GelatoPazzo, a new Italian ice cream concept, is coming to the Starling multi-family development in Germantown at 820 4th Ave N.
Rony Stark , the owner of local Italian spot PennePazze , is behind the new gelato concept. The spot will offer a modern Italian shop feel and will combine traditional and chef fusion flavors, according to a release obtained by What Now Nashville from Portman Holdings, the developers behind Starling.
The concept will allow customers to experience gelato in true Sicilian style, with fresh brioche bread.
Both of Stark’s concepts GelatoPazzo and PennePazze will be joining the development. Though GelatoPazzo will be located beside PennePazze in this development, the gelato shop will be a separate brand, Stark said. As with PennePazze, which he aims to scale to 100 spots across the U.S. market, Stark has grand plans for GelatoPazzo.
“The gelato concept in Germantown will be close to PennePazze, but we will grow it as a separate chain,” Stark said. “We want to open 300 units of the gelato concept.”