This week Michelle and Meera discuss a multi-course dinner they experienced at The Preston, which is inside the Chase Park Plaza hotel in the Central West End. They also talk about recent a staff lunch to explore the new food menu that debuted at Rockwell Beer Co. near The Grove after Brasswell ceased operations. They also chat about the new Hot Pizza Cold Beer concept in the MX Building in downtown St. Louis that is set to open Feb. 2. Finally, they talk about each of the 2024 Restaurant and Chef Awards Semifinalists in and around St. Louis that were announced by the James Beard Foundation.

The Preston

212 Kingshighway Blvd., St. Louis, 314-633-7800

Rockwell Beer Co.

1320 S. Vandeventer Ave., St. Louis, 314-256-1657

Brasswell is leaving Rockwell Beer Co. in the Grove

Hot Pizza Cold Beer

610 Washington Ave., St. Louis, 416-823-6233

First Look: Hot Pizza Cold Beer

Taco Circus has closed

James Beard Foundation names St. Louis-area restaurateurs and chefs among 2024 semifinalists

Mainlander

8 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis

Sado

5201 Shaw Ave., St. Louis, 314-390-2883

Best New Restaurants 2023 // No. 3 Sado

Take Root Hospitality

La Patisserie Chouquette

1626 Tower Grove Ave, St. Louis, 314-932-7935

Scratch Brewing

264 Thompson Rd., Ava, Illinois, 618-426-1415

Balkan Treat Box

8103 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, 314-733-5700

Telva at The Ridge

60 N. Gore Ave., Webster Groves, 314-395-2760

Bulrush

3307 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-449-1208

2019 Best New Restaurants // No. 3 Bulrush

Root Food + Wine

5525 Walnut St., Augusta, 636-544-1009

Best New Restaurants // No. 1 Root Food + Wine