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Small plates: Nido coming to The Loren hotel; Shawarma restaurant opens in Georgetown Walmart

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Small plates: Nido coming to The Loren hotel; Shawarma restaurant opens in Georgetown Walmart

A proliferation of hotels in downtown Austin is opening up new spaces for restaurateurs in the urban core, while the trend of retail following rooftops to the suburbs means the food scene is flourishing in cities surrounding the Texas capital. Click through for news of the first eatery in a new hotel from an accomplished chef and the expansion strategy of a Texas-based shawarma chain that is working with the nation’s largest retailer.