In 2001, a young man named Franco Gonzales arrived in New Haven. He worked in restaurants, studied culinary arts at Gateway Community College and, when he’d saved up enough money, brought…
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Artists’ Palate

Hidden amidst chain establishments in a plaza on the Boston Post Road, Ola Restaurant sparkles like a jewel.
You could easily miss the small doorway, which opens from the parking lot to a descending staircase. Upon reaching the below-street-level bar …