I saw Padma Laskshmi and Teddy Forstmann come in for a late dinner last night at Schiller's around 10:15 PM. They had to wait at the bar for a few moments and she went over to the hostess and started flipping out, waving her arms and stamped her feet, while he waited at the bar. They were joined by a woman about Teddy's age who was with a late 20s ish man. Double date perhaps? Padma looked attractive in a black mink waist length jacket, jeans and heels***. He was wearing a navy blue golf-jacket and khakis. They did not seem affectionate at all, and left about an hour later.

We're also told that when the hostess got home from work, she noticed a small bite mark on her hand as she was brushing her teeth. She shrugged, put some Neosporin on it, and went to bed.

Now if you'll excuse me, someone's pounding slowly on my door and I ought to go see who it is.

*** Important correction from the stalker: "Padma was wearing uggs, not heels. Sorry for the slip-up." Gosh.

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Adding new details to an earlier Post item, \Justin Rocket Silverman blogs that he was outside a party for Charlotte Ronson at the Eldridge when he saw Lohan girlfriend Samantha Ronson storm out, "a scowl on her face." Lindsay soon followed, chasing after Ronson. Silverman soon followed, notebook in hand, following the fighting couple. By just "a few steps."

At one point Samantha stopped in the middle of Houston Street and said something in a whisper.

"What are you talking about?" shrieked Lindsay in response, "I've been with you all night!"

The couple disappeared into the Bowery Hotel, and Silverman did some reflecting.

As I strolled away, I was struck by two things. First- how painful it must be to have a lover [Ronson] who is so much older, and probably more emotionally mature, toy with your heart and mind.

Second- how identical Lindsay Lohan's screams sounded to the drunken female cries I hear every night outside my East Village window.

As we read Silverman's Post post, we were struck by two things. First, how painful (yet denial-piercing) it must be to have an intrepid reporter document one's inaugural Valentine's Day blow-out fight.

Second, why was a pin-up like Silverman working on the gossip beat on Valentine's? Still single, apparently. Sigh. We did our best, Rocketman.

She ordered a salad and didn't like something that was in it because she kept flinging something out of it into a small plate again and again. The whole time she read a book, and no one approached her.

She made bold, grand gestures as she ate and read to the tables around her, but no one paid her any attention at all. My friends and I were seated at the opposite side of the restaurant, however, and we took several cell phone pics of her when she wasn't looking :)

Final verdict - she was extremely nice to her waitress, and we gays were way too chicken to approach her. She was also, strangely, much prettier in the restaurant than she was on stage!

Because this is the modern age, the tipster also took the above photo. Happy Valemtime's Day.

There are some inquires Wikipedia simply can't help you with. In this case, it informs us that Tyson is an astrophysicist, director of Hayden Planetarium and repeat Colbert Report guest at the Museum of Natural History on the Upper West Side.

And he's been on Colbert Report several times. But still: What gives? A Colbert appearance hardly guarantees a packed house at a book reading; just ask Jennifer 8. Lee. Is there a cult of Tyson? Or are people just desperate for free ways to kill time these days?

This sudden popular interest in both science and books, simultaneously, is disturbing and we're determined to get to the bottom of it.

UPDATE: To rephrase Network, because he's on television, dummy. We're reliably informed by an actual science geek that Tyson appears regularly on Discovery Channel and the channel Science as a talking head and that he hosts Science Now (a Nova spinoff) on PBS.

In other words, Tyson might as well be an alien as far as much of the New York literati are concerned. But you should study the man, if only to learn how to set off a chain reaction at B&N, dear poets.

UPDATE 2: Andrew Krucoff blogged a video of Tyson describing how we might all be sucked into the sky toward our death, and tells us Tyson is coming to the 92nd street Y next month.

As our tipster emailed earlier this morning: "On American Airlines flight 1 to LAX. First row on the right. He wearing black hat and glasses and she with her back to the boarding passengers."

So they're in the air right now, as Flight 1 is the daily 9am departure. That's kind of funny to think about.

And first row means first class, and that ain't cheap! So that's reassuring. Plus, Kyra has all that money rolling in from The Closer., so they may have lost some of their savings, which sucks for them, but they still make more money with one gig than most of us could make in ten years. If you were worried about them, I think it's okay to exhale.

So next time I'm just going to say "Hi," Terry. All right? Cool.

Rodman's a little drunk; then again so are we. He's laughing while his friends egg him on. They appear to have just met him, and you can sort of see their thoughts scrolling across their heads like a ticker: "Whoa, we were just drinking at Jimmy's five minutes ago, and now we're hanging out with Dennis Rodman!"

Outside on the sidewalk, we gape silently, respectfully through the plate-glass window, for what we were witnessing up-close is the degraded version of a former celebrity lifestyle. Instead of Tao, it's the Carnegie Deli at three in the morning. Instead of an entourage of strippers and Madonna, it's two hicks that he met at the bar down the street.

Suddenly, we both understand what happens after you stop being famous. This is end-stage fame. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Oct. 1
"Just saw Whitney from the Hills at Delicatessen on Prince & Lafayette. Looked like she was filming her new "reality" show as the film crew took over an hour to set up."

