Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis

Inside Cinder House, Gerard Craft’s New St. Louis Four Seasons Restaurant | Eater

"A South American–inspired, wood-hearth-driven restaurant located in the Four Seasons hotel in downtown St. Louis, it aims to be an accessible yet special downtown destination with sweeping views of the Gateway Arch and the Mississippi River. The kitchen centers on a 14-foot wood hearth for grilling—highlighting meat without becoming a steakhouse—and leans heavily on Brazilian flavors tied to the chef’s childhood, offering items such as Dia’s Cheese Bread (pão de queijo), coxinha, traditional entrees like feijoada and moqueca, and desserts like classic flan and rice pudding. Design and materials recall South America more broadly (Brazilian granite bars inside and on an outdoor patio, and palette choices evoking Patagonia’s marble caves), while the bar and patio menus feature summer barbecue and grill fare—smoked pork steak sandwiches, grilled lobster rolls, and tacos—meant to introduce St. Louis diners to flavors not widely available locally." - Monica Burton