A Bon Voyage Dinner For Leighton Meester And More Celebrity News
As we head over the hump of the week, let's take a look back at what's already happened in the world of celebrity food and drink.
Restaurant Buzz
• The cast of Gossip Girl said sayonara to their series of six years as the final season of the series wrapped filming this weekend. The celebratory festivities included "XOXO"-themed cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcakes, a wrap party at New York's Palace Hotel, and after-hours clubbing at Tenjune. Blake Lively, Chace Crawford, Penn Badgley, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Ed Westwick bid adieu to a pivotal member, Leighton Meester, who's moving to Los Angeles, with a private dinner at Lexington Brass. [NY Post]
• Emma Watson and her Perks of Being a Wallflower co-stars celebrated their film and their NYLON cover with a private dinner at New York City's Catch. [Us]
• Josh Henderson dined at the grand opening of Buca di Beppo in Mesquite, Texas. [Us]
• Gabrielle Union celebrated her 40th birthday with a private dinner at New York City's Marble Lane. The menu, created by chef Roble, included a mixed green salad with a Courvoisier Gold apple cider vinaigrette, a wood grilled filet mignon, and a Rocky Mountain Devil's food cake with Courvoisier Gold for dessert. The party continued on at PH-D at Dream Downtown, where guests sipped Courvoisier Gold cocktails including the Gold Bellini and Sunset in Paris, created especially for the occasion, before singing "Happy Birthday" to Union with a gold three-tiered cake. [Haute Living]
Seen & Heard
• Robert De Niro and his wife Grace gave major thanks to FDNY Engine Co. 23 with a catered lunch on New York City's Upper East Side after they saved his apartment from a fire. [NY Post]
• Kellan Lutz and girlfriend Sharni Vinson fed bread to a few ducks walking along the sidewalk in Los Angeles. [People]
• Zac Brown Band's pudding recipe is made from the good stuff: Jack Daniel's. [People]
• Krysten Ritter grabbed a banana and Starbucks on-tho-go for an early morning breakfast. [Us]