Lunch: Charlie Rose, Joe Scarborough, and the Summer Die-Hards - Posted August 6, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE With the dog days of summer upon us, the usual suspects at Michael's are soldiering on over their Cobb salads until it's time to take off those last few weeks of the month to the Hamptons, Nantucket or some other sun-filled spot far from the madding crowd. In the... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch: Jeff Greenfield on Obama Cover: 'Too Clever By Half' - Posted July 16, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE What a difference a day makes. If only we'd come by yesterday we could have gotten in on the party for Peggy Siegal who was being feted for her birthday by gal pals Barbara Walters, Liz Smith, Rita Wilson (one of the most pleasant celebrities I've ever interviewed on... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch: Football, Fashionistas & Laila Ali - Posted June 11, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE It was a tasty tossed summer salad of movers, shakers — and football players at Michael's today. Now that the power set has to cram in five days of plotting into a truncated work week — Why miss out on a Friday afternoon in the Hamptons if you don't... [FishBowlNY]

People Still Can't Get Joe Jon Klein's Name Right - Posted February 26, 2008
Earlier: "Who's The President of CNN?" and "Jon Klein Will Not Be Pleased." Now, Liz Smith gets it wrong too: ... [FishBowlDC]

Sundown on Sunset: Local Color - Posted February 22, 2008
HBO has picked up Academy-Award nominated doc. A Taxi to the Dark Side, after Discovery chickened out. Barbara Walters will interview Ellen Page, Harrison Ford, Vanessa Williams, and Mylie Cyrus. Pick the two with shows on ABC. Who will be forgotten in the Montage of Dead Stars this year? Joel Stein invites George... [FishBowlLA]

Liz Smith: I Happen To Sleep In the Nude - Posted February 7, 2008
Liz Smith, Ur-gossip columnist, heaves her bosoms and sighs for the Hollywood of yore. While admitting she doesn't recognize most of the Vanity Fair cover girls (don't worry, Liz, they'll be gone soon) and chastising the witless Heath Ledger death notices, she crosses the line into that bourne from which no... [FishBowlLA]

Robbed At The Mirror Awards - Posted June 14, 2007
Andersen, Auletta, Kurtz also shut out The first annual Mirror Awards were presented at a Meredith Vieira-hosted luncheon today at the W hotel in Midtown, and our mediabistro.com mothership — a finalist in the media information services category — lost to HealthNewsReview.org. In other words, we were robbed. Still, we weren't the only... [FishBowlNY]

Rosie On Trump @ Matrix: 'My Goal ... To Give A Bald Billionaire A Boner' - Posted April 24, 2007
The 'Boner' we wish Rosie'd been referring to at yesterday's Matrix Awards During a break in the pre-Matrix action yesterday, we poked our heads into the Waldorf Astoria ballroom where recipients of the New York Women in Communications Foundation Scholarship winners were lined up in ready to rehearse their introduction to the... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: All Hail Tina Brown! - Posted March 8, 2007
When a little birdie told us to switch our weekly reservation from Wednesday to Thursday so as not to miss the confab of publishing powerhouses that were expected today, we did so in a heartbeat. We're happy to report today's crowd didn't disappoint. Where else could you see Newsweek honcho Jon... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Teddy, Liz & The Gang - Posted February 21, 2007
The dining room at Michael's was buzzing today with moguls and media mavens who did more than the usual amount of table-hopping between bites — standing-room only in the bustling lounge as the regulars and requisite movers and shakers were out in force. (Liz! Lesley! The "Mayor"!) Even the bar was... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Valentine's Hangover - Posted February 15, 2007
It's the calm after the storm. The biggest — and only — snow storm of the season couldn't keep the movers and shakers away yesterday. On Valentine's Day the bustling dining room was host to a "low-key" birthday celebration hosted by Sherry Westin for Mayor Bloomberg, who received kudos all around... [FishBowlNY]

Taking Out The Trash, 02.02.07 - Posted February 2, 2007
Yes, it is football in D.C., but it is a good excuse to drink on a Sunday! An NBC release announces "Meet the Press with Tim Russert" was "the nation's No. 1 Sunday morning public affairs program, winning the week ending Sunday, January 28, 2007 in all categories." The show averaged 3.97 million... [FishBowlDC]

Mag Lifetime Achievement Awards: Tom Ryder Likes To Eat, And Lewis Lapham's 'A Snob' - Posted February 1, 2007
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO No one can out-eat Tom Ryder, and Liz Smith has never slept with Lewis Lapham, though she wouldn't exactly mind. Those were just two of the themes to surface earlier today during the Magazine Lifetime Achievement Awards luncheon at Gotham Hall feting Ryder — outgoing CEO of Reader's Digest and owner... [FishBowlNY]

Liz Smith Uses Occasion Of Lindsay Lohan's Rehab To Reference Star's Panties, 'Golden Globes' - Posted January 18, 2007
Lindsay Lohan entered rehab yesterday. New York Post columnist Liz Smith needed an angle or two for her column not covered by Page Six. Here's what she came up with: Maybe Lindsay was just missing her man — not that we know who he might be. Now she's missing her appendix. Whatever.... [FishBowlNY]