Ted and Greer Ellis have opened We Want The Funk at 210 Gray Avenue in the Funk Zone. “We are serving fresh oysters, wood fired oysters, wood-fired flat bread pizzas, along with beer and wine,” says Ted Ellis. Food hours are Wednesday-Thursday 4-9 p.m., Friday-Saturday 4-10 p.m. The bar stays open later. Next year they plan to start serving lunch and offering brunch on weekends. Ted Ellis has worked with The Lark, Oku, Leadbetter, and consulted with Ca’Del Grevino Winery as Vice President of Operations. Prior to that Ted Ellis’ position at the Bacara Resort & Spa was Director of Restaurants & Beverage.