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Shannon Wynne at the Moth.
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Restaurant Review: Meddlesome Moth

Merry prankster Shannon Wynne brings the Design District its first real restaurant.

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Meddlesome Moth

Shannon Wynne could be sitting back in his Preston Center office, counting the money he has made from selling fried fish and beer. His Eight O Management runs a small empire of eateries that includes six Flying Fish restaurants, 14 Flying Saucer draught beer emporiums, and the 8.0 Bar in Fort Worth. But Wynne can’t help himself. He’s a serial restaurateur. So now we’ve got his newest venture, Meddlesome Moth.

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