Food Celebrities

I am terrible at spotting celebrities around New York, yet it seems I manage to recognize food-related ones who are less known by sight (although these days many do appear on television in Top Chef or other food shows) — again, it's my nerdy version of celebrity gossip. In the span of the past few days, I noticed Wylie Dufresne, of WD-50, talking on a cell phone and flagging a cab on Fifth Avenue, and Zak Pelaccio, the chef behind Fatty Crab restaurant, among others, eating at Motorino in the East Village. I also once spotted Food Network's Alton Brown in Klee restaurant.