JW!Marriott!Austin!and!White!Lodging! Fact!Sheet!

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JW!Marriott!Austin!and!White!Lodging!
Fact!Sheet!
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About!JW!Marriott!
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JW#Marriott#is#part#of#Marriott#International’s#luxury#portfolio#and#consists#of#beautiful#
properties#in#gateway#cities#and#distinctive#resort#locations#around#the#world.#These#
elegant#hotels#cater#to#today’s#sophisticated,#self?assured#travelers,#offering#them#the#
quiet#luxury#they#seek#in#a#warmly#authentic,#relaxed#atmosphere#lacking#in#pretense.#
JW#Marriott#properties#artfully#provide#highly#crafted,#anticipatory#experiences#that#are#
reflective#of#their#locale#so#that#their#guests#have#the#time#to#focus#on#what#is#most#
important#to#them.!Currently,#there#are#65#JW#Marriott#hotels#in#25#countries;#by#2019#
the#portfolio#is#expected#to#encompass#more#than#100#properties#over#40#countries.#
Visit#us#online,#jwmarriott.com,#@jwmarriott#and#facebook.com/JWMarriott.#
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JW!Marriott!Austin!
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White#Lodging#is#building#the#34?story,#1,200,000?square?foot#JW#Marriott®#Austin#
located#on#the#square#block#bounded#by#Second#and#Third#Streets#and#Brazos#Street#
and#Congress#Avenue#in#downtown#Austin,#Texas.#The#JW#Marriott#Austin#broke#
ground#in#2012#and#will#open#in#February#2015.#
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Hotel#features:#
• More#than#1,000#guest#rooms#
• 35#meeting#rooms#
• More#than#110,000#square#feet#of#meeting,#banquet#and#exhibition#space#
• 3,500?square?foot#fitness#center#
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www.jwmarriottaustin.com#
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About!White!Lodging!
Established#in#1985#and#headquartered#in#Merrillville,#IN,#White#Lodging#is#a#fully#
integrated#developer,#owner#and#manager#of#premium#brand#hotels#–#a#recognized#
leader#that#consistently#delivers#superior,#leading?brand#hotel#experiences#and#
premium#returns#on#investment#among#mid?#to?large#scale#hotels#across#the#country.#
With#over#25#years#of#expertise,#White#Lodging#continues#to#break#ground#as#one#of#the#
fastest?growing#independent#hospitality#companies#in#the#country.#Their#managed#
portfolio#of#more#than#160#hotels#in#21#states#encompasses#representation#of#the#
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following#leading#brand#affiliations:#Marriott#International,#Hyatt#Global,#Hilton#
Worldwide,#Starwood#Hotels#&#Resorts#and#Intercontinental#Hotel#Group.#
White#Lodging#currently#manages#19#other#properties#in#Austin#and#Round#Rock,#with#
an#additional#four#hotels#in#the#pipeline#for#Austin.#The#company#will#employ#more#than#
1,700#people#in#the#greater#Austin#area#when#the#JW#Marriott#opens,#making#it#one#of#
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White!Lodging!Properties!in!Austin!
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Courtyard#Austin#Airport##
Hilton#Garden#Inn#?#Austin#North#
7809#E.#Ben#White#Blvd##
12400#North#IH?35#Building#C#
Austin,#TX#78741##
Austin,#Texas#78753#
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Courtyard#Austin#?
Holiday#Inn#Austin#Northwest?#
Downtown/Convention#Center#
Arboretum#Area#
300#East#4th#Street##
8901#Business#Park#Drive##
Austin,#Texas#78701##
Austin,#Texas#78759##
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Courtyard#Austin#?#North/Parmer#Lane##
Hyatt#Place#Austin#Downtown#
12330#North#IH?35##
211#E.#3rd#St.#
Austin,#TX#78753##
Austin,#TX#78701#
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Courtyard#Austin#?
