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There’s a lot to learn about Fountain Restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia, but here’s our list of five things we deem important for all future diners:

1. The restaurant focuses on sustainable, seasonal food. Fountain Restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia has been committed to sustainable, seasonal cuisine since before green was a buzz word. The Five-Star restaurant maintains its own rooftop garden, and the kitchen incorporates as much fresh house-grown produce as possible into the food. It doesn’t get more local than that. And for five years running, Fountain has produced all of its own compost from the restaurant’s leftover food scraps.

2. There’s one seasonally inspired ingredient each month. Focused on what’s fresh now, Fountain Restaurant chooses one seasonally inspired ingredient to feature every month, and the kitchen highlights it throughout every course. October’s featured ingredient is apple, which means that apple rhubarb jam is an accompaniment to the cheese course, apple-infused cocktails are on the drink list, and a roasted Muscovy duck breast with melted granny smith apple is on the dinner menu, to give just three apple-inspired examples.

3. Try the chocolate soufflé. The Fountain chocolate soufflé is one of the restaurant’s signature dishes, and a potentially life-altering dessert experience. But soufflés are time-consuming and must be made to order, so let your server know while you are ordering your entrée if you plan on enjoying the Fountain chocolate soufflé for dessert.

4. Choose between three or six courses for dinner. Fountain Restaurant offers two options for dinner, a prix fixe three-course menu for $80, and a six-course tasting menu for $120 that can be paired with wine. There is no à la carte menu for dinner, though there is one for breakfast and lunch.

5. Impeccable service is another Fountain hallmark. The restaurant strives to give their customers the highest level of hospitality. If you are not used to a fine dining environment, all of the personal attention can feel absurdly over-the-top at first, but you’ll be surprised how fast you get used to being treated like a VIP.