September 2019

BRANFORD — Here's an enigma: an Ecuadorian with a decided flair for Italian cuisine.But that pretty much describes Juan J. "JJ" Rubio, the new owner of Genaros Pizza & Italian Restaurant in Branford's Short Beach enclave. Rubio marks…

Midtown's longtime Italian seafood restaurant Esca rose from its ashes Monday in a renovated space with an outdoor patio, three months after a fire ravaged the restaurant. Now under the leadership of Victor Rallo and executive chef Dave…