After a few years' hiatus, Ian Wingate has brought Moxie back, and to Spokane. No, not in the old-timey, "I gotta say, that kid's sure got moxie" kind of way. To the 33-year-old restaurateur, the word is his dream, his way of life – it's his restaurant. Wingate's first incarnation of Moxie lasted four years, tucked away in a Liberty Lake strip mall. He sold the space to Solstice Restaurant – which is set to close at the end of June – after he was offered the executive chef position at the then set-to-reopen Davenport Hotel. There, he was a decision-maker, helping design the kitchens and menus that have since become some of downtown's fine-dining favorites. But it wasn't enough. He decided it was time to resurrect Moxie at a new location – this time at the old Great Harvest location at 816 W. Sprague Ave. in downtown Spokane.
