Dream Come True for “Big Tony” and Family BIG TONY'S opened 2017. Dream Come True for “Big Tony” and Family Tony Nigro and his wife, Elizabeth, married for 35 years, have dreamed of opening a restaurant for many years. “We just couldn’t get it all to come together at the right time “Tony said. Earlier this year, everything lined up and Big Tony’s Pizzeria is now open on 10th Street in the Village Center in Cookeville, TN. It’s become a family affair, with their nine children all having a hand in its creation and operation. Both Tony and Elizabeth are from New York and lived in different places before calling Tennessee home. “We just fell in love with Tennessee and settled in Livingston” Elizabeth Said. Tony give