Sept. 27
"Saw her at the corner of 17th & 5th, I was on my cell asking where City Bakery was. She stopped to tell me it was one block up and said, 'Sorry, I overheard you asking, and it's just one block up.' She was super sweet and much shorter and tinier in person, but still really pretty even without make-up."

Sept. 14
"Gold Bar / Sunday night (1am monday morning), Whitney and Lauren from The Hills."

Sept. 13
"Saw Whitney Port of 'The Hills' at La Esquina on Kenmare last night around 10pm. She was eating with friends, all very normal looking and there were no cameras, bodyguards or anything. She was super sweet and friendly as I said approached her when I was leaving. Told her she was the only redeeming character on the show and she repeatedly said 'thank you'"

Sept. 10
"Whitney Port from The Hills at the W Hotel on Lexington and 49th street at 2pm. dont know if your care about this chick, but she is staying here."

Sept. 5
"I saw Whitney from the Hills at Mercer Kitchen today (9/5) around 1pm. She was wearing leopard print SHORT-shorts that you could see straight up when she walked up the stairs to leave. I ran into her in the bathroom as well where we had a short convo. She is much thinner in person than I imagined. And prettier. Amazing skin. She said she was going to be in NYC for a while. Hills spoiler??"

Real or fake, the lady is suddenly everywhere. And yet we've managed to completely miss her. Maybe it has something with our never leaving the house.

Hiiiiiii Whittles!!!!

Images: Left & top right via Bauer-Griffin, bottom right via Splash

44th St. between 6th & Broadway

6 p.m. Wednesday

Saw Sarah Palin exiting her hotel with a massive security detail. Hate to say it but she was gorgeous, long-legged, very tall. She looked at me and sorta, kinda smiled. Absolutely striking, but I’m still not voting for her.

"Sorta, kinda smiled..." The power of Sarah Palin's Mona Lisa smile can melt even the most jaded of urban hearts. God help this country.

Drew Barrymore was at the Kings of Leon show last night at Webster Hall. She was with Ryan Gentles (manager of the Strokes, who looked strung out). She left with her arm wrapped around Ed Westwick....which makes sense, since she seems to go for guys about 15-20 years younger than her.

Chase Crawford was at the Kings of Leon show last night. He had a black hat pulled down pretty low. Outside the venue after the show, he was surrounded by girls as he smoked cigarettes with Ed Westwick. When Westwick went off with Drew Barrymore he stayed for a little bit.

From the Foggymonocle:

We caught Drew Barrymore slobbering all over the dude from Gossip Girl at last night's Kings of Leon after party at Bowery Electric. It was like a high school make out session.

From Us Weekly:

It is the second time in a week that Barrymore and Westwick locked lips, another source tells Us. They were spotted chatting this past weekend at a Saturday Night Live after-party, which The Kings of Leon also played. "Chemistry was there!" a witness tells Us of the two. They then headed to NYC's hip Fat Cat Billiards, where they stayed until 6 a.m., shooting pool with Gossip Girl cast members (including Crawford), actress Ellen Page and Emile Hirsch. "Drew was hanging all over Ed!" a witness tells Us, denying more reports that she had also smooched Crawford. "They were full-on making out!" Adds the witness, "They were definitely all over each other. It was on!"

If you are curious about even more Gossip Girl stalker sightings, there is a special map right here.

[Photo by Justin Bishop, via Vanity Fair]

Spotted on the ledge at No Parking, the Dominican gay bar in Washington Heights, on Saturday night. Was in a wifebeater, ridiculous roid muscles, def less hot when one realized he was a fashion-loving porn star rather than some random papi.

Aww. Given that he was once so sad, it's nice to see him back in the saddle again. I guess adoring Latino boys will do that to a fella.

"I sat in front of Dina Lohan and her much younger male friend at the Dave Matthews concert last night. She was acting like she was 20 and was pretty drunk. She was dancing in a way no mother should dance. She is prettier in person than I had expected and does not look even close to her age."

Come on, it's Fashion Week. Was there seriously nothing else to do last night?

on sunday my partner and i were walking down saline beach and who do we see??? that crazy climbing 'social' bitch alex mccord and her gay husband simon... with their kids. they were at the end of the beach, in a sort of wash area where runoff gets trapped in a pool. walked over, and was freaked out because they were butt as naked. kids too. i mean, really. saw simon's junk, and the bare ass and tits of the REAL HOUSEWIFE. they weren't trying to hide their ASSets at all. listen, this is st barts, and naked it ALL OVER, and i love that the french are so free... but it ALWAYS creeps me out when americans go topless here because i know it's not really our custom... but
DAMN, completely nude?? a 'celebrity'??? PS - simon's cock kind of big, just too bad it's attached to such a douche.

"Gave her the number to the house, apparently its a Kentucky area code? She is kind of into it. She is prob about 28-30, vaguely normal and not at all slutty. Guess they have one goal, and that is to get ANYONE to lay the Mormon."

Oh, they must mean Chet, the engaged dude from Salt Lake City. So what was the phone number again?

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