“We’re here to talk about the charity, not Andrew.” —Sandra Lee, staying on-topic at Friday’s Citymeals-on-Wheels Power Lunch for Women event, when asked how she maintains her relationship with Governor-Elect Andrew Cuomo.

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Paul Sevigny and Nur Khan reopened Don Hill’s this week, bringing their devoted fashion clientele along with them. Under their co-stewardship, the Soho space is now adorned with graffiti penises, stills from Sasha Grey’s best works, risqué photos of fishnet stockings, Harif Guzman’s street art, video installations by Sante D’orazio, and text reading “Sick Pervert Ruined My Life!” The club hosted the Proenza Schouler after-party and a Yeah Yeahs Yeahs concert, bringing in bold faces like Gwen Stefani, Courtney Love, and Mary-Kate Olsen. But outside the venue this week (and over the phone), Sevigny told us that luring celebrities is actually not his aim, and the two are already weighing spaces in Brooklyn for their next project. Below, he and Khan sound off on their interest in Williamsburg and their weariness with luxury hotels.

How’s your New York Fashion Week been?
PS: Hell week. I’m just trying to fucking make it through. It’s great for spaces, but Fashion Week is a necessary evil. [Laughs.] I used to enjoy Helmut Lang shows in the nineties, but he’s not there anymore. I liked Fashion Week when I was new to it, I guess.
NK: I haven’t gone to a single show yet.

So, do you think this space is a deviation from past projects or are you building a consistent Sevigny-Khan vibe?
NK: This has kind of a Sway in the nineties vibe. But there’s been a void for this in New York for so long. It’s just like everyone here is trying to outdo each other with money and build a better, bigger, strong place. But at the end of the day, it’s about the essence of the space and the people there; that’s what makes it fun.

Do you want people to actually be having sex and doing drugs here? Seems that way from the interior design.
PS: The sex theme isn’t permanent; we’re going to change the interior quarterly. But as opposed to something with a chi-chi-er artist, we’ve got a down and dirty theme at the moment. It’s the opposite of the times. There were spaces in the seventies — Max’s, CB’s — they weren’t glamorous, they were just fun. New York City wasn’t all about supermarkets and retail outlets, and that’s what hotels here are kind of turning into. We want people to get laid in the bathroom.

Do you think peoples’ behavior at parties is more prude now?
PS: Oh, for sure.
NK: There used to be an actual uptown and downtown, but now it’s more homogenized.

Is Brooklyn versus Manhattan today what uptown versus downtown used to be?
NK: Downtown kids got higher rents and they’re all in Williamsburg now and we kind of lost them. We lost a lot of artistic people, and those are the people who make things happen.
PS: This space isn’t about the person who can roll into town from L.A. with a black card and afford an $18 cocktail. That’s not who we’re trying to attract.

But how much is a cocktail going to be on a regular night?
NK: I don’t know, maybe ten dollars.
PS: There’s going to be a Jägermeister machine, too.

Are there any Manhattan venues you like right now?
PS: I like Motor City. I like Lit.

Would you open a space in Brooklyn?
NK I’m looking at a space out there. It’s a really great location. I’d love to open a space in Williamsburg. But it’s about the space, and we need to both get out and see it.
PS: The Brooklyn scene is great and young and hip. People are interested in actually fun things. We’re going to try and do Sunday matinees here to draw some of that crowd in. But it’s not dead in Manhattan. There are certainly some holdouts. There are things going on. I moved here a long time ago, and I love the East Side, still. You know, if Varvatos had saved CBGB’s and put his boutique in the fucking basement, he’d be a hero right now. So this is one of the last spots left in town with real history to it. Everyone has a story from Don Hill’s.

You sound a bit bummed about Manhattan changing in this direction.
NK: I honestly feel obliged to change it. This is the direct opposite of the Manhattan luxury-hotel scene. Things have gone one way for so long; we want to go in completely the opposite direction. Just old school, downtown, gritty New York.
PS: We’re not fucking packing up and moving to L.A.

