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