Austin#Marriott#South##
Northwest/Arboretum##
4415#South#IH?35##
9409#Stonelake#Blvd#
Austin,#TX#78744##
Austin,#TX#78759##
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Hyatt#House#Austin/Arboretum#
Courtyard#Austin#South##
10001#N.#Capital#of#Texas#Highway,#
4533#South#IH?35##
Austin,#Texas#78759##
Austin,#TX#78744##
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Residence#Inn#Austin#
Fairfield#Inn#&#Suites#?#Austin#South##
Downtown/Convention#Center##
4525#South#IH?35##
300#East#4th#Street##
Austin,#TX#78744##
Austin,#TX#78701##
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Fairfield#Inn#&#Suites#Austin#?#
Residence#Inn#?#Austin#North/Parmer#
North/Parmer#Lane##
Lane##
12536#North#IH?35#Austin,#TX#78753##
12401#North#Lamar#Blvd##
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Austin,#TX#78753##
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Residence#Inn#?#Austin#Round#Rock##
2505#South#IH?35##
Round#Rock,#TX#78664##
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Residence#Inn#?#Austin#
Northwest/Arboretum##
3713#Tudor#Blvd##
Austin,#TX#78759##
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Residence#Inn#Austin#South##
4537#South#IH?35##
Austin,#TX#78744#
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SpringHill#Suites#?#Austin#North/Parmer#
Lane##
12520#North#IH?35##
Austin,#TX#78753#
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SpringHill#Suites#?#Austin#South##
4501#South#IH?35##
Austin,#TX#78744##
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The#Westin#Austin#at#The#Domain#
11301#Domain#Dr.#
Austin,#TX#78758#
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Westin#Austin#Downtown#
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310#East#5th#Street#
Austin,#TX#78701#
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110#East#2nd#Street#
Austin,#TX#78701
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Executive!Bios!
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JW!Marriott!Austin!
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Scott!Blalock!
General'Manager,'JW'Marriott'Austin'
Scott!Blalock,!a!256year!hospitality!industry!veteran,!brings!extensive!operational,!sales!and!
administrative!experience!to!the!JW!Marriott!Austin.!He!has!worked!for!the!hotel’s!developer,!White!
Lodging,!since!2006!after!more!than!18!years!of!service!with!Marriott!International.!!
Blalock!has!a!strong!background!in!successfully!managing!convention!hotels.!He!was!a!member!of!
the!opening!team!of!the!Marriott!San!Antonio!Rivercenter!Convention!Hotel,!general!manager!of!
the!Marriott!Indianapolis!Downtown!Convention!Hotel,!and!opened!the!JW!Marriott!Indianapolis!as!
vice!president!and!general!manager.!!!
In!large!part!due!to!Blalock’s!leadership,!the!JW!Marriott!Indianapolis!has!since!been!recognized!as!
the!JW!Marriott!Western!Region!Hotel!of!the!Year!for!2012,!a!2012!Gold!Key!Winner!and!the!2012!
Best!of!Mid6America!award6winner!by!Meetings'Focus'Magazine.!!
The!success!of!the!JW!Marriott!Indianapolis!earned!him!the!title!of!GM!of!the!Year!for!the!Americas!
by!Marriott!International!and!the!Global!GM!of!the!Year!for!the!JW!Marriott!brand.!Blalock!is!a!
graduate!of!Texas!State!University!(formerly!Southwest!Texas!State!University)!and!received!his!
Bachelor!of!Business!Administration!degree!in!marketing.!
Jay!Spurr!
Director'of'Sales'and'Marketing,'JW'Marriott'Austin'
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With!more!than!24!years!of!hospitality!experience,!and!all!within!the!Marriott!family,!Jay!Spurr!leads!
JW!Marriott!Austin’s!sales!and!marketing!team!as!the!director!of!sales!and!marketing.!Spurr!has!held!
a!number!of!positions!within!the!Marriott!brand!from!a!front!desk!supervisor!and!executive!meeting!
manager!to!the!sales!and!marketing!director!at!two!Marriott!hotels.!Most!recently,!Spurr!served!as!
director!of!sales!and!marketing!at!the!Chicago!Marriott!Downtown!Magnificent!Mile!where!he!
helped!lead!his!team!to!the!most!successful!group!room!night!and!total!hotel!sales!in!the!296year!
history!of!the!hotel.!He!also!led!his!sales!and!marketing!teams!through!a!successful!$366million!
renovation!of!the!hotel.!Prior!to!his!position!in!Chicago,!Spurr!served!as!the!area!director!of!sales!for!
