Who Won the Cocktail Showdown at Hotel ZaZa?

Who combined spirited liquids the best to beat this murderous heat?

"...So, yeah, there was a seven-bartender Cocktail Showdown at Hotel ZaZa recently …..."

Aug. 17, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Staycationer: Hotel ZaZa Austin

Your Close-to-Home Guide to Getting Away

"...lockdown restrictions, Austin tourism was at an all-time high. Hotel occupancy rates are still seeing low numbers, after dropping..."

April 14, 2021 Food Post by Veronica Meewes

You Deserve an Escape This Year, to Hotel ZaZa

Because you've totally earned this level of comfort

"...It’s no big secret: Hotels in and around Austin weren’t built just for out-of-towners..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Siete's New Mercado, Desert Door's Twisted Cocktails, Indie Brewing's Song Contest, ZaZa's Springtime Pizzazz, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...this column last week. But don’t let’s forget about Hotel ZaZa, OK? Hotel ZaZa, right there at 400 Lavaca,..."

March 16, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Kerlaches Come From Kerlin, the Blanton Hosts a Bake-Off, Tito’s (and DQ) Gets Anniversarizing, and the Hotel Lounge Scene Shines All Vibrant and Bold. Also? Easter!

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...a couple of Downtown eateries found inside two fancy hotels. Because you don’t have to be doing an overnight..."

April 13, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Then There's This: One Step Forward ...

Updates on Barton Springs, Gables Hotel, and amphitheatres

"...The rezoning of the proposed Gables Residential/Hotel ZaZa project at Fourth and Guadalupe passed last week..."

March 15, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Zone Defense

City clears the way for Gables Residential and Hotel ZaZa

"...ordinance that clears the way for a new boutique hotel and residential high-rise at the corner of Fourth &..."

March 22, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Then There's This: Light and Air

Condo Dwellers fear dark days ahead with parking structure next door

"...that will house 226 multifamily units and a 160-room Hotel ZaZa, a boutique hotel operation looking to build on..."

Jan. 25, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar takes on Jean Paul Gaultier and wins

"...was in the extraordinarily lush Rock Star suite at Hotel Zaza, a two-bedroom suite decked out in rock &..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Council Tentatively Approves Gables Project

Developers of a residential tower and boutique hotel resolve differences with neighbors

"...A planned Downtown hotel and residential tower gained initial City Council approval Feb...."

Feb. 22, 2013 News Feature by Amy Smith

Pasta Paisanos Support Lilith Fund, Texas French Bread Bakes Back Better, Desert Door Gets WILD Again, There’s Deep-Fried Charcuterie at the Texas State Fair, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Co. is staging a sumptuous spectacle called Shuckfest at Hotel Vegas this Friday… chef Dante Hill at Swoop House..."

Aug. 17, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

After a Fashion

Stephen and the rest of town remember Clifford

"...I'll be staying at the ultra ultra stylish new Hotel ZaZa (www.hotelzaza.com/houston), which will be celebrating their grand opening...."

June 1, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Roosevelt Room Stands Its Ground in a New Downtown

How the right lease negotiations kept the Fifth Street bar in business

"...of Spin pingpong bar and construction of the upcoming Hotel Zaza. Ott presented Hanover's vision for a 45-story apartment..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

After a Fashion

Stephen drowned his sorrows in Houston after not being invited to that exclusive shindig at the Belmont. Perhaps they would have let him in if he donned one of those notorious Britney Spears hat-and-wig combos?

"...drowned our sorrows at the grand opening of too-chic-to-live Hotel ZaZa – along with about 3,000 carefully screened close..."

June 8, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Day Trips

The Stoneleigh Hotel in Dallas is one grand lady that has received more than just a face lift

"...The Stoneleigh Hotel in Dallas is one grand lady that has received..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Garrison at Fairmont Gets Four Stars, Eden East Celebrates Tomatoes, Rosen’s Makes Salt & Time Bagels, Turnstile Adds Lunch Service, and OMG You Need to Try Those Sprinkles-and-la-Barbecue Scones

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Travel Guide, the “only global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants, and spas,” which recently announced its 2022 Star..."

June 1, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

We're Loving Eberly’s Loo, Bakery Lorraine’s Proud Macarons, Satellite’s Greek Tacos, Eastciders’ Yellowbird Flex, and – Who Says Mañana (Dos) Never Comes?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Aug. 14, a second iteration of the South Congress Hotel’s coffee-and-pastry emporium Mañana will open along the Butler Hike-and-Bike..."

Aug. 3, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

You Deserve an Escape This Year, to Lakeway Resort & Spa

Because you don’t have to run yourself ragged 24/7/365

"...It’s no big secret: Hotels in and around Austin weren’t built just for out-of-towners..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Chi’Lantro Expands, Taco Flats Expands, G’Raj Mahal Preps a Return, Delucca Opens, Épicerie Spotlights Kallas-Lee, Central Market Celebrates Hatch, and More, More, More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Aug. 3… and the very next night brings us Hotel ZaZa’s Cocktail Showdown…..."

July 27, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Winebelly Shutters, Via 313 Shudders, Rosen’s and Rosita’s Go Brick-and-Mortar, Huckleberry Has a Moving Experience …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...And sometimes your own wheels are all that’s needed..."

Jan. 12, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Six Uncanny Canned Cocktails

Yes, they can – and we'll drink to that

"...make the bar staff at the Roosevelt Room or Hotel ZaZa or Nickel City, say, worry about their jobs..."

Nov. 8, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tastes From 15 Restaurants at Austin’s White Linen Night

Benefitting Farmshare Austin and Austin Food & Wine Alliance

"...and Chop House, Chispas, CRÚ Food & Wine Bar, Hotel ZaZa Austin, La Condesa, Le Politique, PopBar, Revue, Second..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Devenyns

After a Fashion: Dear Francis

A DJ saved my life ...

"...me was to the opening of the très swank Hotel ZaZa in Houston, at the invitation of dear friend..."

May 3, 2013 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

City Council: NI deal approved

Incentives package, Hotel ZaZa, and looking into ridesharing . . .

"...zoning change at 4th & Guadalupe for the Gables Residential/Hotel ZaZa project eventually passed 4-3, but not without some..."

March 8, 2013 News Post by Michael King

Oops!

"...a proposed zoning change for a Gables Residential and Hotel ZaZa project, with a recommendation to Council that the..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Column

Boyhood Nominated for Six Oscars

Academy singles out Linklater, Adair, Arquette, Hawke

"...Texas alum Wes Anderson. His film The Grand Budapest Hotel earned nine nominations, including Best Picture (Wes Anderson, Scott..."

Jan. 15, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones