He might have learned his tastes from his time teaching there. Alternately, it's even possible that Epstein applied for the teaching position specifically in order to better indulge that pre-existing preference.
Zorro Ranch, New Mexico, south of Santa Fe
(Zorro means FOX in Spanish)
Woody Allen used to hang out where...? At The Dalton School, where Epstein taught. He later made a movie (loosely?) based on his experiences there.
Famed fiction author Philip Roth used to do the same thing, but at nearby (women's) Finch College in NYPC.