Seattlest broke the news that Marjorie chef Kylen McCarthy had left for How to Cook a Wolf, and then everyone (okay, maybe not everyone ) wondered who would take over at the Capitol Hill cafe.

Then CHS blog got ahold of a tweet authored by exclamation point-prone chef Larry Monaco, whose resume includes a stint working at NY’s Gramercy Tavern. (Man I love Tom Colicchio, you?)

Here’s the tweet:
“I got some news!!!!!!! I am the new head chef at Marjorie in Capitol Hill!!!!!!! I can’t wait for you all to come in and eat.. Cheers!!!!”

Marjorie owner Donna Moodie confirmed the news to me yesterday, writing:

“Larry Monaco…was in the house last week, but it is official today, when he has full menu control. He has over 10 years of experience, some in NYC, some in LA, and in Seattle he worked at Veil, Queen City Grill, and Hotel 1000. He is charmed by the warmth of Marjorie, and we are charmed by his enthusiasm and talent. I love his NYC experience at the Gramercy Tavern and Tabla. He is doing his first wine dinner on 3/29 when we plan to host Tedeschi Winery with Riccardo Tedeschi presenting the family wines.”

I look forward to checking out Marjorie under Monaco.