Twilight star's birthday bash puts Yaletown eatery on world map

VANCOUVER -- Until Wednesday night, Michael Bowers had never experienced the full force of the paparazzi glare - nor the unwavering determination of star-struck young women on the hunt for the world's hottest vampire.

But the manager at Glowbal Grill and Satay got a hearty taste of both when Robert Pattinson - star of the blockbuster film Twilight - showed up at the Yaletown eatery to celebrate his 23rd birthday, and thrust the restaurant into the international spotlight.

The phone rang all day Wednesday with calls from fans and celebrity media who knew that Mr. Pattinson has been frequenting Glowbal since he began shooting the film's sequel, New Moon, in Vancouver a couple of months ago.

Young women with copies of the Twilight books conveniently tucked into their purses sat in the restaurant, trying to look nonchalant as paparazzi circled outside for hours.


"They weren't fooling anybody," said Mr. Bowers, adding that many of the photographers hid their cameras and just casually strolled around the front and rear entrance of the Mainland Street grill. "It was quite comical."

Then when Mr. Pattinson's people called at around 9 p.m. to reserve a table, Mr. Bowers knew he was in for quite the night.

Shortly after arriving at the sleek, L.A.-style eatery, the vampire star graciously signed autographs and chatted with fans and allowed them to snap photos before he was led to a private table where he dined with friends and family.

But somebody reportedly sent out a message on Twitter that gave away Mr. Pattinson's location, and before long Mr. Bowers went from being a restaurant manager to a celebrity handler trying to clear a path through the crowd of adoring young women and paparazzi to a waiting taxi.

"We tried to make a decoy at the back, but we rushed him out the front and the cameras were just flashing like crazy. I couldn't see a thing," Mr. Bowers said with a laugh. "It was exciting, but I'm not used to it. I'm a small-town boy from Trenton, Ont."

Before getting into the cab, Mr. Pattinson shot a few more photos with fans - including two girls who travelled all the way from Nashville to catch a glimpse of the heartthrob and had been scouring the city for a week. "They flew up because they knew it was his birthday," Mr. Bowers said. "They were overjoyed."

But the frenzy didn't end there. Ever since that night, the restaurant has been fielding dozens of calls from entertainment reporters who want to know exactly what they ate (Kobe meatballs, lamb, steak), what they drank (champagne cocktails) and whom they were with (the New Moon cast, including co-star Kristen Stewart, and Mr. Pattinson's parents).

And now the restaurant's name is popping up on celebrity websites around the globe, including Perez Hilton, Us Weekly and People.

"We're becoming very well known," said Glowbal VIP concierge and publicist Rochelle Clarke, whose phone began ringing at 7 a.m. Thursday and hasn't stopped. "It's definitely got the buzz around the city at the moment.

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ZOMG! Twilight: New Moon's Robert Pattinson likes Glowbal's Kobe beef meatballs

ZOMG! Twilight: New Moon's Robert Pattinson likes Glowbal's Kobe beef meatballs
If there's a limit to the minutiae that Twilight fans will delve into concerning their favourite on-screen actors and actresses, chances are it hasn't yet been reached.

The latest gossip among the tween crowd is that Twilight lead Robert Pattinson enjoys the Kobe beef meatballs with truffled spaghetti at Glowball and Satay Bar on Mainland and Nelson in Vancouver.

The dish, which features téte de moine cheese, tomato garlic confit and parmesan, according to Glowbal's (absurdly Flash-heavy) online menu, is apparently a daily favourite for the brooding Brit.

Celebrity-gossip.net reports a 'restaurant source' as saying the actor also likes to indulge in the bar's signature drink, the Global cocktail, which consists of Martini, vodka, Alize and fruit juices.

Pattinson was described by the source as "very polite and well-behaved."

Expect the restaurant to be doing a lot of ID checks in the weeks ahead.

I bet he looks good eating that too lol
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Robert Pattinson a Big Hit With Vancouver Locals

Twilight hunk Robert Pattinson has been out and about in downtown Vancouver, visiting local bars and restaurants. And the locals say Rob, 22, couldn't be nicer.
Pattinson is in Vancouver shooting New Moon, the sequel to Twilight. In early April, the 6'1" British heartthrob and his co-star Kristen Stewart, 18, were spotted dining at fusion restaurant Glowbal Grill and Satay Bar several times.
"Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have visited us about four times," says a restaurant source.
"Robert enjoyed our special spaghetti dish, which we make with Kobe beef meatballs; he has ordered it each time he dined with us."
Other New Moon stars have also visited the eatery. "All the cast members who visited us were very friendly, but we are used to having actors pop in because there is a lot of film production in Vancouver now," says the source. "Robert seemed like a very chilled-out guy; he was very polite and well-behaved."
Another Vancouver hotspot that has become popular with Pattinson and his New Moon castmates is India Bistro. Rob, Kristen and Taylor Lautner, 17, have recently been spotted at the Indian restaurant. Owner Kamal Mroke says they were all “very nice” and have enjoyed both dinners and lunches there on consecutive days. In fact, the cast comes in at least once a week, he says.
After posing for pictures with fans following their meals, Pattinson and his fellow actors hopped into cabs, with Rob getting his own private cab while the rest shared one.
Meanwhile, fans will see plenty of Rob in New Moon. While his Edward Cullen character played a relatively small role in the book New Moon, Rob's role in the film will be expanded to please the franchise's legions of Rob Pattinson fans. In fact, Rob's castmates have recently confirmed that he'll play a major role in the highly anticipated vampire romance.
"Of course they threw Rob in there!" says Ashley Greene, who plays vampire Alice Cullen. "He comes in as a flittering image to tell Bella not to do anything reckless. You have him at the beginning at school, at the party, when he’s saying goodbye to Bella and in Italy as well, so his fans will get their fix!" she say.
New Moon comes out in November 2009.
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