I'll be at a conference at the Four Season's Hotel in St. Louis this Thursday, Feb. 20, for two days. I would appreciate recommendations for dining nearby. Looking for moderately priced places, love Italian, but thanks for your ideas and favorites.

We ate here a few years ago: http://www.calecos.com/Calecos%20Downtown.htm

It's an old school type Italian place. We thought it was pretty good.

One of the best meals I had in St. Louis was at a place called Rooster for breakfast (they only serve breakfast and lunch). They bake their own breads make there own jams and I believe even do there own smoking for bacon. The owner David Bailey, seems to own some other good places downtown as well, one called Bridge and one called Bailey's Rance,very farm to fork focused, so I am guessing they would be delicious too

http://roosterstl.com/

Sorry that should read Bailey's Range

Absolutely, Charlie Gitto's