James Chen, Owner

Chen owns five Connecticut restaurants — @ The Rooftop in Canton, La Figata in Granby, @ The Barn in Granby, Han Asian Cuisine in Granby, and Table 570 in Simsbury.  Chen also owns Z catering serving the Connecticut and southern Massachusetts area.

Chen is known for his prowess with Asian restaurants. His Han Asian cuisine has been a Granby staple for sushi and other Japanese, Chinese and Thai specialties, and in late 2016, he revamped his Simsbury eatery Green Tea to become Table 570, an upscale Asian fusion destination. 

For nearly five years, Zen has been successfully experimenting with new ideas in the center of Granby: @ The Barn, an elegantly designed contemporary American restaurant and La Figata, with a wood-fired Italian” menu of pizzas, pastas and red-sauce classics. His latest addition in Canton, @ The Rooftop offers New American cuisine with a global twist.