Just heard this true story: The night after Billy Joel’s concert at Hampton Social, a waiter at Rowdy Hall was on his way to work and noticed a Jack Russell terrier running loose. He picked it up and called the Los Angeles number on the tag. A guy answered the phone, but guess who showed up to pick up the pooch, named Midge. .. one very thankful Renee Zellweger (who had danced up a storm at the concert).
But she wasn’t the only unexpected famous guest in recent weeks at restaurants on the starry East End.
Kelly Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos ate at MUSE Restaurant and Aquatic Lounge on Aug. 15. They went for the Tuna Palooza, Really Really Soft Taco, Not Ya Mamma’s Meatballs and the horseradish and gorgonzola crusted, New York strip.
Joy Behar and David Yurman chowed down at East Hampton Point on Monday night.
And at WEI FUN the same night, Jon Bon Jovi and George Stephanapoulous were out on a double date (presumably with their wives). They had tea smoked pork, Sechuan dumplings, sesame noodles for apps. And the main courses were Ants Climbing a Tree, Kung Pao chicken, five spice duck, miso glazed black cod . . . and Gruner Veltliner by the glass.
Wednesday night at WEI FUN, Peter Cook did date night with a young blonde. He faced the wall and they had melon margaritas and a lychee martini and ate spring rolls, miso glazed black cod and Kung Pao chicken.
Alec Baldwin dined out with daughter Ireland and a friend, also at WEI FUN on Thursday night. They had tofu, chicken with broccoli.
Billy Joel and his wife Katie Lee had lunch with friends at East Hampton Point on Thursday - crab claws and corn on the cob, caesar salad with shrimp, calamari, and lobster roll.
And Heather Mills and a party of five were spotted Friday night at WEI FUN. She ordered heirloom tomato salad and every side of veggie on the menu.
Seen at Della Femina last weekend, were Jon and Dorothea Bon Jovi with Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky; Matt Lauer and Annette Roque Lauer were seen (still together). And on Saturday last week, Donald Trump - the man who could afford to eat anywhere - took his wife Melania to Nick and Toni's.
- JEFFREY SLONIM
