'Is That...?' Fans Recall Their Celebrity Foodie Sightings

By Amber James Posted Mar 8th 2010 09:00AM

So you're out enjoying dinner and notice the person sitting next to you looks vaguely familiar. "Is that...?" you whisper. Yeah, it is. Next thing you know, the star is diving deep into that chocolate dessert hoping no one notices. At PopEater, we love listening to people's various celebrity encounters, so we've let our trusted readers submit their best celebrity foodie encounters.* Find out what tasty desserts skinny stars eat, who leaves big tips and who got caught cutting in front of the line.

*All stories have been submitted through PopEater's Facebook.

"At Serendipity 3 in NYC, I spotted Kim Kardashian hiding behind her menu. Is she hot in real life? Yes. And she ordered the frozen hot chocolate." -- Jen

"Rita Wilson cut in line in front of me (like I wasn't even there) at Christina's in Sun Valley, Idaho. I didn't say anything because, well, it was Rita Wilson. -- Karen

"I'll show you how clueless my dad is about movie stars. My father was traveling on business and was sitting in a hotel bar having a drink after work and started talking to this guy. They talked for a couple of hours, and the guy said he was making a movie down the street. My dad came home and said does anyone know an actor by the name of Tom Cruise! He was making 'Days of Thunder'!" -- Theresa

"Spent our anniversary dinner at Provence in New York City, but then had to deal with my wife paying me no attention while hunky Richard Gere sat across from us. I did get to stare at his beautiful wife Carey Lowell, so that was a nice consolation." -- Jason

"I met Joey McIntyre at a Chinese restaurant in New York City. He signed our playbills and CDs and took a few pictures. He smelled really good!" -- Rachel

"I used to wait tables at the Green Jacket in Augusta, Georgia. I waited on just about every major golfer there is and James Brown came in a lot and was the best customer ever and gave great tips." -- Sandra

"I worked at a restaurant on Martha's Vineyard over the summer and saw the island's two big celebs everyone tends to see -- Jim Belushi and Spike Lee. Belushi was eating with his big clan, being a regular dude. Next thing I knew, he was singing a song with the bar's blues band and having a harmonica battle with the lead singer. A week later, Spike came in to get take-out. He was pretty busy on his Blackberry, but I said, 'Hey,' and told him I was about to move to Brooklyn. He asked, 'What neighborhood?' He didn't exactly get chatty, but he was nice." -- Zach

"I used to work at TGIF in DFW airport, and I had Nick Lachey come in once. Some little girl stole the straw out of his drink after he left... Weird!" -- Lorena

"While enjoying my birthday dinner at BLT Fish, I looked over at the next table and almost died. Steven Spielberg and his family and friends were eating two feet from where we were. We spent the rest of the meal trying not to stare too obviously. Of course, he picked up the tab for his large party." -- Denise

"While eating at an upscale Mexican restaurant in L.A. last year with my husband and children, Tommy Lee and a group of his friends came in and sat just a few tables away. No one in the restaurant seemed to notice or think twice about it, but I was about to pee in my pants. I wanted so bad to go over and speak to him, but just couldn't do it because I would have looked like an idiot in front of everyone. All I could do was stare nonchalantly in his direction while trying to eat my meal. The waitstaff got them in and out of there very quickly, but the whole time I tried to get my 11-year-old son and 8-year-old step daughter to do my dirty work and go try to talk to him or ask for a picture. But they wouldn't do it either. As Tommy walked out of the restaurant, I got my son to snap a few photos with my cell phone, but it was just so dark in there. None of them turned out well. Had we been anywhere else, I would not have thought twice about approaching him, but that was just not the right time or place." -- Lori

"I was walking down the street in Lahaina, Maui, in December 1994 and saw this tall guy with a blond. He looked like Howard Stern. They were walking toward me and my wife. I was going to say to him, 'Has anyone told you, that you look like Howard Stern?' But as he and his wife passed us, I realized it was Richie Sambora and Heather Locklear." -- Bernie

"Our stylist was obsessed with Elizabeth Berkley, [so we're] out to dinner that night and who was sitting there: Elizabeth Berkley! When she walked by our table on her way to the bathroom, we called her Nomi (her character in 'Showgirls'), and she stopped to talk. We told her about our stylist obsession and asked her to call him and she did. They talked for about 5 minutes. Very nice person." -- Rebecca

"I was having dinner at a Mexican Cuisine Restaurant in Nashville, TN, when Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top came in to dine. My friends were acquaintances of his, therefore Billy visited our group for some time before taking a seat of his own. He was in town doing a collaboration album with Taylor Swift and had frequented this restaurant (from my understanding) most every day for lunch between sessions. He was introduced to me and learned of my fishing career and was excited to chat about fishing! Super cool cat!" -- Sondra

"Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson showed up at the Artcliff Diner in Vineyard Haven, MA, for breakfast while I was there with my husband. My husband kept saying that Mary was eyeing him. She seemed like she was hoping people would notice her, but Ted sat facing the wall, trying to hide." -- Mary

Tags: heather locklear, jim carrey, Joey McIntyre, kim kardashian, nick lachey, steve martin, tom cruise, Tommy Lee

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Saturday 13 March

By looch

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Hey I met Frankie Valli when he was about 18 yrs old, while visiting an Inmate at Bordentown Jail in New jersey, Oh and by the way Frankie was also doing time. . this is a true story.

