February 20, 2007
A Touch of Royality at WIne Fest

Tom Parker Bowles, son of Camilla and stepson of Prince Charles, will sit on Friday's South Beach Wine and Food Festival panel, ''Demystifying Public Relations.'' Bowles is a food writer for UK publications The Sunday Mail and Tattler and the author of books including The Year of Eating Dangerously: A Global Adventure in Search of Culinary Extremes. He will be traveling with his wife, Sara Buys, features editor at Harpers & Queens Magazine.

Jennifer Coolidge, star of Christopher Guest's

A Mighty Wind as well as American Pie, is also a foodie who hosted an episode of Bravo's Top Chef. Coolidge will launch the new Tommy Bahama Rum at a private event at Privé on Friday.

At separate tables at O Asian Grill on Friday night: Billy and Katie Lee Joel, Annie Lennox and Julia Stiles, who was there with her boyfriend. Later that night, Stiles and a group of friends visited O's next-door neighbor Set for Michael Capponi's The Agency party. The actress revived the dance-off trend by splitting her friends into two groups for a real showdown. According to spies, Stiles was laughing and still has the moves she used in Save the Last Dance. ''She can dance a mean hip-hop set!'' one spy said. Also at Set that night were Mickey Rourke, model Mark Vanderloo and Sean Patterson, president of Wilhelmina Models NYC.

George Clooney was spotted at Nobu on Friday night, having dinner with a group. At the Coconut Grove Arts Festival on Sunday afternoon: O.J. Simpson, sharing a quesadilla with two blond women.

A stellar lineup is expected at the Destination Fashion event at Bal Harbour Shops on March 2. Expect a parade of music and sports celebs escorting the 22 ''Ladies of Substance & Style'' sporting designer Michael Vollbracht's threads down the Barton G-crafted 24-foot runway. Among the escorts: Tommy Lee Jones; Dwayne ''The Rock'' Johnson; former Dolphins Don Shula, Dick Anderson, John Kidd, Jim Kiick and Earl Morrall; Miami Project to Cure Paralysis founder Nick Buoniconti; racing legend Emerson Fittipaldi; Emilio Estefan; King World media mogul Roger King; golfing greats Jack Nicklaus and Bruce Fleischer; NY Giants Hall of Famers Harry Carson and Lawrence Taylor; former Washington Redskin Mark Rypien; Pittsburgh Steelers' Tyrone Carter; Baseball Hall of Famer Gary Carter; Olympic gold medalist swimmer Gary Hall; Olympic long jump gold medalist Bob Beamon; and boxer Gerry Cooney. Whew. Providing the soundtrack: disco queen Donna Summer. Tickets are $250 with all proceeds going to Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. Call 305-243-4656.

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