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In recent years, Moore worked a corporate chef job as the chief culinary officer for the Charlie Palmer Collective, but he missed the rhythm of a restaurant. “I’m so happy to be back in the kitchen and doing the things that I’m best at — cooking, being a host, creating new dishes and trying to make people happy. It’s exciting because it’s been so long,” Moore says.

The restaurant, which is perfectly situated for a post-museum meal, debuts on January 7. We chatted with Moore about the iconic 19-foot-long mural from Commerce that’s made the move uptown, why he’s serving a riff on Le Cirque’s pasta primavera from 1988, and how he’s taking a new approach to operating a neighborhood restaurant.

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