Morou Back In The City?

Tim Carman of the City Paper dishes out some tasty tidbits in this recent column, among them that chef Morou Ouattara of Farrah Olivia in Alexandria wants to open a restaurant in the former Butterfield 9 space.

The chef tells Carman he would like to hire former Red Sage chef Eddie Marine to head the new spot. The now-shuttered Red Sage is where Ouattara took on his first head chef post.