Since opening its doors in 1862, the Cafe de la Paix
has become a source of inspiration for numerous street artists hoping
to capture the structure's beauty on canvas. In mid-February 2007 a
living work of art graced the historic restuarant with her presence
as supermodel Gisele Bundchen dined a deux with her new love,
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
At Beverly Hills landmark Spago, Leonardo DiCaprio
and model Bar Refaeli perused through a menu listing such
mouthwatering morsels as Veal Wienerschnitzel and Prime Cote de Boeuf
before deciding to dine on Monterey Bay Calamari. A globetrotting connoisseur
of gourmet dishes, earlier in the month the "Blood Diamond"
star was spotted in Madrid with his mother and grandmother, savoring
the Castillian cuisine served at El Lando following the premiere of
his Oscar-nominated film.
According to gossip columnists Rush and Molloy, actor
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who caused pulses to race as heart patient
Denny Duquette on the ABC hit "Grey's Anatomy," enjoyed a
romantic repast on February 14th with rekindled love Mary-Louise Parker
at Il Buco, a New York eatery which harbors its European wines in a
cellar rumored to have inspired Edgar Allan Poe as he penned "The
Cask of Amontillado."
On Valentine's Day Mary-Kate Olsen shared a table
for two with oil heir Maxwell Snow at Brooklyn's River Cafe, which was
deemed one of the Big Apple's best five restaurants by French restaurant
guide "Gault Millau."
"Dancing With the Stars" champion John
O'Hurley and his wife Lisa Mesloh, who recently welcomed a bouncing
baby boy into their happy home, climbed a faithfully rendered reproduction
of the stairway seen in "Hello Dolly" on Valentine's Day in
order to sample cuisine prepared by master chef Alessandro Stratta at
Alex, one of the many restaurants at Wynn in Las Vegas.
The sky's the limit for Latin superstar Shakira,
who was spotted enjoying a heavenly meal at Il Cielo in Beverly Hills
before returning to the European leg of her "Oral Fixacion"
tour.
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell recently perused
the menu at iconic New York City eatery Cafe des Artistes, where the
long time lovebirds savored a romantic meal amid murals depicting idealized
images of feminine beauty painted by famed illustrator Howard Chandler
Christy.
Before filming wrapped on the upcoming comedy "Fred
Claus,"Oscar winner Rachel Weisz's penchant for pizza was
satiated at Gino's East, a Chi-town dining staple since the late 1960's.
The popular pizzeria has four locations in the Windy City and seven
in surrounding areas.
Days before welcoming two new bouncing bundles of joy
into his family, "Grey's Anatomy" heartthrob Patrick Dempsey
was spotted looking over the menu at Pizzicotto, Brentwood's Italian
eatery which offers such savory morsels as salmone balsamico and bruschetta.
Lovebirds Benji Madden and Sophie
Monk, who made headlines with their Christmas Eve engagement,
dined recently at the Newsroom Cafe, a celebrity-laden locale in close
proximity to The Ivy.
Congratulations to Kirstie Alley, who will be appearing on the
small screen this fall in an Americanized version of the long-running
Britcom "The Vicar of Dibley." Fans of the former "Cheers"
star will notice a number of Victoria, B.C. restaurants in the background
of her upcoming TV movie "And She Was," including Pluto's
Restaurant, which lists such vegetarian vittles on their menu as nut
burgers, veggie chili and stir-fries with tofu; Ric's Grill, the twelfth
self-billed steak, seafood and chop house in the popular Canadian restaurant
chain, and John's Place, a diner that delivers a trip down memory lane
complete with photos of screen idols on the walls and timeless tunes
played by a vintage jukebox.
John Travolta enjoyed a sight that rivalled the
view from the cockpit of his jet as the movie icon looked out on the
Windy City from his table at The Signature Room at the 95th, situated
at the summit of the John Hancock Center.
Kimberly Walsh of the Britpop group Girls Aloud
enjoyed an epicurean experience worth singing about at Cafe 21, a Newcastle
upon Tyne, England eatery located next to the Baltic Centre for Contemporary
Art.
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