Virtuoso Life - September/October 2007 - (Page 24)

LUXE REPORT TOP SHOT Toast of the Czars Russia’s best-selling premier vodka, Russian Standard Original follows the czars’ 1894 formula, using winter wheat from the Black Sea steppes and glacial water from Lake Ladoga. Currently making its stateside debut, the result is a pure quaff with a bready bite. Rest assured: Quantas’ new First Lounge. STYLISH LOUNGING love your layover First-class passengers awaiting Qantas Airways flights in Sydney and Melbourne can enjoy a complimentary massage, menus by chef Neil Perry (Rockpool, XO), and showers in suites with radiant heat and full stereos at the airline’s new First Lounges. On-site concierges enable fliers to make last-minute adjustments to itineraries before they leave the ground. SURF AND TURF Edward Hopper’s Chop Suey. San Francisco restaurateur Pat Kuleto debuts two waterfront restaurants on the city’s Embarcadero. Walled by floor-to-ceiling aquariums, Waterbar serves seafood from chef Mark Franz of Farallon. At EPIC Roasthouse, chef Jan Birnbaum prepares meats in custom-built wood-fired grills and ovens. Both share panoramic views of the Bay Bridge, along with a common outdoor dining piazza from which to best regard it. 399 and 369 Embarcadero Roadway; www.rinconparkrestaurants.com 24 V I RT U O S O L I F E Docked on the Bay BUZZ TOWN CAPITAL OF CULTURE With politicos back at their posts, Washington, D.C., kicks off its cultural season with two major openings. October 1, the new Harman Center for the Arts (www.shakespearetheatre.org) expands the existing stage of the Lansburgh Theatre and appends the larger Sidney Harman Hall, providing a new home for the Shakespeare Theatre Company and the likes of the Washington Performing Arts Society, the Washington Bach Consort, and the Washington Ballet. Nearby, the National Gallery of Art (www.nga.gov) opens an Edward Hopper retrospective with such iconic works as Nighthawks and Automat, on view September 16 through January 21. http://www.shakespearetheatre.org http://www.nga.gov http://www.rinconparkrestaurants.com

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