Michael's New York is the media industry's Ivy

In LA when stars want to make sure that the paparazzi doesn't forget about them, they go to paparazzi infested "The Ivy" At Ivy they know they will be snapped and within 24 hours something will be written about them somewhere. Well here in NYC Michaels seems to be the hot spot to see or be seen. Media heavies like Viacom boss Tom Freston and Newscorp's Peter Chernin are regulars and they don't mind the media hounding gossipers. In this case, you can also go to Michaels show everyone that u do truly like someone. When anchor Bob Schieffer wanted to make it clear that he was tickled about his replacement on the "CBS Evening News," he invited Katie Couric to lunch at an understated Midtown restaurant where he knew they would be noticed. "I wanted everyone to know that I really like Katie," he said recently. "And if you want to get the word out, the easiest place to spread it is Michael's." read...