Do you think this place will attract a different crowd than Beatrice, though?
PS: I hope so. I’m sick of those Beatrice fuckers.

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Paul Sevigny has revealed to us that that Kenmare, the Mediterranean restaurant he and Nur Khan are opening in the Civetta space, will open for previews during Fashion Week. “I wouldn’t even call it a soft opening,” he explained. “More than a few things aren’t finished. But we made a couple of commitments earlier on to friends and family, so we’re going to follow through with those. There’s not an exact [opening] date yet, but probably the end of February.” Don’t let the Fashion Week folks fool you, though; this isn’t the second coming: “It’s not a new Beatrice,” Sevigny said.

“We’re working on that. But first of all, there’s never going to be a new Beatrice. We never planned for there to be a Beatrice. Beatrice is not a franchise. Kenmare is a small neighborhood restaurant that’s going to cater to people who are hungry. That’s obviously something different than the Beatrice, I think.” A Vogue item (not online) promises “plastered walls, sage banquettes, and bursts of orange inspired by the Almafi Coast of the seventies,” and says Chloë Sevigny will be designing the uniforms.

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The NFL star and the fashionista were at separate tables on the same night at the Italian restaurant. Sapp ate jumbo shrimp and lamb chops; Rich ate less. Meanwhile, Sir Elton John stopped by Graydon Carter’s Monkey Bar and chatted with restaurant staff, Natalie Portman took her rumored new beau to Commerce, and Anna Wintour and Bill Clinton dined together at the Met. Celebrities being both like and unlike us, below.

Commerce: Tyra Banks, with boyfriend John Utendahl, had a Croque-Madame for brunch. Natalie Portman, with her new guy, ballet dancer Benjamin Millepied, and his friend, ate at the noveau-American restaurant, too. [People, Grub Street]
Indochine: Exes Jessica Lange and Mikhail Baryshnikov caught up over dinner. [NYDN]
Maialino: William Shatner dined with Candice Bergen inside the Gramercy Park Hotel. [NYDN]
Minetta Tavern: Jerry Seinfeld dined with Kelly Ripa. [NYDN]
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Anna Wintour and Bill Clinton attended the Tribute Luncheon for Eunice Johnson. Guests ate at tables set up in the Egyptian art gallery. [Guest of a Guest] Monkey Bar: Elton John chatted up a busboy at the celebrity haunt. [NYDN]
Philippe: Al Gore ate the Peking duck. The night before, Leighton Meester, Ed Westwick, and their friends were loud enough to get in trouble with nearby diners. [Page Six/NYP, Page Six/NYP]
Ristorante San Pietro: Potential senatorial candidate Harold Ford Jr. lunched with hedge-funder Dan Loeb. [Page Six/NYP]
Rosa Mexicano: Ashlee Simpson went out for Mexican food. [Cityfile]
Sardi’s: David Hyde Pierce read a poem to producer Daryl Roth at the classic theater hangout. [Page Six/NYP]
Tia Pol: Ed Westwick was late for dinner with Jessica Szohr at the Spanish restaurant, and then he apologized profusely. [NYDN]
Tiffin Wallah: Glee’s Lea Michele ate at the Indian restaurant. [Page Six/NYP]
Via dei Mille: NFL star Warren Sapp ate two orders of lamb chops, three orders of jumbo shrimp, and Cannellini beans. Oddly, fashion personality Richie Rich ate there on the same night. [Grub Street]
The Waverly Inn: Pierce Brosnan strolled in and everyone swooned. Salman Rushdie dined with a pretty young thing. [Page Six/NYP]

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie took a short tour of Manhattan’s restaurant scene this week, dining for hours with friends at Alto, and then sharing a date at Le Perigord. Across town, after running into music legends Reed and Smith at Omen, Kelly Cutrone dubbed the restaurant “the new Russian Tea Room for the macrobiotic elite.” Meanwhile, Jessica Szohr and Ed Westwick shared movie-theater nachos (aw), Al Gore ate at David Burke Townhouse, and Jennifer Lopez shared caviar at Charles with police chief Ray Kelly. A wacky week in celebrity dining, below.

