{"id":248337,"date":"2026-04-13T23:58:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/248337\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T23:58:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:58:33","slug":"stockyards-bbq-fest-tops-weeks-5-best-ft-worth-food-events-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/248337\/","title":{"rendered":"Stockyards BBQ fest tops week’s 5 best Ft Worth food events"},"content":{"rendered":"

A longtime Westlake luxury hotel is ready to unveil a major renovation and rebrand to the public: The former Marriott Westlake has reopened as The Ricardo Marriott<\/a>, named for famed Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta<\/a>, the original designer of the hotel and its surrounding Solana Plaza.<\/p>\n

According to a release, the 293-room property near DFW Airport recent underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation that included several new dining concepts and social spaces, along with new design elements, guest room refurbishments, and a pool refresh.<\/p>\n

Dallas-based Coury Hospitality led the overhaul of the Marriott, Bonvoy Collection hotel.<\/p>\n

“The Ricardo Marriott represents an exciting new chapter for this property,\u201d said Andrew Casperson, President of Coury Hospitality, in a statement. \u201cThis transformation goes beyond a renovation. It reflects an intentional effort to honor the building\u2019s architectural significance while introducing a renewed identity that is bold, design-driven, and reflective of Westlake\u2019s evolving character.\u201d <\/p>\n

The renovations aimed to honor and augment Legorreta’s original, 1987 design for the building and its campus, featuring his signature bold geometry and vibrant colors. (Legorreta’s other well-known local building is the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History<\/a>, which features similarly striking colors and shapes.)<\/p>\n

“Legorreta\u2019s architecture anchors the experience, creating a strong sense of arrival, while refreshed interiors introduce layered materials, contemporary furnishings and curated color that elevate the guest journey,” says the release.<\/p>\n

The centerpiece of the renovation are the food and beverage<\/a> offerings:<\/p>\n

A new restaurant called House of Toro Chophouse & Patio serves as the hotel\u2019s signature chophouse.Black Pearl Lounge offers cocktails, light bites, and tableside caviar service.Solana Lounge & Kitchen provides all-day dining with breakfast, lunch, and dinner.Caf\u00e931 offers Lavazza coffees, fresh pastries, and grab-and-go options.<\/p>\n

The hotel also features more than 15,000 square feet of updated meeting and event space, along with outdoor areas and a new-and-improved pool. The spaces are designed to accommodate a range of uses, from corporate meetings to weddings and social events, the release says.<\/p>\n

The Ricardo Marriott is now open and welcoming guests, at 1301 Solana Boulevard, Building 3, Westlake. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A longtime Westlake luxury hotel is ready to unveil a major renovation and rebrand to the public: The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":247865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[71133,1960,21372,116,118,117,94214,94215,94216],"class_list":["post-248337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-barbecue-festival","tag-bbq","tag-food-events","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news","tag-pickle-beer-party","tag-spring-tea","tag-wine-dinner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248337\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}