohr and Ed Westwick “canoodled” between, and even during, courses at a romantic dinner date. [Page Six/NYP]
Rouge Tomate: At Rouge Tomate after a screening of their new film Love and Other Drugs, Jake Gyllenhaal and Oliver Platt shared stories of their admiration for “triple threat” Justin Timberlake, who’d become a (good-natured) on-set joke for the co-stars. [Page Six/NYP]
Scalinatella: Halle Berry dressed up for dinner; her new boyfriend Olivier Martinez dressed down. [Splash News]
Serendipity 3: Meg Ryan celebrated her birthday at Serendipity and treated herself to the restaurant’s Frrrozen Hot Chocolate. [People]
Sòlo: While sampling the menu at the midtown kosher joint, Mike Tyson talked with businessman Moshe Malamud about the possibility of his own restaurant chain. [Page Six/NYP]
The Carlyle: Comediennes Joan Rivers and Kathy Griffin formed a fierce tag team while out to lunch together on the UES. [NYDN]
The Darby: Among the guest’s at Gerard Butler’s birthday bash: Richie Akiva, Bono, John Mayer, and supermodels Karolina Kurkova and Paulina Nemcova. [NYDN]
Tocqueville: And as part of her birthday celebrations, Anne Hathaway went out for dinner with boyfriend Adam Shulman and parents, but never finished her meal; “Page Six” sources saw her storm out in tears. [Page Six/NYP]
Ty Lounge: A bubbly Jennifer Aniston enjoyed an upbeat night out with three girlfriends at Ty Lounge, where she sampled the wild salmon and drank Grey Goose vodka with lime. [People]

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After the premiere of the new film The King’s Speech this week, guests dined at Forty Four, the Royalton Hotel’s restaurant. An unfortunate Champagne spillage doused a guest’s dress, but Rachel Roy came to the rescue in the ladies’ bathroom: She dabbed the dress dry and suggested the now just-a-little-bit-damp lady play off the slightly alcoholic odor as a designer perfume (the YSL scent, Champagne, to be specific). Meanwhile, at another post-premiere party for The Next Three Days, a fan of Rainn Wilson’s Office alter ego Dwight Shrute showed him the stack of pancakes a Virginia diner had produced in his honor — the Shrute Stack. Rainn loved the photo, but asked the fan to send the image to his assistant’s e-mail, refusing to give out his own address because he “didn’t trust” her. We think he was joking. The rest of this week’s celeb spotting straight ahead.

BLT Bar & Grill: After attending VH1’s Save the Music, John Mayer, Pete Wentz, and Joel Madden split red wine and French fries — very rock-star chic indeed. [People]
Forty Four: After a guest at The King’s Speech had a Champagne-related mishap, fashion designer Rachel Roy helped her dry off in the ladies’ bathroom. [Page Six/NYP]
Indochine: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick enjoyed an intimate dinner date in a booth at the West Village eatery. [People]
Joe’s Pub: Ethan Hawke was among the guests at a dinner in honor of theater star Jack O’Brien. [NYDN]
Koi: The Kardashian clan continue their parade around the restaurant scene — this week Kourtney, with husband Scott Disick, went for a dinner at Koi. [Zimbio]
La Gazzetta: Though she’s no longer on The City, she’s still in the city (for a bit): Whitney Port popped back to the East Coast and NYC for a dinner with some friends. James Blunt, also at the venue for a private concert upstairs, dropped by to say hi over dessert. [X17]
Michael’s: Both Joan Rivers and Isaac Mizrahi lunched out at Michael’s this past week, but sadly were not eating together. [Page Six/NYP]
STK: Sports stars Goose Gossage, David Cone, and Dom Scala got together for a dinner. [Page Six/NYP]
SushiSamba 7: Out for dinner with a group of friends, Precious and The Big C star Gabourey Sidibe topped off a sushi sampler main course with a chocolate dessert. [People]
The Lambs Club: Among the diners on a single evening at the Lambs Club were
Gerard Butler (with admirers in tow), Glenn Close, and Mad Men’s Vincent Kartheiser. [Page Six/NYP]
The Oak Room: Rainn Wilson was delighted to see a stack of Dwight Shrute–themed pancakes on a fan’s camera phone and asked for a copy to post on his Twitter page. [NYDN]

