CLIENT NEWS AND PRESS 5.9

Your Tango recommends SUAVS in their traveling guide “for those moments when you need to take your shoes off to go

through security as well as your wanders at your destination.”

Jim Ritts, CEO of Paramount Theatre , chatted with the Austin American-Statesman about celebrating 101 years and his

goals for the next 99.

Erin Gurak, of AIDS Services of Austin, visited TWC News to talk about the 24th Annual Dining out for Life program.

Botika , the Peruvian restaurant opening early June in Pearl District, hosted a preview tasting. The Rivard Report highlights

the event and interviews Executive Chef Geronimo Lopez.

Ben Runkle, co-owner of Salt and Time visited KEYETV to talk about Untapped Music Festival.

M AY 23 – 4 N OT E S

CLIENT NEWS AND PRESS 5.2

Wendy Davis chatted with Kara Swisher of Re/code about her new nonprofit Deeds Not Words . Check out the full

conversation on here!

A new reason to cheers - Café No Sé just announced All Day Rosé. They now offer 25% off all bottles of rosé from sun up to

sun down, 7 days a week. See the full wine list at cafenoseaustin.com

Texas Teen Book Festival just announced their keynote speakers, Laini Taylor and Leigh Bard ugo, for the annual festival on

October 1. For more information, visit texasteenbookfestival.org.

ScoreMore Shows is going beyond the festival with their latest endeavor to educate students at the annual JMBLYA in Dallas

& Austin this May. Texas Monthly has the full story.

New favorite Backbeat is now offering new happy hour specials Tuesday through Thursday. Austin360 has all the details.

Use your deeds, not words, to change the world: Wendy Davis talked about Deeds Not Words with Refinery29. See the full

interview at http://www.refinery29.com.

Cheers! Flix Brewhouse is expanding in more ways than one.Austin360 has the full scoop.

M AY 9

CLIENT NEWS AND PRESS 4.25

South Congress Hotel and Hotel Ella are some of the hottest boutique hotels in Austin according to the Huffington Post. Get

the full scoop here.

Eater Austin has the full line up for Austin Food & Wine Alliance’s Official Drink of Austin, including the judges and the

full menu from 23 participating restaurants. Read about all the participants on their website.

“What made this so special was we filmed it at my club,Antone’s , which my partners and I restored last year into a world -

class venue,” Clark himself adds. “It made tota l sense to bring it full circle.” Watch Gary Clark Jr. perform ‘Cold Blooded’

on Live from the Artists Den on Rolling Stone.

2ND Street Soundcheck presented by Google just added even more great acts for the June 18th con cert including Moving

Panoramas, East Cameron Folkcore, Otis the Destroyer, Daniel Eyes & The Vibes, and Walker Lukens Music & The Side

Arms + more.

Embrace spring weather with these patio friendly restaurants. CultureMap Austin lists the 10 best new o utdoor seating spots,

including Chicon, Backbeat, and Emmer & Rye. Read the full list here.

Let the good times roll! The team at Austin Beerworks is expanding their brewery space. Get a first look at the plans

designed by Michael Hsu Office of Architecture via the Austin American-Statesman.

June tickets to Otoko became available this past Sunday atwww.otokoaustin.com. A portion of ticket proceeds from the first

day sales benefitted the Japanese Red Cross Society, an organization working to rebuild communities devastated by two

recent earthquakes in southwestern Japan. Get tickets and more information a t www.otokoaustin.com.

M AY 6 – 1 N OT E S

CLIENT NEWS AND PRESS 4.18

Right around the corner is Austin Food & Wine Alliance’s Official Drink of Austin 2016, it’s happening Thursday, May 12

so don’t miss out! For ticket information click here.

The laughs were abundant at this years Moontower Comedy & Oddity Fest that took place on April 20-23, 2016. From

Prince tributes to legendary comics it was an event to be remembered!Esquire has more.

It comes as no surprise that the fabulous South Congress Hotelhas made Texas Monthly’s Where to Stay Now 2016 list!

Our wonderful and talented leader Elaine Garza was featured in this month’s Austin Way Magazine’s Women of Power issue.

The Daily Dot just announced new gifted staffers from Newsweek, Rolling Stone & PBS. Read more here.

South Congress Hotel and Hotel Emma made Condé Nast Traveler’s Hot List this month for some of the best new hotels in

the world. Check out the full story on their website.

Forbes gave the highly talented Kevin Fink of Emmer & Rye and Michael Fojtasek and Grae Nonas of Olamaie a shout out

this month. Get the full scoop here!

Bon Appétit Magazine marveled about Laura Sawicki’s recreation of a tasty girl scout cookie recipe at Launderette

Austin. Read more here.

