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A Party for Emily Blunt & Ewan McGregor; Katie Couric Holds Court - Posted March 7, 2012
It's been a pretty wild winter at Michael's. Far from suffering from the seasonal doldrums, the place has been operating on full tilt every Wednesday with a fresh array of A-listers that always make for some pretty good people watching. Today was no exception.
Besides the jam packed dining room filled with... [FishbowlLA]
Cathie Black Resurfaces, Jann Wenner at Table One, and Dish from The Millionaire Matchmaker - Posted September 21, 2011
Despite the worst case of Gotham gridlock in months (Thanks, Mr. President), there were plenty of media heavy hitters (Jann Wenner, John Huey), high-profile editor... [FishbowlNY]
Barbara Walters, Vernon Jordan and NBC's David Corvo Serves Up TV Dish - Posted May 25, 2011
-- DIANE CLEHANE
It's been hard enough to keep track of the steady stream of A-listers that pour into Michael's on any given Wednesday, but this afternoon really kept me hopping. While the usual roster of boldface names traded air kisses and table hopped in the front room, the garden room was... [FishbowlLA]
Renee Fleming, Harold Ford Jr & The Social Swells - Posted September 22, 2010
DIANE CLEHANE
Michael's was jammed packed this afternoon with plenty of suits, swells and the requisite random boldface names (Renee Fleming! Harold Ford Jr... [FishbowlNY]
Peggy Siegal, Pamela Fiori & the Winner of Lunch with Laurel - Posted June 30, 2010
DIANE CLEHANE
While the regulars in the dining room at Michael's chatted about their plans for the upcoming holiday weekend, it seemed only fitting that my lunch today was with Laurie Haspel Aronson, president of Haspel, the q... [FishbowlNY]
Liz Lange & Cindi Leive Take a Bite out of the Home Shopping Market - Posted June 2, 2010
DIANE CLEHANE
Evidently, you're nobody these days unless you're hawking something on one of those hypnotic home shopping networks. Come on, confess: Who hasn't bought something that just happened to catch their eye while flipping through the channels looking for Bravo's wacky Housewives? I chatted with no les... [FishbowlNY]
Lunch: 'Heroine' Julie Menin Takes On Washington: "Move the 9/11 Trial!" - Posted February 3, 2010
DIANE CLEHANE
When I met Julie Menin a few weeks ago in the Michael's dining room and made a date for lunch, I was expecting to chat about her fabulous new show, Give and Take, which airs on Sunday nig... [FishbowlNY]
Lunch: A Smiling Anna Wintour, Hungry Brian Williams, & A Tasty Mogul Stew - Posted October 21, 2009
DIANE CLEHANE
They were dishing like it was 1999 today at Michael's where it was SRO at the bar and in the lounge and filled with movers and shakers of every stripe in the dining room. I got a serious case of whiplash trying to keep track of it all. Between... [FishbowlNY]
Lunch: The Lo-Cal Edition with Ron Perelman - Posted July 8, 2009
DIANE CLEHANE
Now that summer is in full swing, the usual mix of movers and shakers at Michael's was a bit on the light side today. But Ron Perelman was there, proving this is no time to slack off if you're a ... [FishbowlNY]
Lunch: Cindi Leive, Harold Ford, Jr. & The Gang - Posted June 10, 2009
DIANE CLEHANE
We heard we missed quite a scene yesterday when the dining room was filled with the likes of dirty joke diva Sarah Silverman, ... [FishbowlNY]
Lunch: Barry Diller (on a Vespa!), Harvey Weinstein & Judge Judy - Posted May 6, 2009
DIANE CLEHANE
Maybe it was because it finally stopped raining for five minutes, but the power-lunchers were out in force today at Michael's. There was a crowd gathering in the lounge before noon waiting for tables. Of course, most of the regulars breezed in at their appointed hours, making su... [FishbowlNY]
Lunch: Special Post-Inauguration Edition - Posted January 21, 2009
DIANE CLEHANE
The mood was festive at Michael's today, with plenty of Obama buttons on display and lots of talk about the president's stirring inaugural address. Jack Kliger told me, "I thought the whole thing ... [FishbowlNY]
Lunch: Why So Glum, Anna Wintour & Ralph Lauren? - Posted December 10, 2008
DIANE CLEHANE
It was standing room only at Michael's today with a head-spinning assortment of movers and mavens doing some serious table-hopping between bites. We were brightened to see there was a dash of celebrating between all the intense conversations that were going on all around. It's t... [FishbowlNY]
Lunch: Barry Diller, Jeff Zucker & The Magazine Mob - Posted November 19, 2008
DIANE CLEHANE
What recession? The usual power quotient found on any given Wednesday at Michael's went into overdrive today as the gals at the front desk had so many media moguls, magazine mavens and talking heads lining up to dine and dish today, they had to shoehorn in extra tables all... [FishbowlNY]
Lunch: Where the Magic Happens - Posted July 30, 2008
DIANE CLEHANE
I thought I'd seen just about everything from my regular perch at Michael's during my weekly visits, but today topped all. They were serving up sides of card tricks with the Cobb salads today and the gang was just eating it up. When I arrived, illusionist ... [FishbowlNY]










