"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, along with standout service and a welcoming atmosphere inside the Joseph hotel. The a la carte menu wows with fried Castelvetrano olives, charred octopus, salted cod risotto with Meyer lemon, and a 55-day dry-aged Kansas City strip steak with black truffle-mushroom conserva. Just save some room for jaw-dropping desserts from executive pastry chef Noelle Marchetti. —JGJ" - Jackie Gutierrez-Jones, Ellen Fort