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Driskill Grill & Bar Renovation Party
The changes are subtle. The less practiced eye might not even notice the added seats and tables in the bar area, the new chairs and curtains in the grill, the carpets that match the Driskill Hotel’s Western Baroque style.
Yet the changes are real. And they remind us that Austin’s oldest hotel must compete with other luxury brands: The classic Four Season Hotel, the chic W Austin Hotel & Residences, the soon-to-be updated Stephen F. Austin Hotel, plus boutique spots up and down Congress Avenue.
Amanda Barone and Donaji Lira
The changes came at the hotel’s northern entrance onto East Seventh Street. Food bloggers and others gathered for a small, expertly catered party to learn more about the visual changes, but also the renovation of Executive Chef Jonathan Gelman’s menu.
We snacked on bacon-wrapped figs, slender oysters, ultra-creamy risotto and other wonders. At my coffee table were Austin Wine Guy Rob Moshein, Driskill corporate events director Donaji Lira, freelance writer Lynne Margolis and Tribeza senior account executive Ashley Beall.
Lira seems to have landed quite nicely on her feet after leaving the Wine and Food Foundation of Texas — did you hear there’s also going to be an Austin Wine and Food Foundation? — so the Driskill staff continues to grow in stature.
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