Lunch: Jeffrey Toobin, Hugh Dancy & An '80s-Inspired Cornelia Guest

The mood was downright festive today in Michael’s dining room as the usual suspects air kissed and glad handed their way to their regular perches. After all, it is the holidays, and the general consensus is it’s about time we set aside the prevailing gloom and doom and at least pretend that we’re optimistic about the coming year. GM Steve Millington, who reports that business has been brisk the last week or so, told me, “I think 2010 is going to be much better.”