It’s 11 a.m. on a Wednesday, and Liz Lambert is regaling me with tales of Texas.
“The American West doesn’t feel so mythical to me,” says Lambert, a seventh-generation ranching scion who grew up in West Texas. “That was my home.” We’re sitting at a cafe in Clarksville, an Austin neighborhood only a couple of miles from Sixth Street’s notorious theme bars, but the carefully curated shops are giving hipster more than bachelorette party.
Lambert gained prominence in the early 2000s with her Texan boutique hotels, particularly Austin’s Saint Cecilia. With her partners at MML Hospitality, she’s now developing new ...