Chef Jayro Martinez dove into culinary at the young age of 16 and has been perfecting his art for more than half his life. His first accolade was being promoted to Head Chef at Mh Zh in Silverlake CA, at 23 years old and was awarded the achievement of “13 Best New Restaurants in America” by The Thrillist.

At 31 years old, Chef Jayro has accomplished opening seven restaurants as Executive Chef and received many recognitions  – “Top 10 Best New Restaurants in LA” by LA Magazine, “Top 5 New Restaurants” by OC Register, “Best 5 New Restaurants in OC” by Modern Luxury, just to name a few. His restaurants include Mh Zh, Mayfield, Ahba, Outer Reef, Knife Modern Steak.

Chef Jayro's cuisine boasts influences from French, Italian, Levantine, Spanish, and Japanese cultures. More recently, he’s proven his skills by opening a Western Inspired Modern Steakhouse by the name of Westwood Coast Steakhouse. Chef Jayro also is an expert in dry-aging steak, creating innovative seafood dishes, and molecular gastronomy.