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Co-owner J.J. Morgan, Moody’s front of the house and the joint’s A&R man, knows his jazz bands. He spent years earning his chops at the Up and Down Club, his first club in San Francisco.
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Moody’s stage is an inviting one. Some of music’s most talented artists have played here, including Paul McCartney, who has stepped under the lights more than once.
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Every summer Moody’s hosts Jazz Artists in Residency, an event that includes free jazz shows by top-tier musicians, a weeklong kid’s jazz camp and a benefit performance for the Truckee Youth Music Program.
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Guy Frenette, who trained under the famed Paul Bertolli and is now Moody’s Chef De Cuisine, is renown for his charcuterie skills – the making of pâté and salami.
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Moody’s is named after J.F. Moody, the original proprietor of the Truckee Hotel. The restaurant’s namesake was known for his extravagant hospitality.
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Mark Estee’s talents are enjoyed beyond the doors of Moody’s Bistro & Lounge, too. He’s made multiple guest chef appearances at the 4-Diamond Awahnee Hotel in Yosemite; cheffed the famed James Beard House in New York City; and has been invited to present at the spectacular Pebble Beach Food and Wine expo, among many others.

Phone:

(530) 587-8688

Location:

10007 Bridge Street

Truckee, CA 96161

15 mins. from North Lake Tahoe

30 mins. from Reno, Nev.

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