Baltimore!Marriott!Waterfront!and!Baltimore!Marriott!Inner!Harbor.!Spurr!received!his!Bachelor!of!
Science!degree!in!hotel,!restaurant!and!tourism!administration!from!the!University!of!South!
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Deno!Yiankes!
President'and'CEO,'Investments'and'Development'Division,'White'Lodging'
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Deno!Yiankes!leads!White!Lodging’s!investment!and!development!division,!which!includes!the!
organization’s!deal!sourcing,!underwriting,!equity!deployment!and!all!development6related!
activities.!He!is!also!responsible!for!value!maximization!efforts!for!all!internally!owned!assets!and!has!
been!instrumental!in!negotiating,!developing!and!transacting!over!$2.5!billion!of!hotel!real!estate!in!
his!career.!During!his!tenure,!White!Lodging!has!grown!from!four!hotels!in!Indiana!to!a!current!
managed!portfolio!in!excess!of!160!hotels!located!in!20!states.!Prior!to!joining!White!Lodging!in!
1990,!Yiankes!served!as!senior!associate!with!HVS!International!in!Mineola,!N.Y.!and!also!worked!in!
a!variety!of!property6level!operational!and!food!and!beverage!roles.!
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He!received!a!Bachelor!of!Science!degree!in!restaurant,!hotel!and!institutional!management!with!
honors!from!Purdue!University!Calumet!where!he!currently!serves!on!the!Chancellor’s!Advisory!
Board.!!Yiankes!has!co6authored!chapters!in!Hotel'Investments'and'Hotel'Asset'Management'–'
Principles'&'Practices,!two!leading!resource!books!published!by!the!American!Hotel!&!Lodging!
Educational!Institute.!He!is!a!member!and!past!president!of!the!Hospitality!Asset!Managers!
Association!(HAMA)!and!presently!serves!on!Marriott’s!Franchise!Advisory!Council!for!the!SpringHill!
Suites!by!Marriott!brand.!
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Dave!Sibley!
President'and'CEO'Hotel'Management'Services,'White'Lodging'
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An!industry!veteran,!Dave!Sibley!joined!White!Lodging!in!2000!and!is!responsible!for!the!operating!
results!of!all!hotels!in!the!management!portfolio!and!the!recruitment!and!development!of!nearly!
8,000!associates.!Under!his!leadership,!the!company's!portfolio!is!approaching!$1!billion!in!total!
revenue!and!over!$150!million!in!food!and!beverage!revenue.!Sibley!will!oversee!162!hotels!in!
nineteen!brands!by!the!end!of!2012.!
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He!received!his!business!degree!from!Gettysburg!College!and!is!currently!a!member!of!the!executive!
committee!of!the!Indianapolis!Convention!and!Visitors!Bureau,!the!Back!On!My!Feet!National!Board!
and!the!Residence!Inn!by!Marriott's!Advisory!Board!and!co6chair!of!the!Residence!Inn!Marketing!
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JW!Marriott!Austin!!
Environmental!Features!Fact!Sheet!
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The$JW$Marriott$Austin$will$achieve$a$LEED$Silver$certification$and$two;star$Austin$Energy$
Green$Building$rating.$A$few$of$the$hotel’s$environmental$features$will$include$low;
emitting$materials,$such$as$paints$and$coatings$that$are$certified$for$indoor$air$quality,$and$
the$use$of$regional$materials$to$cut$down$on$the$delivery$distance.!
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Below!is!a!list!of!LEED!Silver!certification!requirements!and!Austin!Energy!Green!
Building!requirements!that!the!JW!Marriott!Austin!will!implement.!
