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When it comes to knowing his way around Los Angeles, actor Martin Starr is an expert. Born in Santa Monica, Starr says his family moved around the region often. \u201dI lived in the Valley, Hollywood, Hancock Park, and ended up in Santa Monica again when I was 15,\u201d Starr says.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n Today, the actor known for his role in the HBO comedy \u201cSilicon Valley\u201d and films like \u201cKnocked Up\u201d and the \u201cSpider-Man\u201d franchise, lives in Miracle Mile. His latest television role is on Paramount+\u2019s crime drama \u201cTulsa King,\u201d where he plays Bodhi, a weed store owner who has become a trusted member of a mobster\u2019s (Sylvester Stallone) crew. The show\u2019s third season finale airs Nov. 23.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat I love most about L.A. is the people and the friends I\u2019ve made over the years,\u201d Starr says. \u201cAside from that, L.A. has some of the best food in the world. There\u2019s plenty of fancy, Michelin-star restaurants, but there are so many delicious, moderately-priced places in L.A., and those are my favorites.\u201d<\/p>\n Starr, a foodie who co-founded the candy company Sweet Stash with musicians Ezra and Adeev Potash (The Potash Twins), says his ideal Sunday includes a walk on the beach, eating enchiladas and playing video games or reading at home.<\/p>\n 9:30 a.m.: Sleep in, then hydrate <\/b><\/p>\n I\u2019m a lazy weekend guy. I often have to wake up early for work so it\u2019s nice to take a little time for myself on a Sunday. After we wake up, my wife (Alex Gehring, bassist of the band Ringo Deathstarr) makes coffee for herself. I start the day with a glass of water or a matcha, then we\u2019ll probably roll to a restaurant for breakfast.<\/p>\n 10:30 a.m.: Get some really good pancakes <\/b><\/p>\n One of my favorite breakfast places is John O\u2019Groats<\/b><\/a> on West Pico. They don\u2019t just do a side of fruit. They do cantaloupe, specifically, and I\u2019ve grown to love it. I wouldn\u2019t have chosen cantaloupe as the fruit to go to in my morning, but it turns out cantaloupe is pretty darn good. They make their own biscuits, which are delicious. They have a variety of really good pancakes. They do a seven-grain granola pancake that I really like.<\/p>\n If we don\u2019t go there, we\u2019d go to another great breakfast spot called Met Her at a Bar.<\/b><\/a> That place is really tasty. The guy who opened it met his wife at a bar. They\u2019ve got great French toast, and they do a Thai-style fried chicken and waffles. I just love the fresh-squeezed orange juice in both places.<\/p>\n Noon: Take a walk with Betty White<\/b><\/p>\n After breakfast, we\u2019d go on a walk with our dog and have a lazy stroll around the neighborhood. Our dog is an all-white pit bull and her name is Betty White. We\u2019d walk up through Hancock Park. There are some really pretty houses there, and it\u2019s nice to just walk around. I grew up in that neighborhood for a bit too. I went to Third Street [Elementary] School so I\u2019m pretty familiar with the area.<\/p>\n 1 p.m.: Devour enchiladas by the beach<\/b><\/p>\n Then we\u2019d go down to the beach. It\u2019s a bit of a drive, but one of my favorite restaurants is there because I spent so much of my time as a youth in Santa Monica and Venice. It\u2019s called Cha Cha Chicken<\/b><\/a>, and is by far, my favorite restaurant in L.A. It\u2019s in Santa Monica, one block east from the water, where Pico dead ends into the beach. I\u2019d order the jerk chicken enchiladas, which comes with a side of rice and beans, mixed together. There\u2019s a little chopped salad that comes on the side, too, and I love the dressing. The enchiladas have a sweet and spicy combo of sauces on top that are so good. And then I get the spicy Cuban fries. I always ask for them extra crispy, and they put a little spicy salt on top. I went there so much as a kid that I became friends with the owner, Ricky Prado. He inherited the place from his parents and took over. He and I took a trip once to Florida, where he met my dad, as I\u2019ve met his whole family because they all worked at the restaurant.<\/p>\n 2:30 p.m.: Stroll on Santa Monica State Beach<\/b><\/p>\n Next, we\u2019d go for a walk on the beach to enjoy the beauty and fresh ocean air. There\u2019s a little road that veers off from Cha Cha Chicken, and the Marvin Braude Bike Trail<\/b><\/a> is right there. The Santa Monica Pier is north of there, and going south is the shopping area of Venice Beach. You can see sidewalk shows and all the fun performers when you go.<\/p>\n 4:30 p.m.: Post-traffic puzzles and video games<\/b><\/p>\n The traffic to get back home would probably be an hour. There, Alex would probably do some crossword puzzles while I read or play video games for a bit. We\u2019d put on some jazz music in the background. Or maybe we\u2019d just go hang out on the porch and enjoy the day. We\u2019re lounge folk. So when we have the opportunity, we just enjoy reading and crossword puzzles. It\u2019s a simple life. We brought the Midwest to Los Angeles. All I need is a rocking chair.<\/p>\n 6 p.m.: Happy Hour calls <\/b><\/p>\n <\/a> <\/p>\n
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