Adour Alain Ducasse: Madonna reportedly rendezvoused with her ex, Sean Penn, over French food. [Cityfile]

Alto: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt dined at the swanky Italian restaurant for somewhere between four and six hours “discussing third-world poverty with UN type” friends. Alec Baldwin happened to be dining there, also, and he stopped to say hello to the A-list couple. [Grub Street, Page Six/NYP]

Balthazar: Anne Hathaway had scrambled eggs for breakfast. [NYDN]

Charles: On New Year’s Eve, shortly after performing in an airtight catsuit, Jennifer Lopez dined on caviar and rose Champagne with Marc Anthony, Ryan Seacrest, and police commissioner Ray Kelly. [NYDN]

Chez Josephine: Harry Connick Jr. dined with his 10-year-old daughter. [Page Six/NYP]

Coppola’s: Richard Dreyfuss “pigged out” on pasta. [Page Six/NYP]

Downtown Cipriani: Lindsay Lohan had dinner with a group of friends, including hotelier Jason Pomeranc. [Cityfile]

David Burke Townhouse: Al Gore and three pals dined at the nouveau-American restaurant. [Page Six/NYP]

Le Perigord: At a table for two, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had a romantic French meal. At a table nearby, Alan Greenspan and Andrea Mitchell wined and dined, too. We wonder who stealthily gawked at whom here. [Page Six/NYP]

<a href="
http://nymag.com/listings/stores/magnolia-bakery/”>Magnolia Bakery: Hugh Jackman enjoyed a cupcake. [NYDN]

Nobu 57: Chloë Sevigny and Kevin Connolly looked “very much like they were on a date” at the midtown sushi establishment. [Page Six/NYP]

Orso: Bob Balaban, Gloria Steinem, Nora Ephron, and Nick Pileggi dined on Italian food together. [Page Six/NYP]

Omen: Kelly Cutrone had dinner with Mary Ellen Marks and ran into both Patti Smith and Lou Reed, dubbing the restaurant “the new Russian Tea Room for the macrobiotic elite.” Cutrone had the steak and chiso rice. [Grub Street]

Philippe: New York Jet Braylon Edwards was served with child-support papers during his New Year’s Eve dinner. [NYDN]

Regal Union Square Stadium 14: Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr shared movie-theater nachos, and we love them for that. [NYDN]

Rouge Tomate: Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Adam Scott, Rob Thomas, and Breckin Meyer celebrated the premiere of Leap Year. [Grub Street]

Strip House: Eli Manning and the Giants’ entire offensive line bro-ed down by “devouring” steaks with “no women at the table.” [Page Six/NYP]

Tanuki Tavern: Exes Lydia Hearst and Ryan Cabrera reunited over Japanese food. [NYDN]

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Sienna Miller and Jude Law will always have New York! This week, the on-again pair of Broadway actors lunched in the backroom at Upper East Side haunt Swifty’s before jetting off to Mustique. Meanwhile, in the holiday spirit, Jessica and Ashlee Simpson ate steak with their grandparents at Angelo & Maxie’s. Downtown, Susan Sarandon sneaked around with her new beau, drinking liquor at Mermaid Oyster Bar, while Nouriel Roubini hung out with the Donald at RdV. Grub Street is heading out now in order to spot some more celebrities. We’ll be back on Monday. Happy New Year! Enjoy the last of this year’s celebrity dining tales, below.

