Cova Wines

• Featured in The Wall Street Journal as "an appropriate symbol of wine finally getting on the road to modern, clever retailing in the article, "Wine's New Wave—Stores with Schtick" (2007). 
• Featured in Gourmet as a neighborhood gem and was called a "sleek, first-rate wine bar" (2006).

The Lobby Lounge, in the lobby of the Four Seasons 

• Named by Forbes.com as one of the World's Best Hotel Bars for business travelers. The list includes 25 hotel bars from around the world and features only eight from the United States. The Lobby Lounge was the only hotel bar listed from Texas (2004).

Red Star

• Included in Condé Nast Traveler's 2004 Hot List as one of the world's 30 best new nightspots (2004).

Saint Arnold Brewery 

• Saint Arnold beers have been the recipients of many national awards, including awards at the Great American Beer Festival, the World Beer Cup and the World Beer Championships.
• Listed in a USA Today list of 10 of the best small breweries in the country (2006).

T'afia

• Featured in The New York Times as a bar on the cutting edge of the Farm-to-Glass movement (2008).