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As the director at the helm of the big screen adaptation of much-loved The Great Gatsby, Baz Luhrmann has some important casting choices ahead of him. Over a lunch at Café Gitane, he talked with Leonardo DiCaprio, who’s rumored for the role of Jay Gatsby; then later in the week, Leo brought Blake Lively to dinner with Baz and pals at the Lion, so perhaps she’s in the running for Daisy Buchanan’s part? (Rumors that Leo and Blake left the meal together are in a whole other gossip-sphere.) Now, the rest of this week’s sightings.

Bar Pitti: Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi took her six-month-old daughter, Krishna, to lunch. [INFDaily]
Café Gitane: Reportedly set for a lead role in The Great Gatsby, Leonardo DiCaprio lunched alfresco with the forthcoming film’s director, Baz Luhrmann, and gamely dealt with fervent fan attention. [JustJared]
Café Riazor: Sam Mendes caught up with Ethan Hawke and Rebecca Hall (who both starred in his Bridge Project theater productions) over lunch in Chelsea. [Page Six/NYP]
Cascabel: Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher were quite the “happy couple” at Cascabel, sharing steak and chicken tacos with some orange agua frescas. [Page Six/NYP]
Dos Caminos: This week’s Gossip Girl cast sighting: Leighton Meester sharing pear margaritas with Chace Crawford and a friend at dinner. [People]
Downtown Cipriani: While dining with ‘popaganda’ artist Ron English and his wife, Teresa, Chris Brown shared his own artistic aspirations — he’d like to start a “graffiti movement.” [NYDN]
Monkey Bar: Even while hiding in a corner booth while on a date at the Midtown venue, Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt were a prominent focal point for their fellow diners. [Page Six/NYP]
Playwright Tavern: Perhaps fearing some abs-themed competition from Joe Manganiello, True Blood’s Ryan Kwanten dined lean and light on salmon and steamed veg. [Page Six/NYP]
Rouge Tomate: While at a luncheon promoting new film Made in Dagenham, The Village Voice’s Michael Musto fell off his chair after one of its legs broke off. [Page Six/NYP]
Stand: Black Crowes front man Chris Robinson took his daughter Cheyenne for fast food at the West Village burger joint. [People]
Tea & Sympathy: Ralph Fiennes was spotted enjoying classic Brit cuisine at Tea & Sympathy. [Gawker Stalker]
The Lion: Leonardo DiCaprio was out with Baz again for dinner at the Lion, this time with Blake Lively in tow. [US Magazine]
Villa Pacri: Gerard Butler helped the victim of a high-heels tumble in the cobbled streets outside Villa Pacri after a meal with some friends. [NYDN]

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Sad news indeed: A crop of most eligible bachelors might just be taking themselves off the market this week. Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift continue to scandalize the tabloids with outings and “dates,” making their much-rumored relationship semi-public. The morning after the pair attended the SNL after-party (together?), they enjoyed a slow weekend brunch at Park Slope’s Al Di Là. Meanwhile, Ryan Kwanten charmed the wait staff (and no doubt his date, too) with cutesy antics while at the Stanton Social for dinner — at one point he was even dancing in his chair. Adrien Grenier amped up the romance factor with a fireside table for his lucky lady at La Lanterna di Vittorio. The rest of this week’s celebrity sightings straight ahead.

