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How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Randall Park

When it comes to exploring Los Angeles, there are three things that actor and comedian Randall Park loves to do: shop, eat and run. Park, a native Angeleno, grew up on the Westside, attended UCLA, chose a career here and can’t imagine living anywhere else.
I consider myself a small town person who hpened to be born in the big city, Park says. I’ve traveled a lot for work, and have gotten a greater preciation for L.A. There’s a little part of everywhere here. There’s so much good food in L.A., so many fun things to do and really great people here.
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.
The son of Korean immigrants, Park grew up in the South Robertson area, a part of L.A. that was extremely diverse, he says. My friends, growing up and to this day, are all different backgrounds, races and religions. We were like a bunch of punk kids running around the city.
Park is known for his roles as Agent Jimmy Woo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, FBI Special Agent Edwin Park in the Netflix series The Residence and Taiwanese American patriarch Louis Huang in the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat.
Recently, Park, his wife (actor Jae Suh Park) and their 13-year-old daughter Ruby left Studio City, where they had lived for 15 years, to move back to the Westside. When asked what his ideal Sunday would include, Park’s answer was jam-packed. It was so jam-packed that it would be impossible to fit it all in one day. So, take his schedule with a grain of salt. This is his magical Sunday where time bends, L.A. traffic doesn’t exist and bellies are never too full.
This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
9 a.m.: Go for a run before a day of delicious eats
I’d sleep in, then go for a run to the beach and run around Venice. Sometimes my daughter’s up earlier. She’s on the autism spectrum, and really loves art and making stuff. We have a little art room that’s dedicated to her. She’s always painting, drawing, making little sculptures, just always creating.
10 a.m.: Breakfast and then pastries
Rae’s in Santa Monica is a very old-school diner, and we really love it there. They do these biscuits and gravy that are really good. They’re probably not that good for you, but I just ran, so it’s OK. There’s also a great bakery-cafe that we like to go to called Röckenwagner. So breakfast at Rae’s, then a coffee and pastry at Röckenwagner. We’ll be eating all day, which is why I ran in the morning.
11 a.m.: Stroll the farmers’ market
Next, we’d hit up the farmers’ market in Mar Vista. We’ll get fruits and vegetables for later in the week. There’s a hummus stand that I really love. There’s always a band playing, so we just soak it all in. It’s a really nice walk.
Noon: Shopping, with more eating along the way
Then I’d go shopping, and would either drag my family with me, or I’d go alone while they did their thing. First, there’s a small shop called General Quarters on La Brea. I know the owner there, Blair Lucio, and they always carry the coolest stuff. They specialize in California heritage-style clothing for men. Another store I love is Sid Mashburn in the Brentwood Country Mart. They do suits and really cool menswear. I discovered it in Atlanta when I was working on a job and loved it so much that every time I’d be in Atlanta, I’d go to it. Then I discovered they had one in L.A.
Or, I’d go to Sawtelle Boulevard. That whole street is fun with so many great stores. The Giant Robot store there has a lot of pop culture, Janese and Asian pop culture, a lot of art, grhic novels. There’s also a great record store called We Share Records. It’s mostly vinyl and a lot of it is from Jan. They’ll even have American artists, but the Janese editions of their records, so it’s really cool to see the Janese versions of a Whitney Houston album. The last thing I bought there was a Hall & Oates record from Jan.
For lunch, I’ve been really into a place called Sun Nong Dan on Sawtelle. They have a few locations, but the newer one in Sawtelle is the only one that I go to since I’m on the Westside. I usually get either the Galbi-tang, which is a short rib soup, or the Tta Roh Guk B, which is a brisket and dried cabbage soup, or the Dduk Mandu Guk, which is a rice cake and dumpling soup. Very much Korean comfort food. Plus, they’re open 24 hours, which sometimes comes in handy.
If not there, I’d go to El Tepeyac Cafe in Boyle Heights, which is one of my all-time favorites as a kid that my dad would take me to. It’s very homestyle Mexican food, and I would get their Hollenbeck burrito, which is pretty epic.
6 p.m.: Baseball or dinner out
If there’s a Dodgers game, I’d go to the game. Growing up in L.A., there’s a lot of nostalgia with the Dodgers for me. I’ve always been a fan. My wife and I will go to the games and eat Dodger Dogs and nachos.
If not, we’d go to Musso & Frank Grill to get a shrimp cocktail and steak dinner. It’s very Old Hollywood, and you can feel the history in there. A lot of the leather booths have a story. I love when L.A. preserves its landmarks. Getting a sense of the history of the city through these restaurants is really fun.
For something more low-key, there’s this restaurant in Koreatown called Kobawoo House. They specialize in bosam, which are wrs with [fillings like] pork. They also specialize in Korean seafood pancakes that are so good.
If we’re going to go fancy, which we don’t often do, there’s a restaurant called Kato at the Row, near downtown. It’s a Michelin-starred Taiwanese omakase-style restaurant that’s so good. You don’t order. They just give you courses, and you can pair it with wine or just order cocktails. I usually just order an Old Fashioned, which is really good there. The food is just out of this world.
8 p.m.: A little night jazz
After dinner, we’d drive down to South Pasadena where there’s a bar and grill called the Barkley. My childhood friend Richie Glaser has a jazz band [the Richard Glaser Quartet] and they play at the Barkley every Sunday night. We’d get a cocktail, listen to the band and hang out.
9:30 p.m.: Winding down for bedtime
We’d come home, relax and watch TV, probably old episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show. My daughter would go to bed before us, and would be asleep before we officially go to sleep. The end of the day is very low-key and quiet. Every Sunday is different, but my ideal Sunday would be one of food, family, friends and frolicking throughout the city.

