Lou Fiore
Executive Chef
Chef Lou Fiore began working in restaurants in high school as a dishwasher at Anna's on Main in South Glastonbury before working his way up to garde manger and every station in between. He has worked in the restaurant industry as a BOH jack-of-all-trades over the past fifteen years, most recently at El Pollo Guapo and Mercado Food Truck prior to making his home at Zohara.
Chef Lou loved travelling to Rome in Italy, says his favorite thing to both eat and cook is pizza, and detests disorganization.
kara rosado
General Manager
Kara Rosado has been serving and bartending in restaurants and private events over the past 18 years. She joined Zohara's team as a server in 2020 and has furthered her career through management. Under the leadership and guidance of the DORO founders, she is committed to utilizing Zohara's beautiful space and unique cuisine as the platform for a restaurant known for its wonderful customer experience and philanthropy. She is very excited to continue her career with DORO and strengthen the foundation of a longstanding institution of West Hartford Center.
Christian Spuches
Assistant General Manager
Christian Spuches is a Restaurant and Real Estate Professional with over a decade of experience.
He started working in restaurants at 16 and attained his Real Estate license at 18. By the time he was just 21 years old, he was named a Manager in both fields.
His enthusiasm for leading teams, as well as his genuine concern for customer service has led him to accept a Manager position at Zohara with the DORO Restaurant Group, a group known for its caring and passionate Managers.
In his free time, Christian enjoys playing baseball with the Wethersfield Dodgers, a team he owns in the Connecticut Twilight League.