Cardwell's at the Plaza News

While he’s bold about expressing his passion for fine food and creative cuisine, Chef Bill Cardwell will be the last person to share his culinary expertise and tremendous influence on the craft. Not to worry, however, as there are thousands of culinary experts and satisfied diners eager to share their stories about the amazing impact Bill Cardwell has made within his profession and to the culinary world.

Known throughout the industry as a keen influencer of creative seasonal fare, Chef Cardwell is a man on the move dedicated to offering each guest the perfect dining experience. Simply enter Cardwell’s at the Plaza and you’ll see his hands-on style at work. Whether he’s training a member of his wait staff on wine selections for the evening, or he’s in the kitchen creating his next masterful feature of the day, Chef Cardwell loves his work and it shows in the satisfied souls of his guests.

Long before opening Cardwell’s at the Plaza in 1994, Chef Cardwell graduated from the Culinary Institute of America with the highest honors. He apprenticed under world renowned chef Albert Stockli of the Four Seasons, New York City, and then jetted off to Switzerland to learn more about his craft from a more international perspective. Over the past three decades, Cardwell’s professional experiences have run the gamut from small family-owned businesses to Culinary Director of a national Corporation.

Continually ranked one of the regions top restaurants, Cardwell’s at the Plaza has collected such accolades throughout the years as Best New Restaurant, Top New Restaurants Esquire Magazine; Top 10 Food & Wine; Best in America USA Today; Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, America’s Top Tables Gourmet Magazine; St. Louis Magazine’s Top Restaurants, plus numerous others.

As a former national board member of the Council of Independent Restaurants in America, Bill Cardwell was a founding member of the Saint Louis Originals – a local consortium of independent restaurateurs dedicated to celebrating the spirit, strength, and unique experiences offered exclusively by independently owned restaurants, where chefs and owners live, work, play and invest in their communities.

A tireless community contributor, Cardwell also devotes hundreds of hours of his personal time and dollars annually to local charitable organizations. He holds such roles a as Co-Chair of the annual March of Dimes Gala. He also takes a lead role in events such as The Super Bowl Taste of the NFL which supports the St. Louis Foodbank, Taste of the Nation S.O.S., Edgewood Children’s Center Annual Vineyard Tasting.

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To be a true independent, homegrown restaurant is to be an active and open participant in the community. At Cardwell’s at the Plaza, we believe that doing what we can to “give back” is not only a responsibility we must share in, but fosters warmth, a real neighborhood sensibility that resonates throughout. Over the years, we have supported such organizations as the March of Dimes, Edgewood Children’s Center, Forest Park Forever, and Foodbank, just to name a few. We encourage friends and family of Cardwell’s to find your community calling and help us support those organizations that ultimately make our world a better, safer, more enjoyable place to live, work and play (and eat).

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