Take a tip from Zagat and head to Flix Brewhouse for their grilled cheese, where being cheesy is definitely accepted with

open arms. Read more on all the cheesy goodness here.

Mother’s Day is almost upon us, take that special lady in your life for an American brunch at Central Standard this weekend.

This special prix-fixe menu will feature favorites like bacon fat cheddar biscuits, gulf shrimp cocktail, eggs benedict, and

prime rib roast. Reserve a table now: centralstandardaustin.com.

M AY 4

CLIENT NEWS AND PRESS 4.11

In light of National Grilled Cheese Day on April 12, Antonelli’s Cheese Shop showed Studio 512 how to make their fun and

sophisticated twist on a classic. Watch the full segment here.

Restaurateur duo Andrew Wiseheart and Ben Edgerton launched their new concept Chicon earlier this month. Zagat delves

deeper to share “5 Things to Know” about the new restaurant.

Vogue profiled Emmer & Rye’s Kevin Fink in their latest article about heritage grains - one of the mainstays at this Austin

favorite. Read more here.

The team behind The Townsend just announced their latest venture of bringing esteemed New York cocktail lounge,

Employees Only, to Austin. Read more via CultureMap.

Hotel Granduca Austin’s Visconti Ristorante and Bar joined We Are Austin to share their basket for Waller Creek

Conservancy’s annual Waller Creek Picnic. Watch the full segment here.

Family-style Italian food is coming to Muel ler this summer with the opening of L’oca D’oro. Read more about the

announcement via CultureMap.

Vice’s Motherboard took a look inside The Escape Game’s new $1 million facility. Get the full scoop here.

APR IL 1 9

CLIENT NEWS AND PRESS - 4.8

Moontower Comedy Fest is just around the corner! This week, Austin’s funniest festival announced their Club Show

lineup, including several exciting additions, live podcast recordings, and more. Tribeza sat down for a conversation with

Colin Jost of Saturday Night Live, who will perform at the festival on April 22nd. Read the interview here.

In other festival news, Levitation announced the performance schedule for this year’s festival, as well as the lineups and

tickets for our Thursday, April 28 kick off parties in downtown Austin. Check out the schedule and start planning your

weekend here.

Emmer & Rye had another great week as Chef Kevin Fink was named one of the Best New Chefs of 2016 by Food &

Wine. Read more here.

Michael Hsu Office of Architecture is bringing their expertise to the Domain’s new Rock Rose development - read more in

Austin Way Magazine.

Thursday April 7th marked the launch of The Clifford Antone Foundation supporting the Austin music community. Learn

more and sign up to be a member at www.cliffordantonefoundation.org

Lastly, here at Giant Noise we are thrilled to introduce a limited edition Giant Noise Fiesta San Antonio Medal - the first of

its kind, designed by Cruz Ortiz. In anticipation for next week’s fiesta we’re giving one away - check us out on Instagram for

your chance to win!

APR IL 1 1 – 1 N OT E S

CLIENT NEWS AND PRESS - 4.1

Tribeza’s new food issue hit stands today with new Austin restaurant, Emmer & Rye , gracing the cover. Peek inside for a

multiple page spread highlighting a day behind -the-scenes. Read more here.

Public City’s extensive project Drawing Lines culminated Friday with an opening exhibition party for “Explorations of

Space” at 323 Congress Ave., featuring works from all 10 artists highlighting work done in each d istrict. The exhibition is

free, open to the public, and runs from April 2 -10 from noon to 5pm daily. Read more via Austin Chronicle.

Austin Beerworks and Richard Linklater teamed up for a custom beer in celebration of Linklater’s latest film, Everybody

Wants Some. Linklater showcased his proudest achievement this week on Conan. The Statesman has more about the special

mention.

Conde Nast Traveller covered all of their favorite places to eat, dine, and shop at The Historic Pearl in San Antonio,

includingNao Latin Gastro Bar , Hotel Emma, Southerleigh Fine Food + Brewery, and many more.

Hotel Granduca Austin’s Executive Chef Tom Parlo is reuniting with his cousin and esteemed author, Katie Parla, for a

special dinner on April 11th. Celebrating the release of her new book, Tasting Rome, the two have developed a special menu

highlighting Roman flavors. Austin 360 shared a recipe from her book in anticipation of the dinner and book signing.

Chef Rene Ortiz (Launderette and Fresa’s Chicken al Carbon) joined Camille Styles this week to share his secret the

perfect chicken. Watch the full segment here.

Austin Way chatted with Ben Edgerton on his latest restaurant opening Chicon, about what to expect from the eatery, and

more.

Hotel minibars are getting a major upgrade thanks to places like Hotel Emma. Bloomberg Business has more.

Austin Food and Wine Alliance’s Live Fire is less than a week away. Get a full glimpse o f the menu via Eater.

