the world according to . . .
NATE BERKUS
Q&A
AVENUE’s back-page column asks New York notables our version of the questionnaire made famous by Marcel Proust Nate Berkus, interior designer and host of “The Nate Berkus Show”
AT WHAT ADDRESS WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE?
WHO IS THE SMARTEST NEW YORKER YOU KNOW?
Charivari days.
Somewhere in the West Village.
Architect Ahmad Sardar-Afkhami.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NEW YORK SOUND?
WHEN DID YOU FIRST FEEL LIKE A NEW YORKER?
WHO IS THE FUNNIEST?
My sister, Marni Golden.
The dog park orchestra at Hudson River Park.
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE DINNER PARTNER?
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NEW YORK LOGO?
WHAT PART OF THE NEW YORK LIFESTYLE CAN’T YOU LIVE WITHOUT?
My BF, Carlos Huber.
My “Old York” tee-shirt from the Brooklyn Flea.
The food/style/antiques dealers and Hudson River Park.
Writer, painter and editor Michael Hainey.
WHAT’S THE ONE THING ABOUT NEW YORK YOU WOULD CHANGE?
WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE NEW YORK MOMENT?
Rats in broad daylight.
Walking onto my set for the first time.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WATERING HOLE FOR LUNCH? FOR DINNER?
WHAT’S YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING NEW YORK MOMENT?
Blue Ribbon Bakery for lunch, and Piccolo Cucina on Prince Street for dinner.
An incident at a restaurant that involves toilet paper.
Picturing my friend Katie Lee crossing the Brooklyn Bridge on foot.
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE NEW YORKER, PAST OR PRESENT?
WHAT’S YOUR WORST DRESSED NEW YORK MOMENT?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Iris Apfel.
Too many to mention . . . going back to
The time I couldn’t get a taxi in the rain at 5:01 p.m.
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WHO DO YOU MOST ADMIRE? WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE WAY TO GET AROUND NEW YORK?
Didier, my trusted driver who knows everything. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TRANSPORTATION MOMENT IN THE CITY?
I’m there. !