Saturday night Chris Mintz-Plasse, who played McLovin in the movie Superbad turned 21 at TAO. Joined by friends including Ryan Cabrera and actor Evan Ross (son of Diana), the group gathered in the private dining room for a meal of signature dishes. Everyone counted down to midnight and screamed “Happy Birthday” as the star became legal. After dinner they hit the nightclub where he jumped into the DJ booth with Olympian Michael Phelps and DJ Vice – the crowd cheered as all they did shots of Patron to mark the occasion. The celebration continued with a cake adorned with sugar beer cans.
Michael Phelps and Miss California Nicole Johnson dined at the Asian bistro after spending the day at TAO Beach where the swimmer cooled off in the pool. Former NFL stars Eddie George and Michael Irvin, who also enjoyed TAO Beach during the day, were spotted dining at TAO as well.
At LAVO, Mark Mothersbaugh, the lead singer of Devo, dined at LAVO with friends before hitting the nightclub. Michael Johnson was spotted dining at the Italian eatery, as was Pauly Shore. Hockey great Wayne Gretzky enjoyed the Kobe Meatball and Opus One wine.
Though Jamie Yager lost The Ultimate Fighter finale he was still in good spirits as he hosted a post fight party at LAVO. Arriving just before midnight with friends they enjoyed cocktails until 3 am while taking in the sounds of DJ Crooked, who of course played “Whip It” in honor of Devo being in the house. UFC ref Herb Dean was also spotted in the club.
TAO photo credit: Denise Truscello
TAO Beach photo credit: Marklen Kennedy
LAVO photo credit: Al Powers
