In a spare but welcoming 18-seat space, these chef-partners create magic with an 11-plate lineup that’s constantly morphing, changing at least twice each week. The food is, in a word, poetic. The carefully composed dishes look too good to eat — wondrous kaleidoscopes of color and texture. Their flavors explode in combinations that surprise or amaze. —Jon Palmer Claridge

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