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• Developing!a!site!from!a!parking!lot!to!a!building!–!Replacing!a!parking!lot!is!good!
for!the!environment!since!hard,!flat!surfaces!keep!rainwater!from!penetrating!the!
ground.!Parking!lots!also!promote!the!use!of!cars!and!create!heat!islands!that!
attract!and!trap!heat!in!the!city.!
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• Direct!access!to!public!transportation!(bus!and!train)!
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• Provide!bicycle!storage!for!employees!and!guests!
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• Implement!waterKefficient!landscaping,!including!the!elimination!of!all!potable!
water!for!irrigation!by!harvesting!storm!water!
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• Enhanced!commissioning!–!The!JW!Marriott!will!exceed!regulatory!requirements!to!
ensure!that!the!building’s!lighting!and!heating/airKconditioning!systems!are!
meeting!their!design!intent.!
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• Recycle!onsite!construction!waste!–!At!least!75%!of!the!waste!leaving!the!JW!
Marriott!site!during!construction!will!be!recycled.!
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• Use!regional!materials!–!The!hotel!will!purchase!a!certain!percent!of!materials!that!
go!on!or!in!the!building!regionally.!This!cuts!down!on!the!delivery!distance!for!
trucks.!
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• Use!lowKemitting!materials!–!The!hotel!will!use!paints,!adhesives,!sealants!and!
coatings!that!are!certified!for!indoor!air!quality.!
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• Controllability!of!lighting!and!heating/airKconditioning!systems!–!The!hotel!will!
implement!building!controls!that!monitor!systems!to!ensure!that!energy!is!
efficiently!utilized!throughout!the!hotel.!!!
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Install!intelligent!thermostat!systems!–!The!hotel!guestroom!thermostats!will!have!
sensors!that!control!the!heating/airKconditioning!in!each!room.!When!guests!are!not!
in!the!room,!the!thermostats!will!not!activate.!
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Once!the!building!is!operational,!the!hotel!will!have!a!comprehensive!recycling!
policy!including!composting!food!waste.!!
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Two!EV!charging!stations!in!the!garage!
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LowKflow!plumbing!fixtures!that!reduce!the!water!consumption!in!the!building!by!
35%!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!All!About!Austin!
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Facts!&!Figures!
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o Austin'is'currently'one'of'America’s'top'travel'destinations,'with'approximately'20'million'
people'visiting'the'city'every'year.'
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o Locally,'travel'supports'an'estimated'53,900'jobs'and'pumps'an'estimated'$6.2'billion'into'
Austin’s'economy.'
o Austin'has'grown'tremendously'in'the'past'15'years'with'more'than'110'people'moving'to'
the'city'each'day.''
o There'are'now'more'than'1.8'million'people'in'the'Austin'metropolitan'area,'making'it'the'
11th'largest'city'in'America.''
o AustinIBergstrom'International'Airport'is'7.5'miles'from'downtown'with'nonstop'service'to'
42'U.S.'cities'and'four'international'cities'including'London,'Mexico'City,'Cancun'and'San'
Jose.'
o Located'just'north'of'downtown,'The'University'of'Texas'at'Austin'is'one'of'America’s'
largest'public'universities'with'17'colleges'and'schools,'about'24,000'faculty'and'more'than'
50,000'students.''
o Built'in'the'late'1800s'out'of'“sunset'red”'granite'and'measuring'302'feet'high,'the'Texas'
Capitol'is'14'feet'higher'than'the'nation’s'capitol'in'Washington,'D.C.''
o Austin'is'home'to'renowned'music'festivals'including'South'by'Southwest'Festival,'Austin'
City'Limits,'Fun'Fun'Fun'Fest'and'more.'
