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This week's edition of The Local Flavor features John Ryan of Brick & Basil, located in Norwich. John's family moved from Illinois to Madison, Connecticut when he was 2 to run a McDonald's franchise. With his father's death, his mother switched gears to running a farm in Franklin. Through his hard work on the farm, restaurant experience out of college, and a chance encounter in Denver, Colorado, John found his calling to open up Brick & Basil in February of 2015. Blaine: What brought you to Madison, Connecticut, from Illinois? John: My mom and dad purchased a McDonald's franchise in Middle...

This week's edition of The Local Flavor features Julio Cancho of Canggio Restaurant and Bar. Julio was born in Peru and learned how to cook from his family. Looking for new opportunities, he moved with his father to the United States in 2001 and began working in restaurants. From there, he worked his way up in the restaurant industry, eventually finding his opportunity to open his own restaurant. With a prime space available in Norwich, Julio took his chance and opened up Canggio Restaurant and Bar in 2017. Blaine: Canggio opened a few years ago. Looking at the cuisine, can you tell me more a...

This week's edition of The Local Flavor features Nikolas Zarokostas of Mr. Z's. Nikolas grew up in the restaurant business, going straight from high school to work with his father at The Olde Theater Diner in Rhode Island.  After four years, Nikolas and his father found a space in Plainfield for a new business. Nikolas wanted to focus more on pizza, pasta and salads, all with his own creativity involved. It was here, taking up residence where other businesses had failed, that Nikolas opened up Mr. Z's in 2014. Blaine: What had you choose Plainfield? Nikolas: Honestly, we wanted to do someth...