Abe & Arthur’s: Ryan Seacrest dined with Rob Thomas at John Legend’s 31st birthday party. Seacrest sent a $1,000 bottle of Dom Perignon to Legend’s table. Other guests included Zach Braff, Lindsay Lohan, Kid Cudi, and Estelle. [Page Six/NYP]

Allen & Delancey: Christy Turlington dined with Ed Burns. Separately, Hilary Swank ate there, too. [Page Six/NYP]

Angelo & Maxie’s Steakhouse: Ashlee and Jessica Simpson had steak with their grandparents. [Page Six/NYP]

Beppe: Panic! At the Disco’s Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith ate dinner at the Gramercy restaurant. And their pal Pete Wentz ate here this month, too. [Page Six/NYP]

Butter: Dr. Ruth chatted up the restaurant’s co-owner, Scott Sartiano. [Page Six/NYP]

Da Silvano: Silvano Marchetto had a business dinner with Frank Capra III. [Page Six/NYP]

Emporio: Mike Myers had his Christmas Eve dinner on Mott Street. [Grub Street]

DeRobertis Pasticceria Cafe: On Christmas Eve, James Gandolfini picked out a pastry. [NYDN]

HeadQuarters: Moby checked out a burlesque show. [Page Six/NYP]

Le Caprice: Zac Posen hosted an A-list dinner, with a guest list that included Sienna Miller, Jared Kushner, and Ivanka Trump. [Page Six/NYP]

Lure Fishbar: Kiefer Sutherland dined with Jon Bon Jovi. [Page Six/NYP]

Mermaid Oyster Bar: Susan Sarandon was spotted drinking tequila at 1 a.m. with a guy “resembling Jonathan Bricklin,” SPiN investor and Sarandon’s rumored boyfriend. [Page Six/NYP]

RdV: NYU professor and prophet of economic doom Nouriel Roubini hosted a party. So in between predicting financial catastrophes, he’s all models and bottles, baby! [Page Six/NYP]

Swifty’s: Sienna Miller lunched in the backroom with Jude Law. [Page Six/NYP]

Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse: Billy Ray Cyrus had a New York strip for lunch. [NYDN]

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The Jolie/Pitt clan lunched at the pedestrian, if efficient, midtown eatery. Meanwhile, Vice magazine staffers were treated to bourbon at Fette Sau for the holidays, and the CBS Evening News crew watched Katie Couric karaoke at Jake’s Saloon. Mischa Barton won’t enter Whole Foods without her puppy, and other tales of celebrity dining, below.

Abe & Arthur’s: Lindsay Lohan celebrated her sister’s 16th birthday, with male model and City star Adam Senn in tow. Lohan and Senn took several cigarette breaks. [Guest of a Guest]
Bistro Chat Noir: Daniel Craig drank four espressos with his steak tartare. [Page Six/NYP]
Brooklyn Bowl: Adrian Grenier played the bongo drums. [Page Six/NYP]
Café Metro: Superstars Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, and their gang of little ones stopped by a midtown Café Metro, of all places, to grab lunch. But they’re in good company, since the chain eatery is also Ne-Yo’s favorite New York restaurant. [Just Jared]
East Side Social Club: At the new Italian hotspot, Patrick McMullan hosted a dinner for Brooke Shields, Jay McInerney, and Candace Bushnell. [Page Six/NYP]
Fette Sau: Vice magazine threw a holiday party, treating staffers to ribs, pork belly, and bourbon. [Page Six/NYP]
Five Points: Cute couple Leighton Meester and Sebastian Stan ate and made out. [Cityfile]
Jake’s Saloon: Katie Couric threw a holiday party for her staff at the simple Chelsea sports bar and restaurant. Poo-pooing her recent dance-floor scandal, Couric karaoke-d the night away. We want the Facebook photos! [Page Six/NYP]
La Colombe: Sienna Miller chatted up the baristas while grabbing two coffees to go. [Gawker]
Little Owl: Food-loving ladies Katie Lee Joel and Giada de Laurentiis had dinner together, sharing gravy meatball sliders and whole fish. [Page Six/NYP]
Locanda Verde: Calvin Klein billboard model Eva Mendes chowed down at the Italian restaurant. [Cityfile]
Nobu 57: At separate tables, Pau Gasol and A-Rod dined on Japanese food. [Page Six/NYP]
Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse: A-Rod had a drink by his lonesome. [NYDN]
The Waverly Inn: Kim Cattrall dined with her real-life galpals. Earlier in the week, Quentin Tarantino celebrated the Inglourious Basterds DVD release. [NYDN]
Whole Foods Bowery: Mischa Barton attempted to go grocery shopping, but balked when they wouldn’t let her dog, Ziggy, inside the store. [NYDN]
Yerba Buena Perry: At the Latin-American restaurant, Jon Bon Jovi dined with 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft. [Page Six/NYP]

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The pop stars got to know each other over Japanese food, and Mayer brought some home with him. Elsewhere, Kelly Bensimon Twitpic-ed her Little Giant lunch with Jill Zarin, Chace Crawford texted alone, and Harvey Weinsten threw dinner parties for two movies. More celebrities eating — or at least canoodling at restaurants — below.

