Lalo Durazo is the seasoned restaurateur behind some of Miami’s most beloved restaurants under the DZO Hospitality portfolio – Peacock Garden, Talavera Cocina Mexicana and Bakan. A native of Mexico, he has nearly four decades of experience owning, operating and managing restaurants. After operating restaurants in Mexico City and California, Lalo moved to Miami in 2004 where he founded Jaguar Ceviche Spoon & Latam Grill, which opened in 2005 in Coconut Grove and was credited with beginning to shape the Grove neighborhood as a true dining destination. In 2009, he opened Coral Gables’ tried and true Mexican restaurant, Talavera Cocina Mexicana, which earned rave reviews from critics and guests.