EDWIN MATEOExecutive Chef, SolToro Tequila Grill
Executive Chef Edwin Mateo brings over 20 years of restaurant experience to SolToro Tequila Grill. Although a Bronx native, Mateo spent the majority of his childhood in Coamo, Puerto Rico. His father owned a bodega in the small village where Mateo relished in preparing, cooking, and selling local favorites like empanadas and braised pork. This experience inspired him to immerse himself in a hands-on culinary education upon his return to the East Coast.
He worked for the Back Bay Restaurant Group’s Charlie’s Eating and Drink Salon in Boston, Massachusetts for 12 years as Line Cook, Sous Chef and then Executive Chef, a position he held for five years. Mateo has enjoyed working at Michael Jordan’s Steak House and 23.sportcafe at Mohegan Sun also for the past five years. His range of positions, from Line Cook to Sous Chef to Executive Sous Chef, and finally as Executive Chef of SolToro Tequila Grill, Mateo has enthusiastically embraced the vibrant flavors of Mexico.