
Dan Gross: On Sunday he'll be her Starr
CONGRATULATIONS are in order for restaurateur Stephen Starr and boutique owner January Bartle, who will wed on Sunday.
We hear Starr, 55, and Bartle, 33, owner of Third Street Habit (153 N. 3rd), will celebrate with a reception at his Rittenhouse Square steakhouse, Barclay Prime, which is closed to the public for the day. The couple have been dating for several years. It will be Bartle's first marriage, and Starr's second.
In other nuptials news . . .
Former Eagles wide receiver Fred Barnett and longtime girlfriend Lindsay Mastromatteo were just married while on safari in Kenya.
Barnett, 43, who has a small brokering business and works with the Eagles in corporate hosting, and Mastromatteo, 28, who is an event planner with Planning Factory International and works here and in Bermuda, were wed by the village chief of Maasai Mara, Kenya, and plan to throw a party in town for family and friends in February.
It's Lindsay's first marriage, Fred's second, "and last," he says.
Out and about
New York Philharmonic conductor Riccardo Muti stopped for a late dinner at Girasole (440 S. Broad) after performing Friday at the Kimmel Center. The former Philadelphia Orchestra music director went for baked calamari in guazetto, salt baked branzino with broccoli rabe and potatoes, and he drank a ripasso.
* Eagles linebacker Chris
Gocong belatedly celebrated his 26th birthday Friday (his birthday was Nov. 16) at an Arc of Philadelphia Developmental Disabilities Corporation reception at Ladder 15 (1528 Sansom). Gocong was accompanied by his wife, Mandy, and teammates Brent Celek, Reggie Brown and Jon Dorenbos, with his fiancée, Julie Lesicki. Mike
Barnes and Bruce Hulick of the Arc/PDDC gave Gocong and Dorenbos portraits done by
PDDC client Dwayne Boone. Dorenbos bought a signed pic of Phillies ace Cliff Lee in a silent auction.
Preston & Steve camping out
93.3 WMMR's Preston & Steve kick off their 11th annual Campout for Hunger on Monday. The morning jocks will live in an RV parked at the Metroplex Shopping Center in Plymouth Meeting, where they will collect food donations from 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. each day through Dec. 4. The pair have raised more than 460,000 pounds of food and $40,000 for Philabundance through the charity drive.
* Also in conjunction with their
food drive, Preston & Steve's show presents Mount Airy/Abington native Bob Saget's gig at the Keswick Theatre Dec. 3. Saget and the Keswick are also collecting food, asking those who attend his comedy show (tickets are $39.50) to bring food for the Keswick's food drive for Philabundance.
And speaking of WMMR . . .
Overnight host Jacky Bam Bam has started what he calls the 3rd Shift Honor Roll, in which he gives shout-outs to his early-morning listeners and mails a certificate with a gold star to a weekly winner. Register at wmmr.com or text your name, workplace and neighborhood to 39333 for a shout-out at 4:20 a.m.
Book report
Comedian Dennis Bruce, a Penn State graduate, is just out with "Party Thru College: A Complete Manual on How to Waste Your Student Loans on a 4-Year Self-Indulgent Journey to Nowhere," through Norristown's Venture House Press. It's available at partythrucollege.com, amazon.com and other retailers.
* Gladwyne-raised sisters Amy
Epstein Feldman and Robin Epstein have collaborated on the book "So Sue Me, Jackass: Avoiding Legal Pitfalls That Can Come Back to Bite You at Work," through Plume books.
Amy is a local lawyer and Fox 29 legal analyst, and Robin teaches comedy writing at NYU. For more information on the book, check out sosuemejackass.com.
Comcast kicks off 3-D display
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts will help launch the "Comcast Holiday Spectacular" in 3-D at 10:30 this morning at the Comcast Center (17th & JFK). The display is free for all to see and runs through New Year's Day.
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