Benjamin Steakhouse: Ice T and Coco shared a romantic dinner in midtown. [NYDN]

Beppe: Pete Wentz treated his friends to dinner. [NYDN]

Bubby’s: Joshua Jackson and Diane Kruger brunched in Tribeca. [Just Jared]

Bisto Bagatelle: Ivanka Trump treated herself to some salmon at lunchtime. [NYDN]

Da Silvano: Patti Smith ate with two friends. Nearby, publishers Tom Florio and Richard Beckman power-lunched. [Page Six/NYP]

Delicatessen: Sienna Miller and a pal dined at the swanky pseudo-deli. [NYDN]

Dorrian’s Red Hand: Tinsley Mortimer performed a rendition of All I Want for Christmas Is You. [Page Six/NYP]

Dos Caminos: Michelle Trachtenberg dined on shrimp quesadillas, guacamole, beer, and margaritas. [People]

Emporio: Michael Stipe and eight friends sat in the back. They dined on a green salad, mushroom pizza, and espresso. [Grub Street]

Hillstone: Chace Crawford nursed a glass of red wine, texting all the while. [Page Six/NYP]

Hudson Terrace: Jay-Z threw a holiday party. [Page Six/NYP]

Indochine: Naomi Campbell canoodled with her Russian billionaire boyfriend, Vladislav Doronin. [NYDN]

Little Giant: On the Lower East Side, Kelly Bensimon and Jill Zarin lunched and Twitpic-ed it. [KiKilet/Twitter]

Morandi: Sarah Jessica Parker had lunch at the A-list haunt. [Cityfile]

Nobu: Taylor had dinner with John Mayer. After the meal, Mayer, by the looks of it, had his leftovers wrapped so he could take them home. [Buzz Foto, Cityfile, Just Jared]

Osteria del Circo: Sienna Miller, Harvey Weinstein, Brooke Geahan, and Julian Schnabel toasted Robin Wright Penn at a dinner for The Private Lives of Pippa Lee. Salmon, cheese ravioli, and Grey Goose martinis were served. [Grub Street, Guest of a Guest]

Per Se: Kate Hudson, Anna Wintour, and Harvey Weinstein attended a lunch for Nine. [Page Six/NYP, Guest of a Guest]

Prime Meats: Kate Hudson brunched in Carroll Gardens. [NYDN]

Ristorante San Pietro: Condoleeza Rice and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell got a table without reservations. [Page Six/NYP]

Sant Ambroeus: Mary-Kate Olsen took a cigarette break during dinner. [NYDN, Gawker]

Sweetiepie: Isaac Mizrahi threw his holiday party. Mini-burgers, macaroni and cheese, and Champagne cocktails were served. [Grub Street]

Tanuki Tavern: Kellan Lutz signed autographs for fans. [Page Six/NYP]

The Russian Tea Room: Jude Law canoodled with Sienna Miller. [Page Six/NYP]

Whole Foods Bowery: Kelly Bensimon did her grocery shopping. [Page Six/NYP]

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Mischa Barton is back on the bottle, sipping a margarita at Mexican Radio in between shots (though we never noticed her laying off the sauce in the first place). Meanwhile, Taylor Swift hit Batali’s beloved Italian eatery, Otto, with Emma Stone, before the two indulged at a nearby Baskin Robbins. Did Swift try the pizza with egg? The lentils? We may never know. Tyra Banks eats a burger and fries, plus more celebrity dining.

