A New York Metropolis restauranteur is increasing Nashville’s meals scene with a brand new Italian restaurant.
Anthony Scotto isn’t any stranger to New York Metropolis’s restaurant neighborhood. With over 40 years within the business underneath his belt, he’s greatest identified for Fresco by Scotto. Nevertheless, in spite of everything this time, Scotto has been feeling the itch to enterprise into some new territory.
The consequence? A brand new restaurant in Nashville referred to as Luogo.
“I used to be actually trying to do a solo venture for a few years, and I wished to place my very own flare on meals and repair,” mentioned Scotto. “Luogo is a direct reflection of me and the 40 years I’ve put into the enterprise. I wished to take ny and convey it right here to enhance the Italian meals that’s right here in Nashville.”
Positioned on Nashville’s well-known twelfth Avenue South, Luogo brings Scotto’s upscale, genuine Italian meals down south. The menu options quite a lot of Mediterranean dishes, consolation meals and fan favorites from Fresco like Grilled Pizza Margherita, Veal & Hen Bolognese and Eggplant & Zucchini Pie.
“I’m bringing New York is what I’m doing. The Italian meals that’s here’s a dish of pasta that they boil after which flip it round and put tomato sauce on prime of it. That’s not what I do,” mentioned Scotto. “We incorporate all our meals, we attempt to make every little thing style as correctly as we are able to. I’m bringing my chips right here, bringing my pizza right here, bringing the menu of coastal fare that individuals haven’t seen in Nashville.”
However why Nashville, it’s possible you’ll ask? Scotto’s daughter is a graduate of Nashville’s Belmont College, so the Scotto household had been acquainted with the town for a while now. However Scotto noticed a possibility to essentially thrive as Nashville’s Italian meals scene will not be actually all that huge.
“They are saying the right combination of every little thing is right here, however there’s an ideal want for Italian meals in Nashville,” mentioned Scotto. “We have now our meatball that I deliver from ny, my pizza that I deliver from ny, our potato and zucchini chips with melted gorgonzola cheese — these are all issues that persons are completely loving.”
Luogo formally opened its doorways in late November and regardless of being open for a brief time frame, Luogo is already fully booked out by means of December with reservations.
“I’m actually so grateful, it’s been unimaginable. We opened in the course of the vacation season so it’ll be extra particular to be open throughout December,” mentioned Scotto. “We’re doing it proper, we’re having an ideal response from our prospects, they’ve been so sort to us right here. And actually, really, all people desires to say hiya, everybody is worked up that we’re doing it — it’s actually turning into very fashionable.”
As for the way forward for Luogo, Scotto says that the staff is engaged on bringing in gluten free objects that don’t change the style or look of the dishes, so everybody can get pleasure from a meal at Luogo. Scotto hopes to have the ability to increase and actually construct a model, however for now, the staff is tremendous enthusiastic about what they’re doing in Nashville.
“We’re excited to deliver ideas to the world now, we’re actually rising an organization right here,” mentioned Scotto. “We’re luogo to begin with, however we’re bringing a future right here. The workers that I’ve working listed below are going to be included into our future. We’re very excited to see what it brings.”
For extra details about Luogo, go to luogorestaurant.com.
