Bronze sculpture by Richard Lippold hanging in the Four Seasons Restaurant Grill Room In the book The Four Seasons: A History of America’s Premier Restaurant, authors John Mariani and Alex von Bidder write that there is a “composure about The Four Seasons found nowhere in the city.” Despite the high ceilings, French walnut walls, and high profile guests clinking glasses over lunch, visitors are often struck by just how quiet the place is, notes Mariani and von Bidder. We’re talking about the Four Seasons Restaurant in the Seagram Building on Park Avenue, more recently in the news due to the preservation battle over Le Tricorne, the Picasso tapestry that hangs inside. The Picasso tapestry Le Tricorne When you first walk into the entrance lobby of the restaurant, you feel like you’re stepping into a Mad Men-era office building. That’s because the Seagram Building wasn’t originally designed to have a restaurant. Architect Philip Johnson had… Read More