A Voce: Joy Behar dined with Oliver Stone. [Page Six/NYP]

Abe & Arthur’s: Rihanna and Blake Lively headed to the hip restaurant after performing on Saturday Night Live. [Page Six/NYP, Guest of a Guest]

August:Marcus Samuelsson hosted a dinner. [NYDN]

Dylan’s Candy Bar: David Duchovny and Tea Leoni took their kids to the candy store. [People]

Hiro Ballroom: Ed Westwick, Chace Crawford, and Sebastian Stan had a guys’ night out. [People]

La Esquina: Drew Barrymore lunched on Mexican. [Cityfile]

Market Table: Tyra Banks ate a burger ‘n fries. [Page Six/NYP]

Mexican Radio: Mischa Barton took shots and drank margaritas. [Page Six/NYP]

Monkey Bar: Courtney Love and Madonna stayed on opposite ends of the room at the premiere party for A Single Man. Sliders and crab cakes were served. [Page Six/NYP, Grub Street]

Nino’s Positano: Derek Jeter ate grilled chicken with Italian sausage and shiitake mushrooms. Later in the week, a hostess at the Italian eatery forced a delivery guy to let her come drop off Derek Jeter’s order. She was subsequently fired. [NYDN, Page Six/NYP]

Nobu: Lady Gaga had dinner at the famous Japanese restaurant. [Cityfile]

The Oak Room: Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman, and Marcia Gay Harden toasted Clint Eastwood . [NYDN]

Otto: Teenage singing sensation Taylor Swift stopped by the Village haunt to eat with Emma Stone. After the meal, the two got dessert at Baskin Robbins. [People]

Pastis: Though the sighting was later refuted, Erin Kaplan and Lizzie Grubman were spotted plotting a reality show. [Page Six/NYP, Gawker]

The Ritz-Carlton: Odd couple Jessica Simpson and Billy Corgan dined at the upscale hotel restaurant. [E!]

Tavern on the Green: Drew Barrymore and Justin Long attended the Everybody’s Fine premiere. [NYDN]

Via dei Mille: Tyson Beckford ate the spinach ravioli and drank a Peroni. [Grub Street]

The Waverly Inn: Padma Lakshmi dined (for two) with four men. Maybe one of them’s the father! [Cityfile]

Yerba Buena: U2 drummer Larry Mullen dined with the cast of Groovaloo. [Page Six/NYP]

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Martin Scorsese.

Most of us spent Thanksgiving with in-laws and turkey, but Sienna Miller and Jude Law gave thanks by getting intimate over red wine at Emporio. Further uptown, home-cooking guru Martha Stewart closed her kitchen for the holiday to drink Hennessy at The Four Seasons Restaurant. Meanwhile, Martin Scorsese and Oliver Stone ate organic, truffle-infused turkey at the Waverly Inn. Celebrities: Sometimes, they’re not just like us, after all. More famous diners, below.

Abe & Arthur’s: Tobey Maguire and Natalie Portman celebrated their new movie, Brothers. [Page Six/NYP]

Beppe: Over Tuscan fare, Chelsea Clinton’s gal pals toasted the former First Daughter’s engagement. [Page Six/NYP]

Butter: Lindsay Lohan, Samantha Ronson, and John Mayer sat the same table. [Page Six/NYP]

Chelsea Market: Will Ferrell had breakfast. [Page Six/NYP,Cityfile]

Cowgirl: Over BBQ, drag king Murray Hill celebrated his birthday with T.R. Knight and Jonathan Ames. [Page Six/NYP]

Da Silvano: Anna Wintour, who seems to frequent this West Village Italian spot, dined with designer Isaac Mizrahi. [Page Six/NYP]

David Burke Townhouse: Tyra Banks drank a virgin Bloody Mary at Sunday brunch. [NYDN]

Emporio: Seemingly on-again exes Jude Law and Sienna Miller, both currently performing on Broadway, shared an unconventional Thanksgiving dinner: late-night pizza and a $350 Barolo. (They’re British.) The couple turned down a private seat in the back of the restaurant to eat with the regular folks in the front. And they made out! The next night, Matt Dillon came by with a pal for margherita pizza, branzino, and baked shrimp. Dillon took a photo with fans. [Grub Street]

