Our Team
Matthew Harris (Principal)
Chef Matt’s career began in Atlanta with Kevin Rathbun and Pano Karatossos of the Buckhead Life Restaurant Group; over time, Matt became Executive Chef of the Buckhead Diner. From there, he opened Atlanta’s critically acclaimed Market by Jean-Georges, achieving four-star reviews. Along the way, Matt trained at Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s renowned New York establishments.
In Park City, Matt opened the J&G Grill (his second Jean-Georges restaurant) and the St. Regis Bar (at St. Regis Deer Valley). He then traveled crosscountry to the exclusive Nantucket Yacht Club, where he oversaw a multi-million dollar kitchen and outlet renovation and re-concepting, while forging close relationships with fishmongers and sea captains up and down the New England coast.
Returning to Park City, Matt opened tupelo Park City, his first as Chef/Owner; RIME Raw Bar (at Deer Valley Resort®), the world’s first ski-in/ski-out raw bar; RIME | Seafood & Steak, The St. Regis Bar, Brasserie 7452, and The Mountain Terrace (all at The St. Regis Deer Valley); and most recently, Wild Ember BBQ.
Chef Matt’s culinary expertise garners acclaim from foodies and skiers alike. His dishes feature in Food and Wine, Bon Appetit, SKI, Town & Country, and more. Matt has appeared as a celebrity guest chef on CBS and on NBC’s Today Show, and was selected to cook at the James Beard House in NYC alongside other notable Park City chefs.
Maggie Alvarez (Principal)
A native of Asheville, NC, Maggie Alvarez spent a stint at Wake Forest University School of Law, then worked in accounting, publishing, and briefly moonlighted as a NASCAR radio spotter before finally landing in hospitality.
A member of the opening team of the prestigious St. Regis Deer Valley in Park City, Utah, Maggie managed the private hotel residences, as well as the rental management program for the hotel condos and association governance. While at the St. Regis Deer Valley, she launched the hotel's social media program and managed the sustainability initiatives.
Volunteering her skills for Slow Food Park City led to a full-time portfolio of clients interested in improving their social media, marketing, branding, service training, website development, and more.
Maggie also partnered with Kiska Digital, a full service web design and web development firm; she collaborated on web strategies for businesses, User Experience Design (UX), Information Architecture (IA), eCommerce, Content Management Systems, project management, and client development.
Some past projects include marketing and communications for Heirloom Group; a redesign of the Epic Brewing website; marketing and branding for Libation SLC; special event marketing for Chow Truck; and developing new service standards for the Nantucket Yacht Club.