While chef and restaurateur Anthony Scotto made his mark in New York by operating Fresco by Scotto in Midtown Manhattan for three decades, recently, he turned his sights on Nashville.

After visiting the city for the past several years to visit their daughter in college, Scotto and his wife, Theresa, fell for Nashville’s charms and made the move, determined to bring good Italian food with them. First, they opened Luogo in November 2022 and most recently, Pelato, which just debuted on Aug. 25 in the city’s Germantown neighborhood.