Luam Werson runs Mojito’s tiny dining room with the back-clapping warmth of a guy who always knew he wanted to go into hospitality. Today he’s the face of Lake City Way’s much-loved Latin and Cuban restaurant, but nothing about Werson’s personal history suggested he might one day oversee a handsome rum list and an exacting menu of twice-fried plantains (aka tostones), bowls of sancocho, and pabellon, the Venezuelan dish of shredded beef.
To start, Werson was born in Ethiopia. When Mojito opened in 2001, the owners hired Werson as a dishwasher. In 2010, he earned a partnership stake in the North End location. Over time the other three partners
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