[Ed. note: Episode 2 in our Lunch at Michael's series...]

There were so many Turner-ites at Michael's today, CNN should have just reserved the restaurant. There was Paula and Kitty and Soledad and Kelly (that's Kelly Flynn, Executive Producer of Program Development) -- all sitting at different tables.

[For expediency, this post is going up unedited and unfact-checked, so excuse any mistakes. Or, email me and I'll correct them later today].

Ralph Lauren was sharing the window seat Table Numero Uno (for obvious reasons) with Hamilton South, of HL Group.

Viacom's Tom Freston was with publisher Jack Romano.

Roger Ailes was with Henry Schleiff, president and CEO of Court TV.

Nearby, at Table 3, a pre-blown Paula Zahn was sitting with Joe Armstrong. By 2 pm, the table had vacated and was replenished with a bevy of ABC folks.

Rob Shuter was having lunch with Nathalie Moar, head of PR for MAC Cosmetics and Susan Miller, editorial producer for 20/20

Soledad O'Brien, CNN's American Morning co-Anchor was with the Daily News' Lloyd Grove.

At the table near the door: Deb Shriver, head of Corp Communications for Hearst Magazines, with Betsy Vorce, head of PR for Lincoln Center.

Peter O. Price, National President for NATAS, was with Kitty Pilgrim, CNNfn Business News Anchor.

Charlie Rose was at a two-top with Executive Producer Yvette Vega.

Nearby was director Joan Gelman with guest.

Author Ian Spigelman sat with Rob Weisbach, the new president of Miramax Books.

Chris Meigher, head of Quest Magazine was with Andrew Black, also of Quest.

Right in front of us Jacqui Lividini, former senior vice-president of fashion and merchandising for Saks Fifth, with Ed Nardoza, editor in chief of WWD and vp at Fairchild Communications.

Alice Mayhew, editor at Simon & Schuster, was with a female guest.

Photog Harry Benson was with a guest.

Peter Wolf, Senior Vice President, International, Office of Global Public Policy was with a guest.

Kelly Flynn, Executive Producer of Program Development at CNN was having lunch with Jon Fine, media centric columnist at Business Week. [That one was easy to ID :)]

Maurie Perl, senior vp of corporate communications for Conde Nast was eating with Janet Ozzard, Strategist Editor, New York Magazine.

Jerry Z, the head of Sun International, was with an unknown woman.

Pattie Sellers, editor at large of Fortune magazine was with an unknown person.

Celeb publicist Ken Sunshine was having lunch in the back room.

Email me at LaurelT AT mediabistro DOT Com, if I missed anyone.