On Sunday evening, the rapper Doja Cat swept into an upscale French restaurant in SoHo carrying a disposable Starbucks cup. She stashed it at the bar, and then made her way to the rear of the room to kiss the actress Pamela Anderson on one makeup-free cheek. Ms. Anderson was hosting a party with the label Monse as a kind of amuse-bouche for the Met Gala the next night. “I’m going to be walking all of those scary feelings out,” she said. Guests sipping Sancerre traded thoughts on increasingly elaborate gala prep routines.

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Persons: Pamela Anderson, Anderson, Ms, “ I’m, ”, radishes, sipping Sancerre Locations: SoHo, La