Seasonal Contemporary American Restaurant
Market and Moss serves seasonal cuisine in a vibrant European setting, offering warm hospitality for a host of occasions. So whether you’re catching up with friends over dinner, celebrating a milestone, making the most of date night, or relaxing with a casual bite and a glass of wine at the bar, we welcome you to join us.
** We will be closed on 2/19 due to the weather **
“Hands down best meal we have enjoyed since moving to NC a year ago.”
Katrina Tezyk
From wedding rehearsal dinners to company cocktail hours, product launches to baby shower brunches, we collaborate with hosts in a variety of ways to create memorable events, gatherings, and celebrations.
Everything, from our first conversation in planning the event, to the amazing food and excellent service, was truly perfect. Our guests could not stop raving about the food and attentive service. It was clear how much attention the team put into every detail, and it made our celebration unforgettable. – Kathryn K.
We offer a range of spaces and menus to help you create exceptional private dining experiences at Market and Moss.
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Thank you for making Abby’s Graduation Dinner such an unforgettable experience! The food, the space, the atmosphere, the unparalleled attention to detail/service . . . Everything was of the highest caliber in every respect. You created an experience and a memory that will remain with us as a cherished part of Abby’s college experience. – Christian K.
The following spaces are available to accommodate a wide range of party sizes:
Amenities available include floral arrangements, custom menu development, indoor and outdoor bar service, wine list selection, signature cocktail development, and more.
Thank you for hosting our board dinner last week. The food and service were outstanding, and everyone came away quite impressed with Market and Moss. Thank you for all that you and your team do. – Steve B.
To learn more or discuss your event needs, call us at 919-929-8226 or send a message below.
Everything was absolutely delicious. You couldn’t have made (our rehearsal dinner) any easier! Thank you again, we wouldn’t have changed a thing! – Brooke & Matt
Thank you for the wonderful wedding brunch. Our server, Elizabeth, was great, and the food was outstanding. The biscuits are among the best I’ve had. I also appreciate that you went out of your way to take care of our two guests with dietary issues. – David G.
We had a fabulous time last night at Market and Moss! Everyone enjoyed the festivities and all the dishes you helped me select. Most importantly, Laury had a wonderful time surrounded by the love of family and his closest friends. I enjoyed being able to focus on our friends and let your excellent wait staff take care of us … they did a wonderful job! – Nora D.
Market and Moss is a community restaurant and bar in Chapel Hill serving seasonal new American cuisine in a warm, organic, European setting. Our menus offer the familiar woven with ingredients and techniques that allow you to explore something new each time you visit. Whether you are joining us for a date night, a casual bite, or a celebratory experience, our primary goal is to bring you joy. We serve dinner Tuesday through Saturday.
Executive Chef, Danny Vacca
Chef Danny, born in Boulder, Colorado, has spent much of his career at industry-leading restaurants in Boulder and Denver, Colorado. His focus, work ethic, and years of culinary experience have granted him ease when working with ingredients from around the globe. It is a joy to watch him cook.
After graduating with a Culinary Arts degree from Johnson & Wales in Denver in 2005, Chef Danny worked at Fruition, the first restaurant from Food & Wine Best New Chef winner Alex Seidel. He later joined the kitchen at Denver’s Squeaky Bean, named as one of Bon Appetit’s Top 50 Best New Restaurants in the country. Next, he held Sous Chef positions at nose-to-tail Colt & Gray and Latin-inspired Señor Bear.
In 2018, Chef Danny was tapped, again by Seidel, to lead Michelin guide restaurant Mercantile Dining & Provisions as Chef de Cuisine. Danny led the Mercantile kitchen with chef-owner Seidel through 2020, during which time Seidel won a James Beard award.
The Covid pandemic brought Chef Danny to North Carolina, where he now lives in a tiny house on his sister’s property in Pittsboro. He collects digital art and, these days, much of his free time goes into training his puppy, Dijon, a mini Dachshund (while still giving plenty of love to his other dog, Brewski).
Chef Danny has immersed himself in both cooking and food culture, and he harnesses this understanding to create familiar food that’s also different in all the right ways. Danny describes his food as “comfort food – delicious and approachable.”
Market and Moss grew out of Annie’s vision for a restaurant that brought together seasonal cuisine, beautiful ambience, and warm hospitality extended not only to guests but to employees and other stakeholders. From the beginning, building a positive culture based on a shared commitment to create exceptional experiences was an integral part of the Market and Moss concept.
Growing up in Chapel Hill, Annie worked at several local restaurants. Her first job in the industry was at Pazzo, an Italian eatery, where she was a backwait who served bread and bussed tables. She held jobs at several other local restaurants before leaving for Vanderbilt University in 2005. After graduating, she began her entrepreneurial career, leading companies ranging from a due diligence investigation firm to an online startup that she founded in 2012. In 2015, she brought her passion for business development back to the industry where she held her first job: hospitality.
That year, Annie purchase and reinvented La Vita Dolce Cafe, just a few doors down from Market and Moss, and fell in love with growing a business that in turn grows community and connection.
In 2019, when Annie began to look for a space that could house her newest vision, Market and Moss, she got a call from Pazzo owner Seth Kingsbury.
He was closing Pazzo, making the 700 Market Street restaurant space in Southern Village available. So Annie signed a lease and returned to the space where she held her first restaurant job to build a new concept, and Market and Moss opened its doors in the fall of 2020.
If you’ve been to Market and Moss, you likely know Ivana. Her greatest joy is getting to know our guests and ensuring every aspect of their experience is beyond the expected. From sharing stories, to finding the the right wine, to making the sun move if it’s shining too brightly on your patio table…Ivana will do everything she can to make your experience just right.
Born in Sophia, Bulgaria, Ivana has traveled much of the Middle East, embracing local culture and cuisine along the way. In 2012, she moved to the United States, left behind her career as a specialty florist, brought along fluency in four languages, and entered the hospitality industry. She has since worked in several Triangle-area restaurants.
Ivana and Annie met before Market and Moss opened, immediately discovering a shared vision of a warm and comfortable hospitality, and a shared priority of first establishing a positive culture and a like-minded team. Since then, Ivana has been the Front of House Manager of Market and Moss, overseeing front of house staff and training, the development of service technique, and playing a leading role in what it feels like when you dine at Market and Moss.