Las Vegas Weekly

May 11, 2009 · 2:56 PM

Strip Scribbles: Lisa Rinna’s Mother’s Day brunch at Society Cafe in the Encore

By Robin Leach

Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna at Mother's Day brunch.

Photo: PR Plus

It was a jam-packed Mother’s Day Las Vegas weekend vacation for hot Hollywood couple Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna celebrating their 12th wedding anniversary. Click HERE for our Sunday morning coverage of their night out at Blush in the Wynn.

Before their dance date, Harry and Lisa took their family to the Society Cafe in the Encore and dined on Grandma Rose’s meatballs, a Burata salad and then the notorious XXX chocolate cake for dessert. They also watched the Le Reve water spectacular.

Yesterday morning, they returned to Society to enjoy a Mother’s Day brunch, where Harry and kids gave Lisa a long-stemmed red rose. They all tucked into the restaurant’s signature XL sticky buns for breakfast!

*You are virtually guaranteed star sightings at Lavo in the Palazzo and Tao in The Venetian, as both are celebrity magnets. Fantastic Four actor Chris Evans was with a group celebrating a friend’s birthday. Chris spent the day at Tao Beach, then after dinner at Tao booked his VIP table in the upstairs nightclub. At a nearby table was former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, who put away a major meal of lobster won tons, crispy shrimp and sushi. Also up at Tao Beach was Rob Kluge from NBC’s Momma’s Boys. Comedian David Spade and his friend Todd Glass, co-stars in The Venetian showroom, hung out at the Palazzo’s Sushi Samba before their show drinking Jack and Cokes and dining on sushi appetizers. The two guys happily mingled and talked with restaurant guests as if they were the managers -- and they had a great time doing it! The next night, David was back at Tao and ate his favorite dish, kung pao chicken, washed down with Jack Daniels.

*Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz flew into town a day ahead of his three-pack of concerts over the weekend: solo at the Palms and with the Dave Matthews Band at MGM Grand. With a striking companion on his arm, Jason brought members of his band and show staff to the late-night performance of Cirque du Soleil’s Ka at the MGM Grand. The couple snacked on popcorn and water!

*Boxer Chad Dawson celebrated his victory over Antonio Tarver at Body English inside the Hard Rock Hotel. Meantime, doing due diligence and checking out the competition at the Hard Rock, rival hotel tycoon George Maloof, who owns the Palms, checked out Rare 120 steakhouse and Carey Hart’s Hart & Huntington Tattoo Co. store.

*It was “lights, camera, action” when Tony Sacca introduced the Fulcos at the San Gennaro Feast over the weekend. Fulco Mom Vanessa was being followed around by cameras shooting for ABC’s Wife Swap. Keep an eye out for other members of this Las Vegas musical family with singing children: daughter Joei, 12, on her pink guitar; Jesse, 10, on bass; and 6-year-old sister Stevie. They have just signed their first major recording contract with Global Music Group. The kids come by music naturally with mom on keyboards and dad, who plays five instruments, and toured with Julian Lennon on drums.

Star surveillance

Pop singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat partied at The Playboy Club in the Palms in a party of six. … Actor and DJ Danny Masterson, aka DJ Mom Jeans, spun at Rain inside the Palms, taking the stage after midnight and twisting the turntables for party-goers until 3 a.m. Earlier, Danny dined at N9NE Steakhouse with friends in the main dining room enjoying the filet and crab legs while sipping tequila. … Adam Richman, host of Travel Channel’s Man v. Food, interviewed The Pitbull of Comedy, Bobby Slayton, at Hash House A Go Go. … Members of the Dave Matthews Band and friends celebrated the birthday of bassist Stefan Lessard inside The Playboy Club. Stefan and band mates Dave Matthews (lead vocalist), Rashawn Ross (trumpeter) and Jeff Coffin (saxophonist) were joined by a group of about 60 friends, including actor Jason Biggs. The cork was popped on the Perrier Jouet Champagne as a Marilyn Monroe impersonator sang “Happy Birthday” and presented Stefan with a birthday cake topped with sparklers. Two Playboy Bunnies also presented Stefan and his band mates with Playboy Keys. After The Playboy Club fun, Stefan and his wife headed upstairs to Moon and continued to party the night away. … Actor Clifton Collins Jr. of the No. 1 film in America, Star Trek, partied at Ghostbar in the Palms for the launch of “Bang!” rock night!

Tonight’s tips

Fat Joe hosts the weekly hip-hop rock party at Prive in Planet Hollywood. … Team Blackout entertains at Jet in the Mirage for the Super Mustachio Bashio. … The J Holiday show scheduled last Friday is rescheduled for tonight, and Friday’s tickets will be honored at the door at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay.

Tomorrow’s teases

It’s exactly a year since Siegfried & Roy welcomed their newborn tiger cubs into the world, and we join the master illusionists on the first anniversary. … We’ve also got Part 1 of our interview with Trevor Groth, CineVegas artistic director, as he spills the secrets of this year’s stars and movies, plus our full photo gallery of the new Las Vegas cast of The Lion King as they prepare for Friday’s premiere night.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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