Sydney lost one of its best pizzerias last month when the Australian Tax Office stepped in over unpaid debts at Pizza Mario in Surry Hills.
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While the currently closed pizzeria remains in the hands of a court-appointed liquidator, the site is poised to be rebooted under new owners.
Toni Soukoulis, from Bar Milazzo on Bridge Street in the CBD, says: "It has been offered to me, I'm keen to take it over … there are obviously a lot of legalities with a liquidator and the ATO involved, but we are hopeful and have even done the uniforms."
Soukoulis doesn't want to reopen as Pizza Mario; she's planning a joint venture with Sicilian chef Andrea Assenza on the project, which would rebrand it The Naked Italian.
"We'll do pizza at night and a casual cafe by day. It's never done lunch before," she says.