I may not get the scoop on every single restaurant opening in town, but I’m often asked to break the news of impending closures. Maybe it’s because Derek Zoolander would describe me as a good “eugoogalizer,” but I’ve written more than my share of restaurant obits. None of them hit me harder than sharing that Nick Pellegrino planned to close out his festive Italian dinner party at Mangia after New Year’s Eve. Fortunately, I also got to announce that the weekend fests were starting up again after what turned out to be a brief interregnum. Nashville needs Pellegrino’s Italian comfort food and his ebullient personality.
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