Table Hopping

Charlotte: Olympic Gold Medalist Katarina Witt skated into the Palm for some pasta and all the servers unanimously gave her “form” a perfect 10.  Charlotte Hornets’ player Anthony Mason may not have dribbled his linguini, but he did shoot the breeze with his dining companions.

Chicago: New York Governor George Pataki ate rather conservatively at a Chicago Palm reception, although he did have a taste of some “big apple” pie.... Jerry Reinsdorf thought his NY steak was a home run, but that dining companion Hawk Harrelson’s opinion on the upcoming basketball season was a bunch of “bull.”

The Hamptons: Gorgeous lingerie model Stephanie Seymour shared a  “secret” with fellow super-beauty Vandela, who “posed” her lobster right into the butter.  Danny Aiello wanted to “do the right thing” and order the Palm’s signature NY Strip.

Las Vegas: Geena Davis was no “accidental tourist” to the Palm. She loves the restaurant -- but during her Vegas visit she was “speechless” when a fellow patron asked if he could give her “a long kiss good-night.” David Cassidy said “I think I love you” to the hostess who seated him at his favorite table.

Los Angeles: It was a “full house” at the L.A. Palm when John Stamos and his gorgeous wife Rebecca Romjim came in for their favorite prime rib. She was a model patron and finished her meal by asking her server if he “got milk?”  Jeff Goldblum felt a “big chill” from his dining companions when he requested a three-pound lobster taken out of its shell. Shortly after his meal, he was on “the fly” and ready to head “into the night.”

Miami: Horse trainer Bob Baffert rode in the ESPN’s Chris Lincoln to celebrate his Eclipse Award for Trainer of the Year.  Baseball great Frank Robinson “touched base” at the Palm with hose trainer friend Nick Zito and Hank Goldberg, who offered his own analysis of the Palm fare.  New York: David Letterman wasn't joking when he said that the Palm was on his “top ten list” of favorite places to eat.  That “wild thing” Bill Murray jokingly asked if the Palm served “groundhog” before he ordered a steak. Once he tasted his very own NY strip he begged his waiter to “‘rush...(get me) more’ right away!” Film great Gregory Peck felt it wasn’t an “omen” to sign customer Jeff Gettleman’s caricature.  He didn’t come by “to kill a mockingbird,”  but rather to book an award-winning party at the Palm.

Philadelphia: Dennis Hopper was more of an “easy rider” than a “rebel without a cause” when he came in five nights in a row. He ordered a “giant” steak and enjoyed the evening with his lovely date (dressed in “blue velvet” no doubt!). 76’ers star Alan Iverson took a shot and scored a bottle of Cristal with superagent David Faulk.  Funny man Jack Mason didn’t “crack” any lobster shells while at the Palm, but he had everyone at the bar laughing at his jokes.

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