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Le Serpent held a soft launch service yesterday to intro diners to the food of ex-XO chef Michele Mercuri and show off spiffy Darling Foundry digs. On the menu: oysters, bass crudo, pasta, porchetta and this photogenic foie gras dish. Hubert Marsolais and Claude Pelletier's new baby opens in earnest later this week. [Instagram]