ABOUT
CHEF JULIAN MEDINA
Julian Medina, acclaimed chef-owner of Soledad, Toloache, Amarena, La Chula Taqueria, El Fish Marisquería, Barra Vieja Miami, El Verano, and El Farm Southampton, has been creating refined Mexican cuisine for 25 years.
Raised in Mexico City, Julian was inspired by his family’s authentic home cooking. Trained professionally in Mexico City, Julian later moved to New York City and enrolled in the French Culinary Institute, graduating with honors.
Since 1999, Chef Medina has created numerous acclaimed food concepts across New York City, the Hamptons, and Miami. He has garnered accolades from the food media, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Miami Herald, and has been featured on various high-profile television shows. In 2010, The New York Times food critic Sam Sifton praised Toloache’s food and service, awarding it a coveted one star. In March 2011, Julian made his premiere on Iron Chef America in the Mexican Chocolate Battle.
Chef Medina is also the founder of JM Restaurants, a hospitality group behind his growing portfolio of celebrated Mexican concepts. Most recently, he launched a new caviar collaboration called Camp Caviar.
