Food and Drinq

With the assortment of films shooting in town, which restaurant is the biggest celeb hangout?

One contender of late has been Tinto and Amada, the always busy rooms owned by Jose Garces. Lauren Graham brought Jeff Daniels to Tinto a couple of weeks ago just before they started filming The Dream of the Romans, and Luke Wilson brought his Tenure co-star David Koechner to Amada, followed by drinks at Xochitl.

But Monday night, the major buzz was at Rouge on Rittenhouse Square, where Demi Moore and Parker Posey were spotted having al fresco drinks followed by dinner. They're in town to play sisters in the film Happy Tears, which starts before the cameras next week.

At lunchtime Monday, Graham, dressed in black, swiveled heads merely by walking along Sansom Street near 18th, one hand propping a cell phone and the other toting one of those "thank you very much" bags containing takeout. I'm not sure where she took out from.

But then, since Tenure is shooting in the suburbs, its stars are spreading the business around. Wilson has become a veritable honorary local in central Montco after he lunched Friday at Phil's Tavern in Blue Bell, which has been there pretty much since William Penn was in nappies. Wilson returned for dinner, went out to work, and came back yet again, staying till 2 a.m.

Wilson and Koechner cut wise in the dining room last week at Susanna Foo Gourmet Kitchen in Radnor.

And how about Sunday night, when Morgan Freeman dropped into Plate in Suburban Square -- Ardmore? -- with a friend Sunday for the short-rib special. He also spoke of playing golf at Merion. And the same night, President Bill Clinton, folksinger Judy Collins, Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D., Texas), Gov. Rendell, Mayor Nutter, and Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie -- now there's a group -- rolled into The Continental in Old City for a late dinner with owner Stephen Starr.