By Ory

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Okay. I always said if I met a famous person I'd treat them like a regular person. At this point, I've been lucky to meet a few famous people and not once did I ask for a picture or autograph. Can you imagine how annoying it would be if everyone you met asked for an autograph or picture or just wanted to shake your hand. These people are not better than anyone else. To the woman that let Rita Wilson break in front of her in line without saying anything just because she is famous, you should have said something and let her in line behind you. Just because she's 'Rita Wilson' doesn't give her the right to ignore the space and rights of others.

By ted

take off all the makeup and show your face on the cover of a magazine???????

By Wayne

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Kim Kardashian is probably one of the most beautiful women who ever lived.

By sherry

I met the tooth fairy, santa claus, and the easter bunny, one day at a bistro!!! Who the hell cares who you met, and how great they were.............. Get a life people.

By shir

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People are just sharing stories of who they have met over the years. No big deal. You sound pretty angry.

By jamie

Kim thinks she's the most beautiful woman in the world. That is her problem. I'll never forget when were at a restaurant in NY city and we glanced over and there was Uma Thurman sitting across from us. I didn't want to interupt anything for an autograph but my friend kept pleading with me so I did it. She was very warm and kind and we had a short but pleasant conversation. She is very tall just as I thought she would be but but much more lovely in person! It was exciting and a fond memory.

By GARY SHEPHERD

KIM AINT THAT GOOD LOOKING! IVE TURNED DOWN HOTTER! WITHOUT THE FOUNDATION AND MAKE UP SHES A NORMAL PERSON WITH A COUPLE ZITS! GET OVER IT PEOPLE!

Thursday 18 March

By Rich

i worked at a resort hotel in the caskills in n.y. for 33yrs and
met every celeb you can imagine...but the best was when i took
breakfast to sammy davis's room after his show...and after i finished setting it up i asked his body guards if i could go over to him and get his autograph and they said sure...he was sitting at a table in the room...so i went over and asked him for his autograph...and he had a 357 revolver on the table..so i asked him if he did much shooting..and he said he didn't have much time and they were going to londan the next day...it was pretty headie stuff....

By dede

Too bad that rita wilson thinks she is SOMEBODY... she's NOT, just by marriage. No reason to be rude, for sure.

By Leah

When I worked for IBM in New York in the 1980s, Christopher Atkins' father also worked at the same location. One day Christopher was sitting with his dad in the cafeteria. All the secretaries snuck down to take a peek. One of my managers at the time also told me how a young guy approached him while he was out at his mailbox, introduced himself, and said that he had just moved into a house down the street (I believe this was CT). The young guy was Tom Cruise.

By Maria

Hey Nick - and don't YOU mean THROUGH swimmingly??? Betcha just cringed when you re-read your post! Idiot!

By bailey

Rita Wilson is a celebrity, whether people like her or not. I don't like her. And Shirl, I think it's probably little kids or Kim Kardashian writing negative things like I met the Easter bunny or Santa on here. She's a butter face.

By marilynburton

I sincerely doubt that Rita Wilson would do that. Either the person has mistaken the identity or she wasn't obviously in line (standing off to the side).

By nana

who cares

By Henry Adler

I took my two small granddaughters (10 and 5), visiting from Atlanta,to Bouchon on Columbus Circle for dinner a few nights ago. Nest to us, though, for discretionary reasons none of the wait staff would admit, or deny, it, Chelsea Clinton had dinner with another young woman. Bouchon has class, as does its wait staff, therefore no one would confirm my sighting.

By beachgirl

my brother met a nice guy with a great motorcycle at a bar/eatery in long island. they talked for a while about motorcycles. my brother asked what he did for a living (thinking how can such a regular guy afford such a great motorcycle) and the man answered "i'm a musician, i play piano" my brother "any money in that??" guy, "i do alright" they chatted for a while and the musician left. bartender said "you don't know who that was, do you?!" turns out it was BILLY JOEL!

By salemslot9

it was probably the same bike OCC (Orange County Choppers) made for him...my fave part is when Mikey builds him a 'mock' bike with keyboard and microphone...too funny...Billy Joel seemed arrogant on that episode

By SPARKY

As with all other people, some have class, some do not. You do not, if you bother them while they dine.

By bt

Celebrities are great, but what I hate now are the celebrity want to be types. They are not true celebrities and I would not care to meet most of them if I saw them walking down the street. I'm talking about the people on these reality shows. Most have no talent and are on tv for nothing. We need to get back to some real acting and real class on tv.

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