Al Di Là: At a lazy weekend brunch together, Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift continued to stoke the speculation surrounding their potential couple-dom. [People]
Bar Pitti: Gerard Butler grabbed lunch with two female friends. [JustJared]
Carlyle: Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio caught up over a long lunch. [Page Six/NYP]
Cosmopolitan Café: Kim Kardashian took Ciara out for a birthday lunch to celebrate her turning 25. [TaleTela]
Da Silvano: John Mayer met a friend for a Monday lunch. [Gawker]
Indochine: Countess LuAnn de Lesseps was forced to order scissors (along with her Pinot Grigio) at dinner. Her earring had fallen off earlier en route to an event and, classy as ever, she’d improvised and stuck the errant piece of jewelry back on with gum — which then got stuck in her hair. [Page Six/NYP]
La Lanterna di Vittorio: Adrian Grenier’s date at La Lanterna sampled the house’s signature tipple: a hot toddy made with Jim Bean bourbon, cinnamon, honey, and lime. He was less adventurous and ordered a Sambuca. [People]
Phillippe: Janet Jackson held a private party in Philippe’s wine cellar to celebrate the premiere of For Colored Girls. Guests included Ciara and Chris Tucker, but not sibling La Toya, who was perhaps too busy with Celebrity Apprentice filming. [NYDN]
Popbar: Curb Your Enthusiasm star J.B. Smoove sampled Popbar’s peach pop. [Grub Street]
Sant Ambroeus: Calvin Klein enjoyed a lunch alfresco with a male friend (who wasn’t Nick Gruber). [Zimbio]
Serendipity 3: Kim Kardashian and One Tree Hill actor Michael Copon acted up for the cameras while on a staged date for an upcoming episode of her family’s show. [Page Six/NYP]
The Levee: Ignoring colder weather, Ed Westwick continues to drink and dine out with chest hair aplenty on show again as he played pool at the Williamsburg bar and restaurant. [Gawker]
The Stanton Social: True Blood’s Ryan Kwanten, on a date, started the evening with Don Julio tequila. [People]
Via Dei Mille: In her third appearance this week (future Celebrity Settings roundups may solely feature the omnipresent clan), Kim Kardashian dined out with sister Kourtney, her fiancé Scott Disick, and baby Mason — who’s already working his angles for the paparazzi. [X17Online]

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It might have been a slow week when it comes to “legitimate” celebrities dining out in NYC, but we can always rely on reality stars making an appearance, if not a scene, for the cameras. Donald Trump’s motley crew of would-be apprentices hawked pizza at Famiglia’s in the Village for their first task, where the ladies’ team (whose members include La Toya Jackson, Niki Taylor, and RHOA’s NeNe Leakes) supposedly charged $1000 a slice. Meanwhile, Nene’s fellow housewives from New Jersey were at Planet Hollywood for an event celebrating their roles in the cast of My Big Gay Italian Wedding. The rest of this week’s sightings straight ahead.

BondSt: Claire Danes, Hugh Dancy, Mamie Gummer, and friends enjoyed sushi and saketinis. [People]
Cipriani: Though it was just one of her many 30th-birthday parties, Kim Kardashian celebrated in NYC with a dinner at Cipriani’s original location. [Zimbio]
Cipriani Wall Street: Penn Badgley gossiped indeed while at Cipriani for dinner — telling a reporter that he (and girlfriend Blake Lively) aren’t friends with co-stars Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr. [Page Six/NYP]
Famiglia: The first task for the new season of Celebrity Apprentice saw the likes of Lil Jon, Star Jones, and the always epic Gary Busey selling pizza on Broadway. [Grub Street]
Nobu: Ashley Olsen and Justin Bartha went out for a sushi dinner date. [JustJared]
Also at Nobu earlier in the week, Twilight’s Kristen Stewart. [Gawker]
Planet Hollywood: RHONJ castmates Caroline, Jacqueline, and Teresa promoted their roles in the Off Broadway production My Big Gay Italian Wedding. [ContactMusic]
Sant Ambroeus: Before a not-in-the-least-bit-staged
pap attack, The City’s Olivia Palermo lunched with a friend in the meatpacking district. [Zimbio]
The Lion: Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster celebrated Rod’s GMA performance over dinner. [Page Six/NYP]
The Little Owl: Take your pick of saccharine adjectives: Jessica Simpson’s dinner date with boyfriend Eric Johnson was described as “cute”, “huggy” and “affectionate.” [People]
The Waverly Inn: Gossip Girl’s Connor Paolo was spotted out on a date. [Gawker]

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Is it any wonder Keanu’s sad? His attempt at a quiet meal out with friends at the Old Homestead Steakhouse this week was interrupted twice by overeager fans — his party was eventually forced to move upstairs to the restaurant’s second-floor space to get away from it all. Then poor Mariah Carey was forced to walk a full flight of (two) stairs in heels while leaving hubby Nick Cannon’s East Coast birthday party at Lavo. It’s sohard to be a celebrity diner in the city, but here’s who else we spotted braving it this week.

