MY WEEKEND: Cheryl Hines
Cheryl Hines, 53, star of HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” was raised in Tallahassee, Fla., and lives in Los Angeles. Married to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., she is supporting the new campaign “Painfully Awkward Conversations,” about painful sex and menopause. She
I don’t have a residence in New York, so I guess I’d have to call home the Four Seasons. It has a very special place in my heart. When I first started “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” Larry David and I came [around 1999] to kick off the first season, when nobody had seen the show yet. We had a martini at the bar. It felt very fancy. Now every time I go to the Four Seasons, I see that moment in my life. It’s a fun place to be with girlfriends for a dirty martini on the rocks. That’s what I like, if you’re buying!
As for my mornings, I love to work out at my go-to gym, Equinox. I really need yoga in my life. Not only does it help me stay in shape, it helps me feel centered. If I have an hour or 90-minute class, I’m not focusing on anything but trying to get through a pose. Then I’ll sit around and drink smoothies at the minibar.
Last time I was here, I was at the Plaza Ho- tel and went to the underground food hall for lunch. My husband — who spends a lot of time in New York — and I sat at the counter and dined at Luke’s Lobster. Then my girlfriend and I went to the Chess & Checkers House in Central Park. It’s a little building with built-in checkers tables. We got some checkers in exchange for a driving license. It seems like a lot that you’re going to lose your driver’s license if you take off with their 10-year-old checkers. My favorite restaurant is Tao. I could probably go to the one in LA, but I never find myself getting dressed up to go out to dinner for no reason there. But when I’m here, I love Tao. The Buddha gives me a lot of spiritual energy. It’s a completely different vibe in New York. As soon as you step onto the sidewalk, you have to get with the flow and keep moving. Everything’s fast; there’s an energy and electricity, things you just don’t get in LA.