About 107 Steak & Bar Executive Chef Julian Viso
Executive Chef Julian Viso began his culinary adventure as a line cook at DDL Foodshow, a legendary restaurant owned by Dino De Laurentiis and located in Beverly Hills, California. Soon after, while finishing graduate school, Julian would have the great honor of being trained by famous chef Celestino Drago, owner of Celestino’s, another high-end Beverly Hills restaurant.
During the next 25 years, Julian shifted his focus, plying his skills as a commodity trader, risk manager, and investment banker. Yet, at the same time, he traveled to more than 30 countries. In each, he sampled local cuisine and educated his palate. Despite his hiatus from the restaurant world, his “hands-on vacations” of culinary training would re-ignite a passion that led him back into it.
In 2012, Julian opened a 4.5-star Italian trattoria in Leawood, Kansas, just outside Kansas City, arguably the hub for all barbecue in the U.S. Soon after, in 2013, Julian opened a second restaurant, this time a more casual restaurant-pizzeria spot. The next year, Julian opened a premier event center, The Venue in Leawood, where he serves as executive chef and president.
Recently, Julian teamed up with some childhood friends to start a new gastronomic adventure, designing and developing 107 Steak & Bar, an upscale restaurant inside the iconic Element Miami Doral hotel in Doral, Florida. Together they developed an exquisite restaurant that blends flavors, ingredients, and Sous Vide cooking styles from across Miami’s diverse neighborhoods, uniting them inside the kitchen of 107 Steak & Bar.
