STAY
Whistler, British Columbia
New Hotel Adara brings intimate style to a popular ski area dominated by chains
The large hotels of Whistler have a smaller competitor in their midst, the new Hotel Adara, a 41-room spot characterized by natural materials, including wood and stone, to blend in with the surrounding landscape, and rooms designed to incorporate unique elements such as “floating” fireplaces made to look as though they are suspended in midair. The hotel is only a few yards from the Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb
gondolas and the Whistler Conference Center, and houses a restaurant and health club. Hotel Adara, 4122 Village Green, 866-50-ADARA, adarahotel.com
DINE
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Mucho Gusto has mucho to recommend; lamb tacos, low cost make for repeat visits
A wonderful little restaurant just off Alameda Avenue, Mucho Gusto has brought us back four or five times just for the lamb tacos en barbacoa ($9.95). These delightful soft tacos come in a rich barbacoa sauce, and paired with black beans sprinkled with cheese and rice, there’s plenty for dinner or lunch with room left for a fabulous dessert, such as almond flan or margarita pie. Or try camarones empanisados con coco (five coconut shrimp with chipotle mayonnaise) – heaven. There are several rooms strung together, painted in soft pastels, and chef/owner Alex Castro cooks every night. In a town that can be hurried and expensive, this is an island of tranquillity with sublime food. Mucho Gusto, 839 Paseo de Peralta, 505-955-8402
PLAY
Boston, Massachusetts
17th Annual Wine Festival runs four months; offers more than 50 wine-related events
Chef Daniel Bruce once again runs the show as the 17th annual Boston Wine Festival offers four months of wine-oriented events, including tastings, dinners, brunches and seminars beginning Friday and running through April 7. Hosted by the Boston
Harbor Hotel, the individual seminars and dinners cost $85-$305, and the hotel offers special rates to those staying for the event. Boston Harbor Hotel, 70 Rowes Wharf, 1-888-660-WINE, 617-330-9355, bostonwinefestival.net
SEE
Washington, D.C.
“Cezanne in Provence” showcases artist’s emotional relationship with birthplace
2006 is the centenary of the death of Paul Cézanne, and to mark the occasion, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with the Musée Granet in Aix- en-Provence will show “Cézanne in Provence” Jan. 29-May 7, followed by the same show at the Musée from June 9 to Sept. 15. The exhibit includes about 120 of Cezanne’s oil paintings and watercolors of Aix-en-Provence, its people and surrounding countryside, as well as the popular series known as “the Bathers.” National Gallery of Art, Constitution Avenue NW and Fourth Street, 202-842-6662, nga.gov
