

The collaboration between Japanese chef Nobu Matsuhisa and Sensei co-founder Dr. At the end of the day, once you’ve traded your workout separates for an off-the-shoulder sundress or a linen button-down and khakis, the guests-only dining experience of Sensei by Nobu awaits. Among the offerings to work into your customized itinerary: a state-of-the-art gym, with exercise physiologists at your disposal an open-air pavilion kitted out for wall yoga tennis courts modeled on those of the nearby Indian Wells Tennis Garden a spa that employs proprietary thermal mapping technology to optimize treatments an expertly manicured 75-acre golf course and a pool area with terraced alcoves that allow every swimsuit-clad guest to sunbathe in near-privacy. The brand is guided by the Sensei Way, a data-driven approach to wellness that hinges on the tenets of movement, nourishment, and rest. But it’s real, and its modus operandi even more so. Only Sensei’s second outpost, the lush, 230-acre spread once belonged to Sensei co-founder and tech billionaire Larry Ellison. You’d be forgiven for thinking this desert retreat-burrowed into the foothills of the Santa Rosa mountains in Rancho Mirage, California-was a figment of the imagination. Betsy BlumenthalĬhris Simpson Sensei Porcupine Creek - Rancho Mirage, California Harlan is quietly building a Baltimore empire of thoughtful, delicious, good-time spots, and the next venture-a bar called The Coral Wig-only just opened in Ulysses’ basement. Or, head to buzzy Clavel Mezcalería, from restaurateur Lane Harlan, to keep the party going. Operating from an unassuming townhouse in Station North, due north of Ulysses, they offer one of the best meals in the city, with a tight menu of French-inflected dishes and a robust list of genuinely delicious natural wines. to honor the President-as is the Peabody Institute, the renowned conservatory, which occasionally airs live performances by students, alumni, and faculty. After a night of rabble-rousing, the Walters Museum is a quick stroll across Mount Vernon Place-stop to see the Washington Monument, the first monument begun in the U.S. The marvelously over the top cocktail bar, outfitted with red velvet banquettes and undulating mirrors, buzzes with the energy of neighborhood folk who are eager to sample the barkeep’s magical mixing (the Ferrari, a mix of Fernet Branca and Cappelletti, could raise the dead). All day long, creatives donning breezy blouses and wide-leg jeans dip into the burl wood-clad Ash Bar for polished Continental fare-think soft-scrambled eggs and salmon, Wellfleet oysters, and steak tartare-and when the sun sets, they beeline straight to Bloom’s.