APR IL 2

GN GUIDE TO EASTER BRUNCH

Feast this Sunday with the best in Austin:

Hotel Granduca Austin is offering a Easter brunch buffet this Sunday from 10:30am to 3pm featuring multiple carving

stations, a charcuterie display, Fabrege Easter egg station, and more. $72 per person, $35 per child. Call 512 -306-6424 or

email proy@granducaaustin.com to reserve.

A holiday brunch buffet will be available at Goodall’s Kitchen inside the historic Hotel Ella on Sunday, March 27th from

10am to 3pm. Menu highlights include carved prime rib, sourdough french toast and a farm egg frittata. Reservations can be

made here: goodallskitchen.com/menu/easter -brunch.

Throughout the day, the whole family can enjoy activities on the Hotel Ella front lawn, including spoon races, a bean bag tos s

and Easter egg hunts at 11am, 1pm and 2:30pm.

The Carillon will also be offering a brunch buffet from 10:30am to 2pm including a wide selection of cuisine, including

breakfast items, soups, salads, charcuterie, cheese, cold seafood, carving station, hot entrees, sides and desserts.

$65++ for adults, $25++ for kids 6-12, Kids 5 and under eat free

Complimentary self-parking in our Conference Center Garage

To make your reservation, please call 512 -404-3655

M ARCH 23

SXSW 2016: PRESS HITS, CLIENT EVENTS, AND MORE HIGHLIGHTS

March 11 -14: We started the week with star-studded red carpets during SXSW Film , from new documentary “Trapped” to

Richard Linklater’s latest “Everybody Wants Some”. The Verge compiled a list of their must-see films and happenings

throughout the week.

March 11: The New York Times knows how to throw an all out bash. With catered Texas brisket from Franklin BBQ and live

music, it’s safe to say they kicked off SXSW right. Check out the highlights from the party in honor of their latest “Music

Issue” from Adweek.

March 12: The New York Times also developed a virtual reality lounge and day of VR -related panels at Easy Tiger to

celebrate their latest virtual reality efforts. The Associated Press andAustin Chronicle have more on how VR made major

waves at SXSW this year.

March 13: After attending the Neiman Marcus x Refinery 29party during SXSW Interactive, Kate Bosworth sat down

withWWD to talk about failure and self expression.

March 14: During her keynote for SXSWi, Wendy Davis debuted her new non-profit, Deeds Not Words . The Texas

Observer has more details on this new project.

March 17: The Recording Academy Texas Chapter hosted several high profile artists in the Texas music scene such as

Houston-based artist Paul Wall for the 2016 GRAMMY Block Party. Check out All HipHop News to view the full story.

March 17: Calvin Klein and Urban Outfitters teamed up for a party at South Congress Hotel featuring Young Thug, Aluna

George, DJ sets by Twin Shadow and Empress Of, and a surprise performance by DJ Khaled. WWD and Live Nation TV both

provided peeks at the evening.

March 17 - 20: If there were any doubts that The Illmore’s final run would be anyth ing other than spectacular look no further

than Noisey’s coverage from the three-day party featuring Rae Sremmurd, Jazz Cartier, Kehlani, Metro Boomin’, and a much

more.

March 11 - 20: Austin Beerworks debuted Festbier, the officially unofficial beer of March 11 - 20 in Austin, TX. Austin

360 has more information on this exclusive brew.

Guides to Austin: The Tasting Table, Vogue, Billboard andImbibe all shared their top places to dine and drink during SXSW,

including clients Launderette , Contigo, The Townsend ,South Congress Hotel , La Condesa, and Emmer & Rye .

M ARCH 21 – 1 N OT E S

CLIENT NEWS AND PRESS WEEK OF 2.22

Being, a new iOS app that allows you to experience Instagram from another perspective, launched last week. In the first week,

the app was featuring on Mashable, Perez Hilton, Hello Giggles, Wired, Inc and more.

Little Elm is the soon-to-be home for Flix Brewhouse, where you can enjoy a brew while you kick back and watch a great

flick!The Dallas Morning News has the full scoop on this combination microbrewery and movie theate r.

Dive into little Italy and get a lesson in the art of making a Smokey Old Fashioned with Austin’s Hotel Granduca at

KXAN’sStudio512.

Have a short visit to Austin coming up? Take the lead from The New York Times ’ 36 Hours in Austin feature and be sure to hit

up South Congress Hotel and Launderette .

The Waller Creek Conservancy is partnering with The Contemporary Austin to host an outdoor exhibit at Waller Creek by

internationally acclaimed artist Orly Genger. The impressive installation, was unveiled through a press conference on

Wednesday, March 2. Read more about the new work and associated grant via CultureMap.

The Paramount and the Townsend both got into the presidential spirit with these humorous new drinks based on the

potential nominees as shown in Austin Eater.