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How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Bobby Berk

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In Sunday Funday, L.A. people give us a play-by-play of their ideal Sunday around town. Find ideas and inspiration on where to go, what to eat and how to enjoy life on the weekends.

You might not expect one of television’s hippest and most recognizable interior designers to admit to being a fan of the valley — that’s right, the San Fernando Valley — but that is partly why “Queer Eye’s” Bobby Berk moved from New York to Los Angeles.

“One of the things I love about L.A. is how outdoors-centric it is,” Berk says. “The weather allows you to be outside as much as possible. I was in New York for 14 years, and that was not my experience.”

As a creative director, interior designer and television host on the Emmy-nominated series on Netflix, Berk has always tried to make home decor accessible to everyone. “I want to democratize design,” says the 41-year-old designer and author of “Right at Home: How Good Design Is Good for the Mind,” which will be released Sept. 12.

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“My book is about the intersection of mental health and home design,” Berk says. “The book delves into not just how to make your space pretty, but how to figure out what makes you happy. What is your favorite clothing? Vacation? You should work those things into your home because they will make you happy. Your home is like your phone charger. If you don’t charge it, your phone won’t make it through the day, and it will die.”

When not traveling the country for “Queer Eye” or his inaugural book tour — he will be signing his book at Barnes & Noble at the Grove in Los Angeles on Sept. 15 — Berk likes to relax in L.A. by spending time with his husband, Dewey Do, and their mini Labradoodle, Bimini.

Berk’s Sundays usually begin at the gym in Studio City and end with dinner at home with Do and friends like comedian Atsuko Okatsuka. Here, he shares how he typically enjoys Sundays in L.A.

Berk, a SAG-AFTRA member, was recently nominated for an Emmy for his work as a host on “Queer Eye.” This interview was conducted prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike.

7 a.m.: Walk Bimini around Lake Hollywood

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The first thing we do when we get up is feed our mini Labradoodle, Bimini. Then we usually walk around Lake Hollywood or hike one of the trails that lead up to the Hollywood sign. We are obsessed with getting our steps in.

8:30 a.m.: Spin class in the Valley

I have to force myself to go to the gym. If I don’t book a class, I’ll take calls or read emails, and then I won’t go. If I commit to something, I will do it. So I will either take a spin class at Heimat on La Brea — it’s as if SoHo House and Equinox had a baby — or I’ll book a class at the Equinox at the Shops at Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City. The funny thing is, before I moved to L.A., I would think, “The Valley? Ewww!” But now you have to twist my arm to get me to go in to L.A.

I go to Sherman Oaks and Studio City for everything. The Shops at Sportsmen’s Lodge has an Equinox, Erewhon, Fred Segal, Kismet — and there’s parking! I usually work out after spin class, so if I took a class at 10, I wouldn’t leave until noon or 1. That way, I’m out of the gym by 10:15.

10:30 a.m.: Grab a coffee in Burbank

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After I hit the gym, I usually grab a coffee at Coffee Commissary in Burbank.

I love supporting smaller coffee shops. Don’t get me wrong, when I’m out of town for work, I’ll hit Starbucks because I know what to expect, but I prefer to support small businesses when I’m home.

Noon: Shop the Rose Bowl Flea Market

If it’s the second Sunday of the month, I’ll go to the Rose Bowl Flea Market. If I am looking for something specific, I’ll go early, but usually, I just purchase regular admission. For me, it’s more about having fun. My tip is not to go in with any expectations. If I find something, I find something.

Whenever I’m looking for something specific, I don’t find it. It’s a flea market; after all, everything is unique. But if I go for fun, I find the most amazing things, like a beautiful Midcentury Modern credenza I have kept for years and years. I am constantly changing things but have kept it in three different houses. I advise going for fun, and you might find something unique. You can always call Task Rabbit if you need a truck pickup.

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2 p.m.: Brunch in Silver Lake

Our dog goes with us everywhere, so we go to places where we can all sit outside.

We like to have brunch at Bacari in Silver Lake. It was beautiful when it was Cliff’s Edge, but they have made it even more beautiful. And the food is terrific.

3:30 p.m. Ice cream in Los Feliz

We love ice cream — especially salty and sweet flavors — and I love me some Jeni’s. I usually get the Everything Bagel [sweet cream ice cream schmeared with sesame, poppy seeds, onions and garlic], which is my favorite. I became obsessed with Jeni’s when we filmed the first season of “Queer Eye,” and there was one next door to where we were staying in Atlanta. There’s usually a line, but you don’t have to wait if you buy a pint. My tip: Buy way more ice cream than you need, so you don’t have to wait in line.

