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BY R.Victoria Peterson
 April 5th, 2012
I was recently invited to attend a culinary event at Austin’s newest destination resort and spa, Travaasa, which held its first dining experience of its spring and summer culinary programming. Another Miss A contributor, Mary Grace Rodriguez, wrote a great article about this rare resort and all its offerings and now [...]
BY Amanda Ivarra
 December 21st, 2011 Here’s something to drink to, W Austin is serving up the Celebration Libation, a specialty cocktail benefiting SafePlace. They’re donating half of every drink purchased between now and December 30th to the non-profit organization.
Photo Credit: W Austin Facebook Page
“W Austin is honored to benefit SafePlace with half of the proceeds from [...]
BY Laura Heathcott
 December 15th, 2011 TRIO at The Four Seasons Hotel
Christmas Day Buffet – Enjoy a buffet featuring holiday specialties in one of the festively decorated ballrooms.
Reservations required. Click here for complete holiday event details and menu.
WHERE: TRIO at The Four Seasons Hotel 98 San Jacinto Boulevard Austin, TX Ph. 512-685-8300
The Driskill Hotel
Austin’s [...]
BY Mary Grace Rodriguez
 December 7th, 2011 Photo credit: InnPearl.com
On the eve of Thanksgiving, I met with Jill Bickford, owner and operator of the Inn at Pearl Street, “a vintage boutique hotel on Judge’s Hill.” I have a personal connection to the inn. My parents stayed there for their 40th wedding anniversary, a short two years before my mother [...]
BY Mary Grace Rodriguez
 September 23rd, 2011
Photo Credit: Travaasa Destinations
The name itself comes from two words travel and pravaasa, Sanskrit for memorable journey, and it says something that Austin and Maui were chosen as destination locations, just as there is something to be said for the passion of memory.
Much like how spices can infuse a dish and [...]
BY Mary Grace Rodriguez
 September 3rd, 2011
Garden at Lake Austin Spa Resort (Photo Credit: Lake Austin Spa Resort)
Lake Austin Spa Resort, a world class spa destination, is planning a first class benefit for Animal Trustees of Austin with its new “Celebrating Paws” pet program, which kicks off November 2–6. One hundred percent of the fees collected through the [...]
BY Laura Heathcott
 August 30th, 2011
Photo Credit: www.winefoodfoundation.org
Austin foodies and wine connoisseurs will soon unite at Austin’s swanky new hotspot, the W Hotel, for the Wine and Food Foundation of Texas‘ Tour de Vin. This evening affair promises to lead guests on a culinary journey around the world as Austin’s finest chef’s prepare an array of samples [...]
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