Abe & Arthur’s: Michael Phelps challenged LPGA star Cristie Kerr to a round of golf at Abe & Arthur’s first birthday bash last Friday. [Page Six/NYP]
Atlantic Grill: MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough took his family out for dinner at the UWS restaurant. [Gawker Stalker]
Baluchi’s: A pair of enterprising matchmakers set Hoda Kotb up with their father after approaching her with a pitch at a book signing, then dined with the two to limit any first-”date” awkwardness. [Page Six/NYP]
Ben Benson’s Steak House: Carl Paladino surely talked “strategy” over dinner with John Haggerty, one of his campaign workers. No word on whether they hugged. [Gawker Stalker]
Jamba Juice: No photo op goes unturned for the Kardashian sisters, who worked smooth moves over smoothies. [Zimbio]
Kenmare: A glamorous blonde caught A-Rod’s attention while he joined a group of friends for a drink at Kenmare — notably, said blonde was not Cameron Diaz. [Page Six/NYP]
Lavo: Despite the rumors that she might well be eating for two, Mariah Carey stayed away from the food at husband Nick Cannon’s birthday party. At least until she left, when she ordered cheese ravioli to go. [NYDN]
Old Homestead Steakhouse: Excessive fan attention forced Keanu Reeves and his party to move tables twice at the Old Homestead, as models and groupies badgered him for photos and autographs. [NYDN]
Osteria Morini: Gawker’s Nick Denton dined with Ari Melber at Michael White’s new dining venue. [Grub Street]
Serendipity 3: John Travolta and a friend indulged their inner child and shared a “Coward’s Portion” banana split between them. [Page Six/NYP]
The Lion: Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts celebrated their birthdays together with a party at the Lion that ran until 3 a.m. [NYDN]
The Lion: Also at the West Village eatery later in the week, Anderson Cooper came out for dinner with Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker. [JustJared]

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Breaking up may be hard to do, but the aftermath? Perhaps not so much. SNL co-stars and newly minted couple Abby Elliott and Fred Armisen &#8212 who is still pretty fresh out of his separation with Elisabeth Moss &#8212 engaged in some PDA on a date at Riposo’s uptown location. Downtown at the Lion, Jim Carrey (who split with Jenny McCarthy a few months back) and Noah Emmerich took two ladies on a double date. The rest of this week’s celebrity dates, birthdays, and random lunches, straight ahead.

Abe & Arthur’s: Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale were among the guests invited to the birthday party of consulting firm Platinum Rye’s managing director Sam Aroutiounian. [Page Six/NYP]
Armani Ristorante: Valerie Plame dined with her big screen counterpart, Naomi Watts, at the after-party for Fair Game, a film based upon the story behind her blown cover as a CIA agent. [NYDN]
Del Posto: Nancy Pelosi ordered bottled water with her meal at the West Village Italian eatery over the weekend. [Grub Street]
Gemma: A rather disheveled Jeffrey Ross joined friends for a light lunch at Gemma. [Zimbio]
Jacques: Gabriel Byrne took his lunch outside as he dined with a female friend. [Gawker Stalker]
Nuela: Halle Berry made sure her meal at Nuela (roast lamb; red wine to drink) was of tip-top quality: She shared a table with the restaurant’s owner Stephane Bibeau. [JustJared]
Plein Sud: One of Gossip Girl’s real-life couples, Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr, started a mid-week date-night with a dinner at Plein Sud. Ed’s chest-hair was, as always, also present. [JustJared]
Popbar: Bethenny Frankel filmed scenes for the new season of her RHONY spin-off at Popbar, enjoying a pistachio popbar topped with dark chocolate. There goes her calorie count for the week month. [Grub Street]
Riposo 72: With more than a few make-out sessions on a date this week, Fred Armisen and Abby Elliott continue to confirm they’re way more than just SNL co-stars . [Page Six/NYP]
Sant Ambroeus: Kiefer Sutherland and a female friend lunched alfresco on Sant Ambroeus’ noodles. [Bauer Griffin]
The Lion: Jim Carrey got his flirt on with his dining date during their meal and at the bar afterward. Also in-house earlier in the week, Sir Alex Ferguson (manager of British football team Manchester United) proved more recognizable than Madonna, even with Anne Hathaway as her dining companion. [Page Six/NYP]

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There may well have been hair in Lady Gaga’s food at the Oak Room this week, because she wore a coat made of it to dinner. After her meal, she sang at the bar for her fellow diners, because that’s the sort of thing she does. And while it wasn’t in her food exactly, poor Katie Couric dealt with seeing a cockroach on the banquette near her table at Shun Lee for lunch. She tweeted her horror; restaurant staff soon squashed the issue quite literally.

