The team at Four Seasons Embarcadero just renovated the 155-room hotel and built out a new California-Italian restaurant Orafo, set to open on February 27. Orafo chef Gunnar Planter cut his teeth working with James Beard Award-winning chef Martin Woesle at Mille Fleurs as well as at numerous other SoCal restaurants through his 16-year-long career.

But he’s always wanted to try his hand at the Bay Area’s powerful dining scene. “I think San Diego is still becoming a culinary city,” Planter says. “But San Francisco has layers, layers, and layers of James Beard chefs, Michelin stars, and so much more. That’s why I came here.” Planter’s menu draws from Italy’s Tuscany and Calabria regions.