Lunch at Michael's



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FishbowlNY's adorable Laurel Touby asseses the talent in the room at Michael's yesterday. A lot of high-powered television media types came in from the cold to try the crab bisque and, as is custom, discretely crane their necks to ogle the other talent. Al Roker is described as "svelte," Heart President Cathy Black is sporting some serious turquoise neck candy, and Helen Gurly Brown tears herself away from the tender loins of her athletic 90-year old fuckbuddy. Old Media power goes so well with the blinis and espresso. Laurel writes:

"Table 1: Former Cosmopolitan editrix (iconitrix?) Helen Gurley Brown in classic black, with a pair of HGB disciples � Betsy Perry of the Milken Institute, and author Betty Sargent. The two are prepping a book entitled What Every Daughter Wants Their Mom to Know, due Spring '07.

"... 3: Mayor of Michael's Joe Armstrong � a Texan, who has his own vase (in the shape of a cowboy boot) � with Jim Peterson, who ran Worldwide Pants for many years.

"4: Tom Brokaw looking, well, very Brokaw-like, with an unjacketed TV-looking guy in a blue Oxford shirt.

"5: Stanley Jaffe, a longtime producer at Paramount and Columbia Pictures � and who produced Kramer v. Kramer back in the day � with someone.

"6: ABC's Cynthia McFadden in a horizontal-striped jacket, with three other well-dressed women.

"7: Gerry Byrne, a former publisher of Variety, in a yellow polka-dotted tire, with a woman in an attractive tailored suit. Byrne, we hear, put together a party for Literacy Partners, which is tonight at Michael's.

"8: No David Patrick Columbia this week. Instead, Anne Hickey (possibly an ad exec) with a well-suited man."

Our favorite social chronicler (and somerime Michael's co-conspirator) is in Europe until the 21st. Check out his hijinx and mayhem here.

"9: Hearst's Deb Schriver and Michael Tracy of L'oreal.11: Lynn Goldberg, in an Etro jacket, and Marcia Coleman(sp?).

"... 14: Hearst's Cathy Black in a chunky turquoise necklace, with a woman with short auburn hair. This one seemed like a serious business discussion, until the check came.

"15: A sharp-looking and svelte Al Roker, in a pink shirt, silver tie and dark suit, with Jim Bell, an executive producer at the Today Show.

"16: Ahmet Ertegun, the legendary Atlantic Records co-founder with a party of three.

"... 18: Venerable CBS Evening News anchor Bob Schieffer, laughing a lot, and a tall mustached-man. On his way out, Schieffer stopped by the bar area to exchange parenting � (in his case grandparenting) � tips with Michael's own Loreal. But first he, Brokaw and current New School president (and former Nebraska Senator) Bob Kerrey pow-wow at Joe Armstrong's table. They all erupt in laughter when Armstrong pulled out a deck of 'Dubya' playing cards."

The full monte here.