Places
Lake Merritt
Lake Merritt is a large tidal lagoon in the center of Oakland, California, just east of Downtown. It is surrounded by parkland and city neighborhoods.
Mahershala Ali
Actor
SFGATE: Is there a place you always have to visit when you come back to the Bay Area?
Mahershala Ali: My grandmother’s house. And I definitely hit Lake Merritt when I’m coming out this way. Just being in the Bay Area in general is something that always feeds me and grounds me.
Prospect Park
Prospect Park is an urban park in Brooklyn, New York City. The park is situated between the neighborhoods of Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Flatbush, and Windsor Terrace, and is adjacent to the Brooklyn Museum, Grand Army Plaza, and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Mahershala Ali
Actor
Where do you like to escape to on your bike?
"I always preferred riding on city streets, but because of how hectic things have been, I have really found peace riding around in Brooklyn's Prospect Park for about an hour, going around in circles and listening to music."
Restaurants
Burma Superstar
Burma Superstar
Mahershala Ali
Actor
SFGATE: What’s something you always eat while you’re here?
Ali: I love Burma Superstar in the Temescal area. Unfortunately, they don’t take reservations.
Cafes
Habitat Coffee Shop and Cafe, Glassell Park, LA
Mahershala Ali
Actor
Do you know that coffee shop Habitat?” he says. And I do. “I just love the north-east because it reminds me of the Bay Area [where he grew up]. West LA is more flashy or commercial. But the mentality here is more quality over quantity. It values work. It’s humble
Cuisine
Granola
Granola is a food consisting of rolled oats, nuts, seeds, honey or other sweeteners such as brown sugar, and sometimes puffed rice, that is usually baked until crisp, toasted and golden brown. The mixture is stirred while baking to avoid burning and to maintain a loose breakfast cereal consistency.
Mahershala Ali
Actor
Any guilty-pleasure foods?
"I'm a cereal guy. I love granola. That's my cookie, my cake, my sweet treat."
Fashion
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fashion
3 Pairs of Sneakers Mahershala Ali Chose for Himself
Mahershala Ali went sneaker-shopping with Complex.
Mahershala Ali
Actor
Mahershala Ali went sneaker-shopping with Complex.
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