Is Chef Elliott Moss Out at Newly Opened Regina’s in Asheville? | Eater Carolinas

"After a 13-month effort by chef Elliott Moss to open his dream restaurant, Regina’s at 1400 Patton Avenue launched with a menu devoted to his personal spin on comfort classics and midcentury modern decor—shelves chock full of his collection of memorabilia, travel souvenirs, kitsch, and tchotchkes. Less than six weeks after the June 1 opening the operation suddenly shifted: the spot began advertising an all-day brunch, was inexplicably dark on a Wednesday with a taped note claiming new air-conditioning (though no HVAC trucks were seen), and its normally active Instagram last posted brunch photos and kitchen video on July 2. A source said Moss had departed the restaurant, staff were told management was considering how to move forward (including changing the menu to all-day brunch), lawyers were involved, and the opening PR agency Sprouthouse was no longer working with Regina’s; despite the public changes, Moss’s opening menu still remained on the restaurant’s website." - Kay West