Times Square Gossip

Sylvia Winrich And Flo Anthony Robert Funaro With Willy, Aisha And Steve Schrippia When PALM WEST does a special event ... it is always extremely special. When their PR-man DAVID SALIDOR (The Pasha) alerts us to one ... we can always look forward to a wonderful time, and their event Monday night, for their new hand-crafted cocktail menu, by the mix-o-logists team of Willy & Aisa (of Contemporary Cocktails), was certainly no exception. GM CHRIS GILMAN (and his staff LARRY BRYANT, DOMINIC SASSONE, and, ANDREW TOBIN) proudly stood by and greeted each and every guest as they entered. That Gilman ... he does a hell of a job there. He is, the reason why the restaurant does consistently well. No question.Be it the heavenly Honeysuckle, which Palm-major domo BRUCE BOZZI, JR., was already sipping when we walked in, or, their special SCREAMING MIMI, champagne, vodka and strawberry juice, they delivered on just about everything.They are all a delicious addition to the already-stunning array...

The Penthouse Pets New York's chop-shop eatery PALM WEST was visited today by 3 Penthouse Pets, ERICA ELLYSON (Pet of the Year '08); JUSTINE JOLI (Pet runner up '08); and, BREE OLSON (March '08 Pet of the month). The gals posed for pictures with managers LARRY BRYANT and DOMINICK SASSONE, and then sat down to a terrific lunch of lobster-and-steaks-and sides. The threesome were in town for a series of PR-spots, including some book signings (one tonight in New Jersey) and a live-interview for FOX TV. Ellyson, hailing from Missouri, said she loved being in the city and look forward to maybe moving here next year. She's currently living in San Diego. Joli, sporting some fashionable heard gear, lives here already and is fashioning a possible recording career and is doing some gigs already in the city, and, Olson, only 21 ... hails from Indiana ... and, is loving New York. She's a big fan of LA, but, this her first time here ... she says it was love at first sight. ...

The Palm West Wall Of Honor The way PALM WEST GM CHRIS GILMAN tells it, "The caricatures on the wall tell a story ... the famous faces that frequent here and the history of the 8-year old chop-shop restaurant." We spied PAGE SIX's RICHARD JOHNSON; CINDY ADAMS near JUDGE JUDY ... and, JUDGE JERRY; BILLY JOEL; ROBERT (THE SOPRANOS and AMERICAN GANGSTER) FUNARO; Palm-heir BRUCE BOZZI, JR.; and, the much-missed NEAL TRAVIS. Gilman says that there are '3' artists that deliver the splendidly-realized caricatures, usually from a proper 8x10. Also spied, were Director STEVEN SPIELBERG; RUSSELL SIMMONS; JERRY SEINFELD; Showtime's MATT BLANK; Hollywood-agent ED LIMATO; the PR Pasha-DAVID SALIDOR: MICKY DOLENZ; authors MARC ELLIOT (who was having dinner nearby) and MARK BEGO; the Post's MICHAEL STARR, STEVE LEEDS from SIRIUS; and, the late-great JERRY ORBACH. Of course, ordinary people can have their mugs up there too ... but, when you think about it, everyone wil...

Tony Noto with May Pang and Chris Gilman The PALM WEST here in NY hosted a reception for TONY NOTO and his first-book THE STOKER FILE: THE LOST DIARY OF BRAM STOKER. Noto, the song of legendary-off Broadway impresario LORE NOTO (who created the original production of THE FANTASTICKS), was greeted by family and friends in the media, including PLAYBILL's HARRY HAUN; music's MAY PANG; NEW YORK TIMES' KEITH GIRARD; author-MARC ELIOT; ace-lensman AUBREY REUBEN; his wife ELAINE; circus-man BELLO; and, of course the restaurant's GM CHRIS GILMAN. Noto, who's in the middle of a radio Tour for the book (yes, the Pasha David Salidor's hand is at work here too) , is on WOR's JOEY REYNOLDS SHOW next week and several cable outlets in the weeks to come. Bello Photo By: Barbara Brady

Chris Gilman and Patti Labelle recently at Palm West For the past week at the Palm West in New York, the restaurant (and, major domo CHRIS GILMAN) have been offering free deserts for any patron displaying an unusable theater ticket. "In light of the strike, we wanted to do something to commemorate everyone who's here to see a show ... and the fact that it might be dark', says Gilman. The steak-eatery, which has become a staple in the Theater community and has hosted numerous theater-events (HAIRSPRAY; THE FANTASTICKS; WICKED) is hopeful that it will be resolved after the Holiday weekend. Gilman adds that the "Cheese cake is running #1, with the carrot cake a very close second." Cheers to our hometown spot!!! (check out the clams!)

Regis Philbin 'The Nostalgic New Yorker' The Palm West 250 West 50th Street New York, NY 10019 212-333-7256 There are 3 Palm Restaurants in New York ...Two on the East Side, and the third, and most charming to us, on West 50th Street ... The PALM WEST. According to their web site www.ThePalm.Com the Palm restaurants are currently celebrating their 80th anniversary. They are 29 across the country, with one being opened in England next year. A better restaurant you will not soon come across ... believe it! According to Palm West's exceptionally well mannered GM CHRIS GILMAN, "When the restaurant first began, the name was suppose to be 'Parma' ... but, it wasn't correctly understood ... everyone thought they were saying 'Palm'." Today, WALLY GANZI and BRUCE BOZZI's spot is without question, THE BEST ! On any given night, you might run into celebrities like: REGIS PHILBIN; GEORGE CLOONEY; MICKY DOLENZ; DARLENE LOVE; MAX WEINBERG; ROBERT FUNAR...

