Wolfgang Puck's Very Special Sauce

I HEARD THAT! Barth, Puck (inset) • No stars: Hepatitis A was among the more surprising gastronomic delights served up by super-chef Wolfgang Puck to Beyoncé and other guests at Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue party in L.A. Tuesday.

• Rudy redux: A "leaked" 77-page internal PowerPoint presentation outlining Mormon cyborg Mitt Romney's weaknesses went public yesterday. "Too perfect hair" and mainline Christian skepticism about his faith top his team's list of perceived hurdles. What about the "child brides" and the "underground bunker in Provo"? Got any tartar sauce for this red herring?

• All about the Benjamins: Police are investigating allegations Diddy punched a fellow guest at an Oscar party when the man called him out for hitting on his girlfriend. Isn't that what goons are for?

• Today, it checked into Promises: Yesterday, the Dow had its worst relapse since 9/11, plummeting more than 400 points in a seemingly unstoppable shame spiral.