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4:30 p.m.: Chill and play fetch with Bimini

One of my favorite things about living in L.A. is how chill it is. I laugh at myself when I say that by the way. When I lived in New York, a good friend and I rented a house in the Hamptons one time, and when my best friend and business partner came out with his husband, they kept talking about how “chill” it was in Los Angeles. As a New Yorker who was definitely not chill, I would start twitching whenever they said the word “chill.” But now, I say it too: We like to chill at home and play fetch with the dog on Sunday afternoons.

6 p.m.: Alfresco dinner on the deck with family and friends

On Sunday evenings, we catch up on our shows and have dinner on our deck, often with my friend comedian Atsuko Okatsuka and her husband Ryan Harper Gray.

Hosting a small dinner party at my house with friends is my favorite thing to do on a Sunday evening. We mostly eat vegan and pescatarian at home, and my husband cooks. I can cook but don’t like to, so Dewey cooks. And we all clean up together. Our friends are good about cleaning up. Dewey loves to cook and experiment. He doesn’t have a signature dish because every meal is different.

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8:30 p.m. Catch up on TV shows

I love sci-fi, so we enjoy TV shows like “Silo” or “Foundation,” which just released a second season. “High Desert” is something we have been watching too.

“Stars on Mars” is so stupid, but I love it. It’s basically “Big Brother” on Mars. The celebrity contestants are sent to the Australian outback, which has been designed to simulate Mars. Our friends [Olympic figure skater] Adam Rippon and comedian Natasha Leggero are on it. William Shatner is the host. I am usually not a big reality show fan, but any time my friends are on a show, I have to watch it.

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Democratic senators rent space at the Kennedy Center to host a Pride event

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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, April 2025.

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A group of Democratic senators and Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller are hosting a Pride celebration at the Kennedy Center Monday evening. But the Kennedy Center has nothing to do with programming it.

Senators John Hickenlooper of Colorado, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Jacky Rosen of Nevada, Brian Schatz of Hawaii, and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin have rented the Justice Forum, a small theater at the REACH, an expansion to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that opened in 2019.

While the group of senators booked the space a few weeks ago, the Pride event, called Love Is Love, was only announced on Monday. A statement from Sen. Hickenlooper’s office says the event is “about standing up for the arts and the progress the LGBTQ community has made. The performance reminds us that our fight for equality — and for democracy — isn’t over. It’s happening right now.” Directed by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley, the show will include songs celebrating gay culture.

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Seller, whose credits also include Rent and Avenue Q, told The New York Times, Hickenlooper called him to see if he’d like to engage in some “guerrilla theater.” Seller, who is gay, didn’t hesitate.

After President Trump took over the Kennedy Center in February, Seller and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda canceled a production of the touring show scheduled for the Center in 2026. At the time, Seller wrote on X, “The recent purge by the Trump Administration of both professional staff and performing arts events at or originally produced by the Kennedy Center flies in the face of everything this national center represents.”

Current Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell called the cancelation “a publicity stunt that will backfire.” In a post on X, he wrote that Miranda “is intolerant of people who don’t agree with him politically,” and that Miranda and Seller “don’t want Republicans going to their shows.”

Seller told The New York Times that Monday night’s show is “our way of reoccupying the Kennedy Center.”

The Kennedy Center did not respond to NPR’s request for comment.

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Meanwhile, the White House has proposed a major increase to the Kennedy Center’s federal funding, while funds to other cultural institutions have been severely cut. The request of nearly $257 million is “for necessary expenses for capital repair, restoration, maintenance backlog, and security structures of the building and site of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.”

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Space is the place for Pixar's 'Elio' (or so he thinks) : Pop Culture Happy Hour

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Elio voiced by Yonas Kibreab in Pixar’s Elio.

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In the new Pixar film Elio, a lonely kid dreams of being abducted by aliens. And then one day, it happens. Eager to find a place to belong, Elio (voiced by Yonas Kibreab) volunteers to save the aliens from a dangerous enemy. Along the way, he makes a friend and starts to think about Earth a little differently. The film was directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi (Turning Red) and Adrian Molina (Coco).

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