As of tomorrow night, Mozzaria will no longer exist.
It’s being shut down, rebranded under the name Quattro and reopened in early January as a contemporary Italian restaurant.
In this Insider Louisville feature, Pallas Partners’ CEO Matt Saltzman talks about how his group never wanted to be restaurant owners, but now Mozzaria’s founding chef, Matthew Antonovich, forced them to step in a rescue the restaurant from eviction. It’s a cautionary tale any restaurant investor should read. Plus, it’s full of interesting backstories detailing what savage businesses restaurants can be. The rest of the article is here…