Celebrities Enjoy Fine Dining in Posh Hollywood Restaurants

Sure Hollywood is the hub of everythingrestaurant in Hollywood. Puck's Spago's Beverly Hills is
entertainment and glamour, but you will also findlocated at North. Canon Drive. Stars known to
some of the most tasty and elegant diningfrequent the restaurant include Tom Hanks, President
experiences in the Southern California urban sprawlBill Clinton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Billy Crystal, Elton
known as the City of Angels. Celebrities who makeJohn, Lou Diamond Phillips, Sandra Bullock, Robin
millions per picture are not worried about forking overWilliams and Sharon Stone.
lots of dough for the best eats, evident by theirThe former president was actually at the restaurant
visits to some of the best and priciest spots to dinejust months after its grand opening in November
in the Southland. There are a handful of restaurants1997. His presence was part of a Rock the Vote
in Hollywood, Beverly Hills and surrounding areas thateffort and was attended by a long list of other
are known to draw famous faces on a daily basis.celebrities, such as Kevin Spacey, Graham Nash and
Most such restaurants pride themselves on protectingMichael Bolton. About a year later in 1998, Sir Elton
the privacy of the stars; some even seat them inJohn moved his star-studded post Oscar party to the
special sections.restaurant, where celebrities in attendance paid
Perhaps the best spot to catch a glimpse of$1,000 per plate for a charity dinner that benefitted
someone you've seen on the big screen is Spago'sAIDS research. Big names on hand that night were
Beverly Hills. The restaurant was originally known asAlec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Jon Bon Jovi and Faye
Bistro Garden and was a favorite of former first ladyDunaway. During normal business hours, the cost of
Nancy Reagan. But in 1997, famed international chefdining at Spago's Beverly Hills starts at about $70 for
and television personality Wolfgang Puck bought thetwo.
spot and gave it a name synonymous with his