Andreina Matos & Leonardo Labartino
Andreina Matos and Leonardo Labartino, the duo behind Liona and DAROSA. This couple's vision of hospitality and creativity shines through in every aspect of the restaurant, from the plates they serve to the music and design. At LIONA they don’t just serve pizza, but a version of their world, where tradition and reinvention coexist.
Andreina Matos
TIME AFTER TIME
Morning routine: a whole lemon blended with water in the vitamix
Drink of choice: suero! The Mexican electrolyte drink you never knew you needed
Nighttime ritual: to prep and pamper my skin with all products from Marie Veronique
Favorite workout: Pilates
Current uniform: a nylon black tote bag from Eddie Bauer
FOR THE TIME BEING
Book you’re reading: revisiting “The power of now” by Eckhart Tolle
Song or album on repeat: Comfort y Musica para Volar
Most-used app: WhatsApp
Favorite podcast: my friend’s Eyla “Born to know”
TV show you’re watching: whatever my boyfriend is watching.
Last movie you saw: I’m still here
Artist who inspires you at the moment: Orly Anan
Best recent discovery: the app “Places”
QUIET TIME
Self-care strategies: at home in my robe, eating loads of fruits and coconut water
Can’t-live-without-it beauty product: LANSINOH for my lips
Place where you go to relax: near the sea
PASTTIME
Off-duty activity or hobby: ceramics
Favorite charity that’s worth your time: world central kitchen
Guilty pleasure to (wonderfully) waste your time: online shopping, even if is just adding to a fantasy cart
OF ALL TIME
Smartest advice ever received: relax
Most inspiring trip: any trip to an island
Best gift you ever got: my nephews
TIMELESS
Three objects you think will stand the test of time: a levi’s jean, a white t-shirt, and gold!
IN TIME
What’s your next project? To keep giving all I have to my two babies, Darosa and Liona
What are you looking forward to in 2025? To continue the journey of loving myself, to think love, feel love, and be love, so I can give the best to all that surrounds me !
TIME WILL TELL
Ten years from now, you will: be like fine wine
Invention or innovation you most want to see in the future: whatever it takes to end the password thing!
Leonardo Labartino
TIME AFTER TIME
Morning routine: Wake up, wonder briefly if I'm still dreaming, then a strong coffee and a moment of gratitude.
Drink of choice: a glass of natural wine
Nighttime ritual: Stretching, reading a few pages, WSJ, NYT, Instagram in that order .
Favorite workout: Tennis on clay or grass courts — where strategy meets style.
Current uniform: Crisp jeans, relaxed white shirt, and sneakers.
FOR THE TIME BEING
Book you’re reading: The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
Song or album on repeat: “Moon Safari" by Air — because CDMX chaos needs to feel floaty.
Most-used app: WhatsApp (where empires, brunch plans, and memes are made).
Favorite podcast: How I Built This with Guy Raz - Deep-dives into the lives and stories behind entrepreneurs, artists, and creators.
TV show you’re watching: Seinfeld — still the gold standard for finding deep meaning in doing absolutely nothing.
Last movie you saw: The Brutalist
Artist who inspires you at the moment: Agnes Martin
Best recent discovery: Cumin spiked popcorn.
QUIET TIME
Self-care strategies: Long walks without a phone, sauna sessions, unapologetic naps.
Can’t-live-without-it beauty product: Jasön styling gel
Place where you go to relax: A corner table at my favorite café, anywhere the ocean hums, a quiet forrest.
PASTTIME
Off-duty activity or hobby: making playlists, making pizzas,
Favorite charity that’s worth your time: TECHO — building homes and hope.
Guilty pleasure to (wonderfully) waste your time: Falling down Instagram rabbit holes of vacation homes... and convincing myself it's research.
OF ALL TIME
Smartest advice ever received: “Run your own race.”
Most inspiring trip: Egypt — where history outlives all our plans.
Best gift you ever got: A handwritten letter tucked into a suitcase — the original luxury.
Most memorable meal: A pasta lunch in a Pugliese forrest with my friend Vito Dicecca and Andreina surrounded by people who know that love is best served with amore primitivo cheese and olive oil.
TIMELESS
Three objects you think will stand the test of time:
• A perfectly worn leather jacket
• A cast-iron skillet
• Vinyl records (because soul doesn’t stream)
IN TIME
What’s your next project? Building a new food concept that feels like Italy kissed New York, then moved to Mexico City — and making it scalable
What are you looking forward to in 2025? Building, creating, surprising myself. And maybe more pizza. Definitely more pizza.
TIME WILL TELL
Ten years from now, you will: Still be curious, still be hungry (in every sense), hopefully with a few more stamps on my passport and a few more people at my table.
Invention or innovation you most want to see in the future: A way to erase smog from cities— to give us back blue skies and a little more hope.