Palm West GM Chris Gilman and Micky Dolenz Fresh from a triumphant performance Monday night at the ROCKERS ON BROADWAY show, where he performed "When A Man Loves A Woman" and "Ease On Down The Road", MICKY DOLENZ held court at Palm West Wednesday night (DARLENE LOVE and LEA THOMPSON were also spotted at the chic eatery) where he disclosed to Times Square Gossip a number of upcoming projects: Next week, back in LA, at the Beverly Hills Hotel, he performs for the MAKE-A-WISH foundation, where MY NAME IS EARL creator GREG GARCIA will be honored along with NANCY CARTWRIGHT, the voice of BART SIMPSON. EARL's cast will appear there as well; Dolenz also said that meeting BERRY GORDY Monday night was a thrill, as well as performing two of the catalog's strongest songs. "I don't usually get an opportunity to perform songs like that, but it was great." Dolenz also said the another Broadway show (he's done AIDA and PIPPIN') is also in the works; a...

Chris Gilman with Joyce Randolph and actress wife Alexandra The legendary JOYCE RANDOLPH ('Trixie' on TV's HONEYMOONERS) was in at PALM WEST last night on West 50th Street for dinner with JAMES EDSTROM of TIMES SQUARE GOSSIP and PALM WEST-PR PASHA DAVID SALIDOR along with singer-composer Tomaczek Bednarek. Amid tales about the show from TV's Golden Age ("Jackie ruled with an iron fist ... but, he was nothing short of magic" and "Art Carney, just a genius!"), Randolph also talked about her recent activities and had several words of advice for up-and-coming actors. "Learn everything you can ...try everything you can and keep the learning curve going." Randolph also mentioned that Times Square Gossip editor James Edstrom over the years has talked her into more wild things than Jackie Gleason could ever do. Randolph also talked about her efforts on behalf of actors on the East Coast, "Many of them have moved to the West Coast, but there ...

Chris Gilman and Elliot Tiber Photo By: James Edstrom TAKING WOODSTOCK's ELLIOT TIBER held court at NY's PALM WEST Thursday night, with Times Square Gossip(and pr-powerhouse DAVID SALIDOR), talking about his forthcoming launch party at Steve Walter's Cutting Room on Tuesday, August 14. Tiber's book, released by Square One Publishers, candidly details the efforts Tiber took to make the Woodstock festival happen. "I ran a hotel with my parents in White Lake, NY, the El Monaco, befriended Max Yasgur ... and, when the permit required to hold the festival fell through, I secured the proper notification, as I was on the Bethel Chamber of Commerce ... and, it went off." All along, Tiber was living a closeted-gay-lifestyle; going into New York on the weekends and befriending people like Rock Hudson, Robert Mapplethorpe, artist Mark Rothko; and, Tennessee Williams. Tiber gradated from Hunter College with honors and slowly became enveloped in the burgeoning gay-lifesty...

Palm West Chef Tony Tammero with Abigail Breslin PALM WEST on 50th street in NYC will give away special screening passes this Monday (7-23) to a Tuesday screening of the new Warner brothers movie NO RESERVATIONS, starring CATHERINE ZETA-JONES; AARON ECKHART; and teen-tot ABIGAIL BRESLIN, fresh from her LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE conquest. Breslin stopped by the famed eatery this week to sign her caricature and consult with Palm-chef supremo TONY TAMMERO. The restaurant has developed a special kid's menu (14 and under) for $20.00 ... featuring Baked Macaroni and Cheese; Sweet Potato Fries; Steamed Asparagus; and Strawberry Lemonade. Guess the teen-tot will be holding all her meetings there for the foreseeable future.

Tuesday night, as the snow gently fell on New York City, the NEW cast members for Broadway's award-winning HAIRSPRAY were formally introduced to the media, at the PALM WEST, and GM CHRIS GILMAN, restaurant on West 50th Street. Outgoing AMERICAN IDOL-DIANA DEGARMO was bid farewell by the cast, as she introduced her replacement ALEXA VEGA (SPY KIDS) and ASHLEY PARKER ANGEL (from O-TOWN and star of MTV's reality show THERE AND BACK). Additional cast members introduced, included, JERE BURNS (TV's DEAR JOHN and HELP ME HELP YOU with TED DANSON); PAUL C. VOGT (TV's MAD TV); and, NATURI NAUGHTON (music's #LW aggregation). Also on hand, were, new Toronto-based singer ANNE MORRONE, who's debut CD will be released in April, and Jokeman-JACKIE MARTLING (SIRIUS RADIO).

Randy Jones Who knew that former-judge LESLIE CROCKER-SNYDER was a wiz with a needle-and-thread? At PALM WEST's CELEBRITY SERVER earlier this week (which benefited the NYU School of Medicine), RANDY JONES, formerly of The Village People, was in the eatery's kitchen, when his well-worn jeans felt almost completely apart. "Let's just say that I could NOT walk back into the dining area like that," says Jones. Standing next to him was retired-judge LESLIE CROCKER-SNYDER, who said "I've got it", and whipped out a small sewing kit from her pocket. Jones and Snyder, surrounded by celebrity-chef ROCCO DeSPIRITO, Jokeman-JACKIE MARTLING; and Soprano-ROBERT FUNARO, broke into spontaneous applause.Palm West GM CHRIS GILMAN, who witnessed the entire fracas firsthand added, "To me... Leslie saved the day ... as everyone was back out on the floor within a matter of minutes."