Richie Notar is sick of casual dining. The restaurateur who managed the Nobu empire from its start, in 1994, is looking to restore glamour to the New York restaurant world with the opening of his first solo spot, Harlow. “I’m really bored with sitting in a farmhouse with a moose head over me,” says Notar. “It’s been done. People want to start making an effort again.”
Set in a cavernous Midtown space, Harlow is indeed a work of splendor. Decades ago this was the dining room of film star Marion Davies, gifted t…