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DoorDash funded group launches ad blitz for Bill Magnarelli in NY Assembly election

A new political group funded by DoorDash has launched a last-minute advertising blitz in Central New York to help state Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli in his Democratic primary campaign against Maurice Mo Brown.
The group Local Economies Forward NY plans to spend $154,740 on mail, print and digital ads supporting Magnarelli in the final three weeks before the June 23 election, according to a disclosure report the group filed with the state Board of Elections.
The ads bankrolled by the San Francisco-based food delivery service stand out in the 129th Assembly District primary election because of the size of the spending campaign.
The group’s ad budget eclipses the total of what Brown has spent on his campaign – about $110,000 – since he launched his primary bid in February.
Brown said he is both puzzled and disturbed by the sudden entry of a well-funded, outside political group into what has otherwise been a low-key local election.
The DoorDash-backed campaign in Syracuse is part of the company’s larger effort to help four incumbent Assembly members across the state hold off Democratic primary challengers in this month’s elections.
The progressive challengers are backed by either the New York Working Families Party, Democratic Socialists of America, or both groups.
Brown, 34, an Onondaga County legislator from Syracuse, is a longtime DSA activist. He also has the endorsement of the Working Families Party in his bid to unseat Magnarelli.
Magnarelli, 77, is a 28-year incumbent and the longest-serving member of Central New York’s delegation to the state Legislature. He is endorsed by the Democratic Party and most local labor unions.
Instead, DoorDash said it decided to help Magnarelli and the other incumbents based on their general support for cutting permit requirements and other red te that affect small businesses. DoorDash’s partners include small, locally owned restaurants and grocers.
John Horton, head of North America public policy for DoorDash, said in a statement that the company is supporting candidates focused on local economic growth, affordability, and opportunity.
He did not cite any specific legislation that the company is backing.
Dashers, customers, and local businesses across the Empire State need real solutions that lower costs and put more money in New Yorkers’ pockets, Horton said. We’re proud to support candidates who recognize that and are willing to act.
Magnarelli said he had nothing to do with the DoorDash-backed ad blitz and was not aware of it until this week.
He noted that state election law bars candidates from coordinating their campaigns with independent political action committees, or PACs.
The first mailers paid for Local Economies Forward NY began arriving in Syracuse mailboxes this week in the 129th District.
Democrat Bill Magnarelli gets real results for real people, one side of the postcard says. The reverse side touts his record on housing, healthcare and affordability issues.
The company’s Unlocking Main Street agenda aims to produce $10 billion in savings nationwide for small businesses by waiving government permitting fees and reducing permitting delays.
Magnarelli said he has long supported such efforts and served on a commission established by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2011 to find ways to offer businesses relief from burdensome mandates.
I’m all for it, Magnarelli said. I don’t think there’s any business in New York that isn’t inundated with regulations. Compliance is very expensive and it goes into everything we buy.
He has also backed some consumer-friendly bills that would require more transparency from companies like DoorDash.
Magnarelli and state Sen. James Skoufis, a Democrat from the Hudson Valley, passed a bill last year that would require grocery stores and delivery platforms to disclose whether online grocery prices differ from those charged by the same retailer in their store.
Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed the bill, saying it would be too expensive for retailers to implement and could lead to higher prices for consumers.
Magnarelli said he listened to the concerns of stakeholders, including the delivery platforms, and is trying to pass an almost identical bill before the state legislative session ends today.
The bill would require the delivery ps to state prominently that their prices may differ from those in the store, and to provide a link to each store’s website if one exists.
It’s pretty simple, Magnarelli said. It gives the consumer and idea of what the markup is for each item.
Brown, a democratic socialist elected to the Onondaga County Legislature in 2023, said he generally supports fewer regulations on small businesses.
He also backed efforts to boost wages for delivery workers. Brown plauded a move by New York City this year that required grocery delivery ps to pay their workers at least $21.44 per hour, matching the rate for restaurant delivery drivers.
Beginning in January, a separate local law in New York City required delivery platforms to offer a tip option before or at checkout, including a suggested tip of at least 10 percent.
DoorDash and Uber filed a federal lawsuit against New York City challenging the local tipping law.
DoorDash has also lobbied state lawmakers about potential bills regulating e-bikes, commonly used by its food delivery drivers in New York City.
Magnarelli, as chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee, will play a pivotal role in determining which bills advance.
The 129th Assembly District spans parts of Syracuse and all of the towns of Geddes and Van Buren in Onondaga County. The district has more than 31,000 enrolled Democratic voters.
The primary election will be Tuesday, June 23. Early voting will take place from June 13 through June 21.

