We had the coolest celebrity sighting in New York during the Accessories market! (Forgive my blogging after the fact) Would you belive we saw Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes? They were in town for the Costume Institute Gala on Monday; we were shopping for new Fall products.

We almost always go to a Broadway show on Saturday night when we’re in town over the weekend. And we always go to our favorite after theater restaurant afterwards. We see celebs fairly often there, mostly Broadway performers. We were seated next to Valerie Harper once, and have seen Nathan Lane and other such luminaries. It’s very New York, when you call to make your reservation, you tell them “After the theater” and what show, and they say, “Okay, we’ll see you at 10:45 then” They know what time each show ends and how long it takes to walk over from that theater! (I know, it’s hard to believe I still think this is cool after 200 trips to New York, but I am very corny that way)

After seeing A Chorus Line with Mario Lopez (yes, he looks HOT!) we walked over to our restaurant (you will have to email me if you want to know the name of the restaurant). We were seated next to an empty table for eight. We were eating our salads when I kicked Michael so hard that he almost fell out of his chair. I didn’t really notice Katie (she’s not that familiar a face) but even the most peripheral glimpse of Tom was enough. OH MY! He really is that handsome! They were seated right behind us!! Now I know why our table for four had only two chairs, both facing away from the table behind us. My ears were growing from my desperate attempts to eavesdrop. They were joined by two women I did not recognize, and the women were doing all the talking, although I could not make out much of what was said. I did suddenly have to go to the restroom, though, because as you come back up the stairs to the dining room, there is a perfect view of that table. They were both dressed inconspicuously in black; she had on a turtleneck and a small silver pendant. He had on a leather jacket (of course). They were drinking red wine.

As we ate our entrée, I looked up because a gorgeous woman in a bright red mini dress walked in. It was a chilly night; so obviously, she had stepped out of a limousine. She had on three strands of Tahitian black peals the size of marbles. And directly behind her was Jerry Seinfeld!!! They were there to have dinner with Tom and Katie!!! Right behind us!!! Once everyone had been introduced, the men did most of the talking. They seemed to be talking about some upcoming projects, and they talked about their kids, etc. I could not really hear all that much of the content.

Our little sighting made for a more exciting than usual Saturday night date!