Darlings this has been a hard week on both my tootsies and my waistline with an onslaught of fabulous fetes that I just could not miss. Remind me never to start the week with a party that has any mention of the words chef or gourmet at the top of the invitation. That's a danger sign that I now will watch out for, before I so quickly say, "But of course, I'll be there".

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick Photo by PatrickMcMullan.com

Such was the mistake, albeit an extraordinary experience, when my BFF told me that Joe Realmuto, the cute chef at Nick & Toni's, was cooking at a benefit for the Hayground School in Soho at the super hot Lure Fishbar. Never missing a chance to trade pasta tips with my favorite East End kitchen man I hustled down.

Little did I know that it was not only Joe but a dozen other super star chefs, each cooking a specialty - for course, after course, after course. Not wanting to appear critical of any of the offerings I just had to have a little taste of everything. My good manners got the best of me and the next day when I tried to squeeze into the size 6 little black dress, designed by no less than Madonna, and for which I've had fought tooth and nail to snatch up at H&M, no go. Truth is I'm a size 8 and had no business buying it in the first place. I'll just put it up on eBay tomorrow – as I told you everyone else would.

Fortunately I had a side-split number from Proenza-Schouler to slip into for the major Broadway opening of John Kander and Fred Ebb's new musical comedy, "Curtains". Good thing, as I realized on the red carpet I was up against some serious competition from such Hamptons neighbors as Sarah Jessica Parker with her dreamy hubby Mathew Broderick, followed by Kelly Ripa looking so sexy her hubby Mark Consuelos didn't even give me a passing look.

At the opening night party at Tavern at the Green I refrained from all the tempting tid-bits being passed and spent the time chatting with the likes of Mary Louise Parker, Danny DeVito and his equally funny wife Rhea Perlman, Tyne Daley, Jane Krakowski, the outrageous Mario Cantone, Dina Merrill and Ted Hartley, Jimmy and Margo Nederlander, and the very charming star of the show David Hyde Pierce. Saw the always smashingly dressed Amy Fine Collins with her husband Bradley and daughter Flora, who seems to have inherited mom's glamour gene. I wondered how I could knock off Amy's look, then I stopped in my tracks. The gorgeous Noah Racey, star of more shows than I can remember and whom I have met briefly at the Career Transition for Dancers Gala last fall, came over with a "Hey Jennifer – How ya doin'? You look swell". Red carpet glory at its best!

As if this wasn't enough to make any girls heart race, there was an invitation to come to church for dinner from a pal, and they weren't talking a pancake supper, but Elton John's sweet 60th Birthday Party at none other than the Cathedral of St. John the Divine! Interview Magazine's Ingrid Sischy and Sandy Brant hosted an over the top tribute to the Rocket Man who arrived with his hubby David Furnish and their prized pooch Arthur.

The guest list was not just eclectic but a true reflection of Elton's phone book. Not sitting at pews but flower bedecked tables were the likes of Robin Williams, Fran Drescher, Carie Lowell and husband Richard Gere, Yoko Ono, Brandy, kd Lang, Elizabeth Hurley and new spouse Arun Nayar, Barbara Walters, Rosie O'Donnell, Emma Thompson, Pierce Brosnan and his beautiful wife Kiely Shaye Smith, Bette Midler and Martin Von Haselberg, Sir Michael Caine and his wife Shakira, Diane Sawyer, Brian Wilson, Kid Rock, the Proenza-Schouler boys Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, Chuck Close and about 400 more. Talk about a hot list!