Audi and 1 Hotels Present: Driven by the Journey, An Evening with SingleThread debuts in Austin during one of America’s premier racing weekends
Three-night dining experience features an exclusive five-course menu from three-Michelin-starred SingleThread
Reservations are now open for Oct. 22-24
RESTON, Virginia, September 30, 2026 – Audi of America and 1 Hotels today announced Audi and 1 Hotels Present: Driven by the Journey, An Evening with SingleThread, an exclusive three-night dining experience taking place October 22-24 at the newly opened 1 Hotel Austin during Formula 1 United States Grand Prix weekend. The experience will feature a five-course menu from three-Michelin-starred SingleThread.
The dinner series brings together Audi, 1 Hotels and SingleThread around a shared appreciation for precision, craft and progress, offering guests a distinctive culinary experience during one of Austin’s biggest weekends of the year. A limited number of reservations are now available HERE.
“Food and beverage has the ability to bring people, place and culture together in a way that feels incredibly personal,” said Nicholas Demasi, Senior Vice President, Food & Beverage, Starwood Hotels. “This collaboration with Audi and SingleThread is a perfect example of the experiences we want to create at 1 Hotels—bringing together partners who share our values but approach their craft from different perspectives. To welcome SingleThread to 1 Hotel Austin during Formula 1 weekend gives us an opportunity to create something truly distinctive for our guests while celebrating the energy of Austin and this extraordinary moment for the city.”
“Driven by nature and fueled by a sense of place, our team at SingleThread is always seeking new ways to introduce guests to the land to form a connection that goes beyond our dining room and kitchen,” said SingleThread Owner-Chef Kyle Connaughton. "We share an aligned mission with Audi, and now the newly opened 1 Hotel Austin, of building towards a more sustainable future inspired by continuous improvement as a way of life, and it’s our pleasure to be able to celebrate this aligned mission and to provide this opportunity for connection during Formula 1 weekend in Austin.”
Founded by Chef Kyle and Katina Connaughton, SingleThread, Audi's Official Automotive Partner, has earned international acclaim for its integrated approach to farming, hospitality and dining. The three-Michelin-starred Sonoma County destination will bring its signature attention to detail and seasonal perspective to the Austin experience through an exclusive five-course menu.
As a mission-driven luxury lifestyle hotel brand inspired by nature, 1 Hotels cultivates the best of sustainable design and architecture, together with extraordinary comfort and an unrivaled level of service. As 1 Hotels’ first property in Texas, 1 Hotel Austin provides a fitting backdrop for the collaboration. Set within the 74-story Waterline, the tallest tower in the state, the hotel brings together nature-inspired design, destination dining, wellness and Austin's creative culture.
The event coincides with an expanded partnership between Audi and 1 Hotels, continuing Audi’s role as the Official Automotive Partner of all U.S. 1 Hotels properties and extending the relationship to the newly opened 1 Hotel Austin.
Beyond race weekend, Audi will be integrated into the guest experience at 1 Hotel Austin through house-car service and curated local drives, creating new opportunities for guests to explore the city during their stay.
The Austin property joins Audi's larger partnership with 1 Hotels across the U.S., where guests can experience the brand through house-car programs and thoughtfully curated local excursions.
ABOUT AUDI OF AMERICA
At Audi, we’re passionate about performance, precision, design, and innovation to push the limits of mobility further. Headquartered in Reston, VA, Audi of America manages the distribution and marketing for Audi’s U.S. model lineup, which includes premium SUVs and sedans, from combustion engine to e-tron (BEV) to high-performance Audi Sport models that reflect our heritage of award-winning engineering, design excellence, and motorsport leadership. Audi vehicles are sold at more than 300 independent U.S. dealers. Our U.S. operations also include after sales & services, customer service, enhancing customer satisfaction, R&D, and advancing product quality. Audi will drive excitement and passion through its products and brand experiences as it continues its largest product launch cadence in brand history. Learn more about Audi of America at audiusa.com and media.audiusa.com.
ABOUT 1 HOTELS
As a mission-driven luxury lifestyle hotel brand inspired by nature, 1 Hotels cultivates the best of sustainable design and architecture, together with extraordinary comfort and an unrivaled level of service. With properties among some of the first to receive the prestigious MICHELIN Key distinction, 1 Hotels is inspired by a simple idea: those who travel the world should also care about it. It is, after all, 1 world. 1 Hotels launched in 2015 with the opening of exclusive properties in Miami's South Beach and Manhattan's Central Park, followed by Brooklyn, located on the East River in February 2017; West Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard in June 2019; Toronto in 2021; San Francisco and Nashville in 2022; in 2023, the Hanalei Bay (Kauai) flagship property and Mayfair (London), the brand’s first European property; Seattle, Melbourne (Australia) and Copenhagen in 2025; and Tokyo and Austin (Texas) in 2026. The brand is expanding with properties under development in Cabo San Lucas (Mexico), Paris, Elounda Hills (Crete), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), San Miguel de Allende (Mexico) and Hudson Valley (NY). Additional information can be found at 1hotels.com.
ABOUT SINGLETHREAD
A Three Michelin-starred restaurant; recipient of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ “Miele One to Watch" Award; ranked #46 on the 2024 World’s 50 Best Restaurants list and the “Best Restaurant in the West” for 2026, and La Liste’s #1 Restaurant in the World in both 2025 and 2026, SingleThread is a farm-driven restaurant and inn that offers a unique and authentic taste of the region and season. SingleThread was born out of Kyle and Katina Connaughton's California upbringing and extensive international travels and experiences living and cooking abroad in world-renowned restaurants in the UK and Japan. Their philosophy is rooted in a wealth of Japanese principles and traditions surrounding hospitality, food culture and service while focusing on the seasons, their farm, the products of Sonoma, and the health and wellness of their guests. Together with SingleThread Co-Owner and CEO of Vertice Hospitality Management Tony Greenberg, their goal is to evoke an authentic experience of their Sonoma lifestyle which combines the art of sustainable agriculture with culinary excellence, fully integrating the farm into its hospitality spaces, with food sourcing and storytelling at the forefront.