Il Sole is a yummy Italian restaurant on the Sunset Strip. And janetcharltons hollywood.com reveals why Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox eat there all the time though it has become a paparrazzi trap. Both actresses bring their own own whole-wheat pasta and store it at the restaurant, which caters to diet- and health-conscious customers.
British chef Marco Pierre White knows how to have a red-hot party. But on May 17 at Spotted Pig, White demonstrated a flaming Sambuca trick to pals Mario Batali, Tony Bourdain, Carole Radziwill and others. But, according to the New York Post, White’s shirt and the table somehow ignited. Trying to extinguish the flames, several champagne flutes and wine glasses were broken and White “was accidentally stabbed in the hand,” a source said. White refused to go to a hospital, stuck his hand in a bucket of ice water and wrapped it napkins before heading home in a cab.
Emma Thompson and a male pal miffed fellow diners (including Will Smith) at the Waverly Inn last week when they lit cigarettes at their center table, according to the New York Daily News. The Waverly is the same restaurant where an ambulance headed to St. Vincent’s hospital several weeks ago was held up for more than five minutes because of all of the limos parked in front, the New York Post reported.
Did Jay-Z’s trendy 40/40 Club in New York violate federal labor laws by forcing a wait staff to work for tips only? Celeste Williams filed a proposed class-action lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court a week ago. The West 25th Street hot spot is accused of “willfully failing and refusing to pay” the required minimum wage. A restaurant spokesman denied the claims.
Sandra Oh joined the long list of celebrities gobbling up freebies. At a Los Angeles patisserie recently, the “Grey’s Anatomy” actress wolfed down a dozen “free samples” of pricey chocolates, according to the National Enquirer.
People compiled by Greg Henry from wire and Internet reports