Bottega Del Vino: Ex-Mets star Keith Hernandez enjoyed some serious kissy-kissy action on a date at the Midtown wine bar and restaurant. [Page Six/NYP]
Da Marino: Chris Noth and Ronnie Wood sang classics while Wood worked the piano. [Page Six/NYP]
Da Silvano: It really wouldn’t be a week of Celebrity Settings without a Rihanna appearance at Da Silvano. But this time it was for lunch! [JustJared]
Also at the restaurant, recently reconciled couple Stephanie Seymour and Peter Brant enjoyed the pleasure of each other’s company all over again at dinner. [Page Six/NYP]
La Lanterna di Vittorio: Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough split a pizza while dining alfresco. [People]
Oak Bar: Wearing a coat of (wig?) hair, Lady Gaga serenaded diners at the Plaza Hotel restaurant with an impromptu performance after her meal. [Gawker Stalker]
Prime Grill: Madonna brought boyf Jesus Luz along to celebrate Succoth at the UWS kosher eatery. [NYDN]
Shun Lee: Katie Couric tweeted after she spotted a cockroach while at lunch, though it was quickly dealt with by the restaurant’s staff. [Page Six/NYP]
Southern Hospitality: Chace Crawford and Eduardo Nunez played a game of after-dinner beer pong—except for Nunez, it was without the beer. [NYDN]

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Midtown’s newly opened dining hot spot Lavo celebrated its launch this week and among the guests was Joe Manganiello, who opted for a no-carbs meal made up just for him. That’s proof abs like this take some serious dedication. Then downtown at the Lion, Cameron Diaz was concentrating on boyfriend Alex Rodriguez’s form — she watched a game on a mini-TV at her table with friends, before joining him later to commiserate the Yankees loss at 1Oak.

Cipriani Downtown: Tracy Morgan took his girlfriend for a casual lunch. [Zimbio]
Flex Mussels: Chef Todd English entertained a quartet of “blond beauties” at dinner in the West Village. [NYDN]
Hakubai: Madonna, who once said “I don’t really eat food in restaurants; you can never be sure what’s in it, can you?” turned up with her private chef. [Grub Street]
Hotel Griffou: Amanda Lepore, Desirée Rogers, and Todd English (this time minus lady companions) all dined over the course of an evening. [Page Six/NYP]
Lavo: Among the diners celebrating Lavo’s opening were Twilight’s sparkling stars Ashley Greene and Xavier Samuel. True Blood’s Joe Manganiello was also in the house, but dined light on a specially prepared meal. [People]
Old Homestead Steakhouse: After a few drinks at the bar, hip-hop star Drake ordered his filet mignon to go. [Page Six/NYP]
Pastis: Bethenny Frankel managed to eat lunch with husband Jason Hoppy despite wearing a belt the size of a gastric band. ANTM’s Ann
may have some competition. [Zimbio]
Rabbit in the Moon: Janet Jackson and boyfriend Wissam Al Mana cornered a corner table for a romantic dinner date. [Page Six/NYP]
The Lambs Club: At a dinner celebrating Woody Allen’s new film, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, the A-List was represented by Josh Brolin, Patricia Clarkson, Salman Rushdie, and Stanley Tucci. [A Tiger in the Kitchen]
The Lion: Cameron Diaz dines at the Lion so often that she surely deserves her own table. This week she was there with friends watching beau A-Rod play against the Rays on a mini-TV as she ate. [Page Six/NYP]
The Stanton Social: Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba and friends ordered from all over the menu, including one of its signature dishes: French-onion-soup dumplings. [People]

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