The Four Seasons Restaurant: Martha Stewart spent Thanksgiving at the American restaurant with Barbara Walters and several of their friends and family members. Stewart and her daughter, Alexis, drank snifters of Hennessy Cognac Paradis with the restaurant’s co-owner Julian Niccolini. [Page Six/NYP]

Gallagher’s Steakhouse: Jackie Mason met fellow comedian Murray Hill at the Theater District restaurant. [Page Six/NYP]

HeadQuarters: Between Red Bulls, Tila Tequlia performed at the restaurant and strip club. [Page Six/NYP]

Indochine: Jeff Goldblum dined with co-star Saffron Burrows and two female friends. [NYDN]

Le Cirque: NHL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor came by for some steak at the first of the French restaurant’s Friday-night parties. [Page Six/NYP]

Luke’s: Anthony and Charlene Marshall were “isolated” at a table by the wall, since some diners reportedly refused to sit near the disgraced Astors at the family-friendly American restaurant. [Page Six/NYP]

Michael’s: Laura Bush dined with her two daughters. At a table nearby, Kathie Lee Gifford lunched with Diana Taylor. Later in the week, Wendi Murdoch came by for a bite. [Page Six/NYP, MichaelsNewYork/Twitter]

Momofuku Noodle Bar: Spencer Pratt was spotted at the beloved East Village ramen spot. [Gawker]

Morimoto: Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Jimmy Fallon, and Fallon’s friend shared sashimi, sushi, and sake. Long picked up the tab. [People]

Rouge Tomate: Justin Long, Meg Ryan, and Cheryl Hines celebrated their movie Serious Moonlight. [Guest of a Guest]

Sandro’s: David Duchovny ate branzino while his wife, Téa Leoni, had the tagliata. Separately, restaurateur Drew Nieporent and comedian Robert Wuhl dined on amatriciana pasta. [Grub Street]

Serafina: Adam Lambert lunched with an entourage of eight. [Page Six/NYP]

Shang: Tinsley Mortimer got cozy with Constantine Maroulis over Chinese food. [Page Six/NYP]

The Waverly Inn: On Thanksgiving, Martin Scorsese, Oliver Stone, and their families ate organic turkey infused with truffles, turkey-leg sausage stuffing, and sweet potatoes. Yesterday, Lydia Hearst, Erin Fetherston, and Luigi Tadini attended a private dinner for Valentino designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli. [Page Six/NYP, Guest of a Guest]

Wildwood Barbeque: Abigail Breslin, her mother, and several friends shared baby-back ribs, a pulled-brisket sandwich, a pulled-pork sandwich, brisket nachos, and jalapeño bottle caps. We’re now hungry. [People]

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Our hip Madam Speaker was spotted on First Avenue this week, enjoying herself at corner coffee shop Tarallucci e Vino, while Senator Schumer stocked up on groceries at the Brooklyn Costco. Meanwhile, Luke Wilson took a date to Nello, and Da Silvano’s heated sidewalk seating drew the week’s biggest bold-faced crowd: A-Rod, Sean Lennon, and Wolfgang Puck. Elsewhere, Ramona Singer cried over halibut, and the East Side Social Club opened with a cluster of media types. More celebrity diners, below.

Bar Pitti: Ron Perelman ate at the Italian restaurant. [Page Six/NYP]

Charles: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen celebrated the 40th birthday of Bill Collage, the screenwriter who penned New York Minute. M-K paid. [Page Six/NYP]

Chat Noir: Real housewife of New York City Ramona Singer cried at her birthday party. Guests — including the whole Housewives cast — ate “black-cat burgers,” chicken, and halibut. [Page Six/NYP]

Costco: At the Brooklyn branch of the mega-market, Senator Chuck Schumer was spotted pushing his shopping cart like a layman. [Page Six/NYP]

