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ChannelYourInnerGatsby
Inhonorof thismonth’smuch-anticipated film
TheGreatGatsby
, basedonF. ScottFitzgerald’s literary
classicabout a self-mademillionaireandhis lavish lifestyle,whynot try the following
Gatsby
-esqueestablishments, tips
andconcoctions? (Plus, readour cover storyabout
Gatsby
star IslaFisheronpage44.)
AquintessentialManhattan
stompingground, the
WALDORFASTORIA
is
rumored tohavebeenaFitzgerald favorite
during theearly20thcentury, duringwhichboth
thenovel and the filmare set. Today, beverage
manager and in-housemixologist FrankCaiafa’s
impressive list of original cocktails includes the
ColePorter,made fromablendofwhiskeyand
house-made sourmixedwith sherryandnamed
for thehotel’s former tenantwhosemusicwasa
favoriteof the time.
It’s easy to imagine
The
Great Gatsby
’sDaisy
Buchanan swingingby
Seattle’s literary-themed
LIBRARYBISTRO
&BOOKSTOREBAR
for a pick-me-up. Her
drink of choice? TheBlackenedManhattan,
featuringEagleRare 10-year-oldbourbon,
Averna amaro, Aperol andorangebitters.
First published in 1930and
still inprint today,
TheSavoyCocktail Book
is theultimatego-to tome for classy imbibing.
RobPate, owner and soothsayer at
PECHÉ
inAustin, Texas, recommendsusing it to throw
a
Gatsby
-themedpartyof yourown. Ideal for
sipping?TheCorpseReviver#2: one-ounceparts
gin, Cointreau, Lilletblancand lemon juice, and
aquarter-ounceof absinthewithamaraschino
cherry for garnish.
—LAURA KINIRY
{ TRAVEL + RETREAT }
LetGo
S
,
to reconnect, and the
TASSAJARA ZEN
MOUNTAINCENTER
is just theplace for the
job. Tucked intoavalley25miles southeastofBig
Sur,Calif., it’s theoldest andmost remoteZenmon-
astery intheU.S. (it’saccessiblebya14-miledirtroad;
four-wheel drive recommended). Andwhile there isno
Internetorcellphonecoverage, thereareplentyofhikingtrails
andbubblinghotsprings.
As ithasdone fordecades, thecenter isopening itsdoors to
thepublicApril26 throughSept.9 for fourmonthsofmultiday
retreats.Youmight learntheartof“HealingwithQigong”from
acertified tai chi instructoror try “Writingas aPath toAwak-
ening”withanotedauthorandpoet.Additionalretreats(there
aremorethan fourdozen) focusonyoga,mindfulness,wildlife
studyandcooking.For2013,Tassajaraalsohasunveiledanew
eco-retreatcenter,whereallworkshopsareheld.
Theproperty’s overnight accommodations, which canbe
booked alongwith the retreat and include three vegetarian
mealsdaily,rangefromrusticcabinstoshareddorms.
From
anightall-inclusive,www.sfzc.org/tassajara
—¨.©.
big sur,
calif.
