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🌱 Why Grano Arso just earned top restaurant honors for Middlesex County

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• These restaurants, chefs won at the Connecticut Restaurant Association 'CRAZIES' Awards (nhregister.com) — Chester food lovers can celebrate: Grano Arso has been named Middlesex County Restaurant of the Year at the Connecticut Restaurant Association’s CRAZIES Awards. The statewide ceremony at Foxwoods honored standout restaurants and chefs across every county, but this recognition puts a special spotlight on Chester’s own dining scene and its growing reputation among Connecticut food destinations.
   

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