Da Silvano: Sean Lennon dined outside with eight friends. (Heated sidewalk seating, woo!) Separately, chef Wolfgang Puck ate with his wife. At another lunch hour this week, A-Rod came by for some upscale Italian. [Page Six/NYP, Cityfile]

Del Frisco’s: New Jet Mark Sanchez lamented his team’s recent loss, with a large group of pals, at the fancy steakhouse . [Page Six/NYP]

East Side Social Club: The Pod Hotel’s new Italian spot gathered Mickey Boardman, Michael Musto, Olivia Palermo, Luigi Tadini, Ali Wise, Ally Hilfiger, and Patrick McMullan at a party for Minnie Mortimer’s spring 2010 collection. This place is off to an interesting start. [Guest of a Guest]

Esca: Meg Ryan dined with Nora Ephron. [Just Jared]

Eskimix: Tyra Banks checked out the city’s latest fro-yo outpost. [Page Six/NYP]

Indochine: Ivanka Trump celebrated her 28th birthday at the French-Vietnamese restaurant. [NYDN]

Le Caprice: Harper’s Bazaar editor-in-chief Glenda Bailey dined with Lanvin creative director Alber Elbaz inside the Pierre Hotel. [Page Six/NYP]

Morandi: Halle Berry lunched at Keith McNally’s West Village spot. [Cityfile]

Nello: Luke Wilson took a female friend to the Upper East Side mainstay. [Cityfile]

The Russian Tea Room: At this classic Russian restaurant, Tim Burton toasted Johnny Depp, Patti Smith, and Helena Bonham Carter. [Page Six/NYP]

Tarallucci e Vino: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had breakfast at the East Village coffee shop. [Page Six/NYP]

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The bold-name sightings at Nello have not slowed down: This week, Jay-Z made a triumphant return to the Upper East Side haunt with world-champ third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who’s usually more of a Serafina celebrity, by his side. Elsewhere, newsman Tom Brokaw, predictably, ordered oysters at Grand Central while Uma Thurman had drinks with Amy Sacco. More famous folks eating out on the town, below.

Café Gitane: Carlos Leon ate lunch outside with his girlfriend. [Cityfile]

Elaine’s: Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek ate with John Sabini. [Page Six/NYP]

Grand Central Oyster Bar: Tom Brokaw had lunch at the midtown mainstay. [Gawker]

Hotel Griffou: At the bar: Uma Thurman with Amy Sacco, near Domenico Dolce with Stefano Gabbana. [Page Six/NYP]

Kiss & Fly: Sean Combs celebrated his 40th birthday. [NYDN]

Las Chicas Locas: Derek Jeter had Mexican with Minka Kelly. [NYDN]

Lure Fishbar: Kelly Ripa, Mark Conseulos, Howard Stern, and Beth Ostrosky dined together. [Cityfile]

Nello: Jay-Z returned to the celebrity haunt for dinner with baseballer Alex Rodriguez. [Cityfile]

Nobu: Manhattan D.A. Robert Morgenthau ate Japanese with restaurateur Drew Nieporent. [Page Six/NYP]

Ollie’s: Ashley Tisdale dined at the midtown noodle chain. [Cityfile]

Pastis: Meg Ryan bundled up for lunch at Pastis. [Cityfile]

Primola: Former LAPD chief Bill Bratton was welcomed back to New York over upscale Italian. [Page Six/NYP]

Rouge Tomate: Wes Anderson, Bill Murray, Meryl Streep, Jonathan Ames, Matthew Settle, and Waris Ahluwalia showed up for the Fantastic Mr. Fox premiere party; roast duck and cabbage were served. [Grub Street, Guest of a Guest]

Sant Ambroeus: Matt Damon lunched with his wife. [Pop Sugar]

The Smile: Naomi Watts checked out the Bond Street café. [Cityfile]

Tanuki Tavern: Brooklyn Decker dined with Elle editor Joe Zee at the new restaurant inside the Gansevoort Hotel. [Page Six/NYP]

Whiskey Park: David Blaine had drinks with friends. [NYDN]

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