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Russian Drone Attack Kills 4 in Ukraine’s Kyiv Region

A Russian drone attack on a food factory in a region surrounding the Ukrainian cital Kyiv killed four ‌people, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.
The attack caused a fire at an administrative ⁠building on the premises of the enterprise, and parts of its structure have ⁠been destroyed, the regional governor Mykola Kalashnyk said.
“The enemy attacked a peaceful civilian food ‌industry enterprise. People who were simply going about ‌their work at their workplaces at the time,” ‌he said on the Telegram messaging p.
Seven other people were injured in the ⁠attack and two people ‌could still ⁠be under the rubble, Kalashnyk said.
Emergency services ⁠said ⁠the search and rescue operation continued at the ‌site. They posted pictures of a building with a ging hole and firefighters dousing ‌flames.
One of the ‌pictures showed a sign with the name of a local dairy maker, which makes baby milk food.

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Angie’s, selling ‘luxury’ food in a drive

A protein bowl at Angie’s can come with steak, broccoli, avocado and more. The Phoenix-born restaurant’s first shops in Texas are in Plano and Little Elm. Dallas-Fort Worth is a focus, and four more Angie’s restaurants in North Texas are planned next.
Angie’s has a drive-through, which means customers don’t have to get out of their cars to order “luxury” foods like lobster and steak, the co-founders said.
Sarah Blaskovich reports on restaurants, bars and culture in Dallas-Fort Worth. She profiles North Texas’ top chefs, follows food trends and breaks news on restaurants opening and closing. She formerly worked at the Associated Press in London and is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism. Follow @sblaskovich on X and ask her where to eat.

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Yelp’s top 100 sports bars 2026 includes 4 in Georgia. Where?

Whether it’s to watch the U.S. Open or the FIFA World Cup, a lot of Georgians will be flocking to sports bars this summer. But where is the best?
Yelp released this year’s list of the top 100 in the nation. It was based on those with a “significant number of reviews” and based on multiple factors, including the total volume and ratings of reviews.
What is the best sports bar in Georgia?
The first Georgia sports bar to make the list is Brewhouse Cafe at No. 25. It’s followed by Fado Irish Pub at 61, the Royal Peasant at 66, and the Harvey at 86.
Where is Brewhouse Cafe?
Brewhouse Cafe is in Atlanta, with its main location at 401 Moreland Avenue NE and a new location at 91 Broad St. opening soon.
When is Brewhouse Cafe open?
Brewhouse Cafe is open 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday-Friday, and weekends starting at 7 a.m.
Brewhouse Cafe menu
Brewhouse has a range of foods like pizzas, burgers, and Angus steak. The drinks menu is even bigger with 20 draft beers plus tequila, wine, some cocktails, and over 30 “bottles, cans, and buckets.” They also have a “wings and whiskey meal” with six wings, PBR can and Paddy’s Shot for $21.
Where is Fado Irish Pub?
Fado has multiple locations, including two in the Atlanta area. One is in Buckhead at 273 Buckhead Ave. and the other is in Midtown at 933 Peachtree St.
When is Fado Irish Pub open?
The Buckhead location is open 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to midnight Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
The Midtown location is open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 11 a.m. to midnight Thursday, noon-2 a.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.
Fado Irish Pub menu
The Georgia locations have fairly similar menus, with a mix of American and Irish foods. Some that caught our eye include the Guinness mac and cheese, Fago Irish spice bag, and the slow cooked lamb dip. The drink menu is very large with some of the highlights including over 40 Irish whiskeys, several cocktails, and a few alcoholic coffee drinks.
Where is Royal Peasant?
The Royal Peasant is in Athens at 1675 South Lumpkin St.
When is Royal Peasant open?
Royal Peasant is open 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.
Royal Peasant menu
The Royal Peasant is a British pub with food to match like bangers and mash, toffee pudding, and specials like shepherd’s pie. The drinks include five draft beers and wines, plus some cocktails.
Where is the Harvey?
The Harvey is in Chamblee at 5480 Peachtree Rd.
When is the Harvey open?
The Harvey is open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, noon-8 p.m. Sunday-Monday.
The Harvey menu
The food menu is fairly eclectic with pizzas, burgers, hot dogs, and tacos plus multiple petizers and a few loaded fries options. A large chunk of the drinks are canned and bottled beer, but there are also some wine glasses, summer cocktails, and a few draft beers.
Best sports bars in the US
Shakespeare Pub & Grille in San Diego
McMullan’s Irish Pub in Las Vegas
Crossbar in New York City
The Boot Room in Durham, NC
The Sports Bra in Portland
The British Bulldog in Denver
Amsterdam Tavern in St. Louis
SpeakEZ Lounge in Grand Rids, MI
Chatham T in Indianolis
The Pitch Athletic Club & Tavern in St. Louis

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Yelp’s top 100 sports bars 2026 includes 4 in Georgia. Where?

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