A pair of local entrepreneurs are working to bring a new take on authentic Italian cuisine to downtown Tuscaloosa in the now-being-renovated former home of Sweet Home Food Bar. As the Thread first reported, the locally loved hidden gem has permanently closed after 10 years on University Boulevard downtown. Now, owner Christian Williams and general manager Brandon Pritts are working in overdrive to remodel the space and open a new restaurant as soon as next month.

Williams is a marketing expert and food distributor and Pritts is a chef who cut his teeth with other big-name Tuscaloosa restaurateurs at Desperado's Steakhouse and Cypress Inn. Together, they're working to open Sugo Italian Restaurant in the Sweet Home space at 2218 University Boulevard next to Black Warrior Brewing Company.