The transformation of the Redding House mansion in downtown Biloxi into a fine dining Italian restaurant is about to begin. Brothers Jack and Phil Rizzutto, who own Rizzuto’s Ristorante & Chop House in New Orleans, are getting the permits and ordering equipment for their new restaurant at 770 Jackson Street near Biloxi City Hall.

“We plan to open probably in August or September,” Jack Rizzutto said Friday. Eighteen months ago he announced plans to expand to South Mississippi. In addition to authentic Italian specialties made from their grandmother Lena’s old-world recipes, Rizzuto’s will prepare prime steaks and fresh seafood served amid the history of the building.