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Shannon Allen, the saucy spouse of Boston Celtics [team stats] guard Ray Allen, cooked up a fab launch party for her new TV show, “Pre-Game Meal,’’ at oh-so-swish Winston Flowers in Chestnut Hill.
Amongst the 250 on hand to celebrate with the celebrity cooking enthusiast were many of her TV guests — Lydia Shire, Ming Tsai, Michael Schlow and Carla and Christine Pallotta — along with her hunky hubby and marvy mom-in-law, Flo Allen Hopson, and many of the Celtics fam.
Rajon Rondo [stats] and his fiancee, Ashley Bachelor, took in the foodie scene with Kendrick Perkins [stats] and his bride, Vanity; Paul Pierce [stats]’s wife, Julie; and Kevin Garnett’s spouse, Brandi Garnett . Assistant coach Armand Hill and team owner Steve Pagliuca also stopped by to show their support.
During the fab fete, catered not by Shannon, but by The Chef’s Table, the hostess’ band, The Goonies, performed and a live auction raised $15,000 for No. 20’s Ray of Hope Foundation.
Other “Pre-Game” partiers included New England Patriots [team stats] receiver Wes Welker, vintage Celtics forward and coach Satch Sanders, Sox spouse Linda Henry with BFF Tonya Mezrich, Channel 5’s Liz Brunner, Winston Flowers hosts Ted and Simone Winston, and Fast Freddy and his bloomin’ buds from Mix 104.1.