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Mayer and Simpson sup on sea bass, steak in Buckhead
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bluepointe staffers and diners got quite the jolt Monday night when celebrity couple Jessica Simpson and John Mayer arrived at the posh Buckhead eatery for a late dinner.
We’re told that the couple slid into a booth (yes, on the same side of the table) and split a bottle of wine. Chef Doug Turbush prepared sea bass for the Chicken of the Sea-challenged Simpson, while Mayer had a filet mignon.
Apparently, Simpson had a fan among the diners. The couple received complimentary dessert from an anonymous patron.
We’re told that former Buckhead resident Mayer and Simpson later closed down the restaurant.
On Tuesday, sans Simpson, Mayer was spotted stepping out of a Lincoln Town Car near Castleberry Point Lofts to shoot a GQ magazine cover featuring the Atlanta skyline as a backdrop. Dressed in jeans, a green army jacket and aviator shades, Mayer was approached by Jerry Miller of Miller Gallman Developers (builders of the lofts), who naturally tried to coax the former Atlantan back to town.
At press time, there was no word on whether Mayer had yet opted to become a downtown loft owner in the hipster ‘hood.
A FASHIONABLE LUNCH
It’s almost a given that guests at Stephanie Blank’s charity luncheon May 2 at Ecco in Midtown will be salivating into their salads. To raise money for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Blank has persuaded New York fashion designer (and Phipps Plaza boutique owner) Tory Burch to unveil her fall line during a fashion show here.
“Tory has almost this cult following,” Blank told us Tuesday. “She’s doing classic American sportswear mixed with a youthful, bohemian edge. I feel comfortable going to a meeting in her clothes and then running carpool. It’s great for all those women who have to wear a lot of hats now.”
Without a single invitation being sent, only about 15 seats remain for the $175 per person benefit featuring celeb models Jane Fonda, Spanx founder Sara Blakely and Atlanta City Council President Lisa Borders.
Quipped Blank: “We just had our fittings and I discovered Jane is a size 2 and I’m a size 6. It’s just not fair!”
Call for tickets: 404-785-7316.
A STAR IN THE CROWD
Pop star Janet Jackson’s presence Monday night at the Stars of the Century seventh anniversary drag show at Jungle nightclub likely resulted in a few jangled nerves for performers. We’re told that the part-time Atlantan and pals were spotted in the crowd and grooved in their seats to numbers featuring the music of the Black Eyed Peas’ Fergie and Beyoncé. Jackson remained polite even when someone ill-advisedly attempted to entertain with the music of her brother Michael.
IT’S A SCOTTISH THING
We’ve been to Scotland and we’ve hurled haggis, but the upcoming festivities at the Georgia Renaissance Festival sound infinitely more fun. Festival officials are requesting that attendees slap on kilts and warm up their throwing, er, arms for the ever-popular Scots and Kilts Weekend, May 5-6. Haggis-hurling competitors will be standing atop half a whisky barrel throwing a frozen sausage containing various unsettling ground- organ byproducts for distance — without falling off the barrel. Festival reps tell us that Guinness World Records shows the modern hurling record as 180 feet, 10 inches. The Renaissance Festival contest will be held in the Joust arena at 1:30 p.m. and will offer long-distance throwing categories for men and women. The men will lug an 8-pound frozen haggis, while the women will toss a daintier 4-pound version of the stuffed sheep’s intestine.
For more info: www.georgiarenaissancefestival.com or call 770-964-8575.
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Actor Al Pacino is 67. Singer Bjorn Ulvaeus of Abba is 62. Actress Talia Shire is 61. Actor Hank Azaria (“The Simpsons”) is 43. Singer Andy Bell of Erasure is 43. Actress Gina Torres (“I Think I Love My Wife”) is 38. Actress Renée Zellweger is 38. Actor Jason Lee (“My Name Is Earl,” “Almost Famous”) is 37. Singer Jacob Underwood (O-Town) is 27.
HIGH FIVE
From ousted “American Idol” contestant/ponyhawk hawker Sanjaya Malakar’s list of “Things I Learned From ‘American Idol,’ ” which he read Monday night on “Late Show With David Letterman”:
1. “Nothing.”
2. “The camera adds 10 pounds to your mohawk.”
3. “Work hard and make sacrifices, you can finish in seventh place.”
4. “Voting for yourself 100 times an hour causes some wicked carpal tunnel.”
5. “America loves performers with bad hair — right Dave?”
OVERSCENE
> Food Network host and author Paula Deen and hubby Michael Groover dining on the barbecue special at South City Kitchen in Midtown. The couple shared house-made country sausage with chipotle and garlic, molasses-glazed pork shoulder and mustard-glazed smoked pork ribs. Sipping Coca-Cola, Deen was seen raving about the jalapeño coleslaw with manager Chris Dean. She also happily posed for cellphone pictures.
> Chicago interior designer, author and F.O.O. (Friend of Oprah) Nate Berkus shopping at J. Crew at Lenox Square.
Contributing: Lamar Wilson and news services.
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