"Nashville scored big when James Beard Award-winning chef Tony Mantuano and wine expert Cathy Mantuano came to town. The powerhouse couple brought the fine dining Italian menu and see-through cheese cave Nashville had been missing inside the Joseph hotel. While the Mantuanos are no longer with the restaurant, the a la carte menu still wows with fried Castelvetrano olives, arancini steeped in a veal ragu, earthy pumpkin risotto with pecans, and a 55-day dry-aged Kansas City strip steak with black truffle-mushroom conserva.. —DJR" - Ellen Fort