Haddad Brunch Debuts New Digs

[caption id="attachment_38095" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Mary Kathryn Covert and Michael Steel "][/caption] On Saturday afternoon, hundreds of celebrities, journos and politicos packed the nine bedroom, 7,000 square foot mansion of businessman and Washington Kastles owner Mark Ein. The former residence of legendary publisher Katherine Graham, the historic Georgetown home (sold in 2002 for $8 million) provided a picture-perfect setting for the annual garden brunch co-hosted by Tammy Haddad, Ted Greenberg, Kevin Sheekey, Hilary Rosen, Mark Ein, Alex Castellanos, Anita Dunn, Bill Knapp, Jim Courtovich, David Adler, Steve McMahon and Franco Nuschese. Honorary chairs Wendy Murdoch and Susan Axelrod added a charitable component to the event which benefited CURE Epilepsy and the White Ribbon Alliance. Journos enjoying mimosas, greyhounds and bloodies packed several tiers of decks behind the home and trickled off into the backyard for a little fresh air. The sprawling estate provided plenty of hiding spots for celebrity guest who would have been forced to mingle more openly at Haddad's home - the previous venue for the brunch. Spotted through a cracked VIP room door (new this year) were Chace Crawford and Maria Bello. We bumped into the Palin family, Jeremy Piven, Tim Daly and Morgan Fairchild mixing with the "commoners" outdoors and caught up with Chelsea Handler who breezed into the brunch about 20 minutes before it ended. Representing the political elite were Susan and David Axelrod who shared their daughter's struggles with epilepsy, White House communications gurus Jen Psaki and Dan Pfeiffer, Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL), Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), Ebs Burnough, Boehner spokesman Michael Steel and McCarthy spokeswoman Erica Elliott. The list of journo attendees was unwieldy but we owe a special shout out to Patrick Gavin's pants that seemed to mock the day's cause (*see seizure-worthy pattern) and wife Anne Bracken Gavin who looked stunning and svelte after giving birth to the couple's first child only a few weeks ago. L to R: Anne Bracken Gavin, Patrick Gavin, David Axelrod Bloomberg's Phil Mattingly and Erica Elliott, press secretary for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA-22) L to R: Tammy Haddad, Slice, Pam Dornic, Glenn Ballard, Christine Delargy and Topspin.

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Haddad Brunch Debuts New Digs

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