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o Austin'is'well'known'for'its'vibrant'nightlife'including'famed'Sixth'Street,'Rainey'Street,'2nd'
Street'District,'SoCo,'Warehouse'District'and'East'Austin.'
o Touted'as'the'“Live'Music'Capital'of'the'World,”'more'than'2,000'recording'artists'and'250'
live'music'venues'are'at'the'core'of'Austin's'music'scene.''
o 'Austin'plays'host'to'many'famous'film'studios'and'is'the'top'location'for'moviemaking'in'
Texas.'WorldIrenowned'directors,'such'as'Robert'Rodriguez,'Mike'Judge'and'Richard'
Linklater,'have'all'recently'filmed'movies'in'Austin.'
o Austin'is'home'to'North'America’s'largest'urban'bat'population,'with'anywhere'from'
750,000'to'1.5'million'Mexican'freeItailed'bats'roosting'under'the'Congress'Avenue'Bridge'
from'April'through'October.'
o Austin'has'become'a'popular'foodie'destination'and'is'home'to'worldIrenowned'chefs,'fiveI
star'restaurants,'numerous'food'trucks'and'prizeIwinning'BBQ'and'TexIMex.'
o Whether'it'is'swimming'in'Barton'Springs'Pool'or'running'around'the'Lady'Bird'Lake'Hike'
and'Bike'Trails,'Austinites'enjoy'the'outdoors'and'staying'fit.''
o Austin'is'home'to'many'thriving'and'innovative'industries,'including'technology,'education,'
small'business'and'more.'
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Top!of!the!Charts!
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o Forbes'names'Austin'America’s'#1'FastestIGrowing'City'for'the'fourth'year'in'a'row'
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o Austin'is'named'one'of'the'Top'10'Fittest'Cities'in'America'by'Sharecare'(January'2014)'
o Austin’s'economy'ranked'No.'1'in'the'country'by'The'Business'Journals''On'Numbers'
(October'2013)'
o Austin'is'named'the'#20'top'meeting'destination'in'the'United'States'by'the'Professional'
Convention'(August'2013)'
o Daily'Beast'places'Austin'as'the'4th'‘most'thriving’'city'in'the'U.S.'(August'2013)'
o Fodor’s'names'Enchanted'Rock'State'Park'as'one'of'the'7'Best'Hikes'in'the'U.S.'(June'2013)'
o Priceline.com'ranks'Austin'#7'on'its'list'of'America’s'Most'PetIFriendly'Cities'for'Travelers'
(April'2013)'
o Bloomberg'News'ranks'Austin'#1'on'its'list'of'Top'12'American'Boomtowns'(April'2013)''
o Travel+Leisure'names'Austin'among'America’s'Best'Burger'Cities'(June'2012)'
o Conde'Nast'Traveler'readers'rank'Barton'Creek'and'Hyatt'Regency'Lost'Pines'among'the'
Top'2'Southern'U.S.'Golf'Resorts'(April'2012)'
o Departures.com'names'Austin'a'Top'Spring'Travel'Destination'(April'2012)'
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Austin!Dining!
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o Qui,'Top'Chef'winner'Paul'Qui’s'latest'restaurant,'was'named'the'“Most'Outstanding'
Restaurant'of'2014”'by'GQ'Magazine.''
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o Bryce'Gilmore'of'Barley'Swine'was'named'a'James'Beard'Award'finalist'for'Best'Chef'
Southwest.''
o James'Beard'Award'semifinalists'for'2014'include:'Philip'Speer'of'Uchi'for'Outstanding'
Pasty'Chef'and'David'Bull'of'Congress'and'La'Corsha'for'Best'Chef'Southwest.''
o Jeffrey’s'and'Josephine'House'ranked'in'the'10'Best'New'Restaurants'in'America'for'2013'in'
Bon'Appetit.''
o Bryce'Gilmore'of'Barley'Swine'was'also'a'James'Beard'nominee'for'Best'Chef'Southwest'in'
2013'as'well'as'a'semifinalist'for'Rising'Star'Chef'of'the'Year.''
o Laura'Sawicki'of'La'Condesa'was'a'James'Beard'Semifinalist'for'Outstanding'Pastry'Chef'in'
2013,'and'Rene'Ortiz'of'La'Condesa'was'a'semifinalist'for'Best'Chef'Southwest.'