Matthew James Matheson (born February 7, 1982) is a Canadian chef, restaurateur, and internet personality. He was the executive chef of Parts & Labour, a restaurant located in

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, which permanently closed on January 1, 2019. Matheson has since started Matty's Patty's Burger Club, a takeout restaurant in

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, which opened in December, 2020. In April 2022, Matheson opened Prime Seafood Palace, which is also located in Toronto. Matheson regularly appeared on

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's show ''Munchies''. He previously hosted Viceland's '' It's Suppertime!'' and '' Dead Set on Life''.

Early life

Matheson was born in Saint John,

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to engineer Stephen and waitress Joan Matheson. The family lived in

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until Matheson turned 11, when they moved to

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. Before moving to Ontario, Matheson had grown up as a member of

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; however, the family left the church when leaving Nova Scotia. Matheson's grandfather was a restaurateur and former

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officer from

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, the family having roots in PEI dating back to the 1700s. His grandfather owned and operated The Blue Goose restaurant in DeSable, where Matty would spend his summers. Matheson moved to Toronto in 2000 and attended Humber's cooking program. He found he had a talent for butchering meat, and after a short stint on tour as a roadie for his friends' metal band, Matheson continued his culinary career.

Career

Early culinary career

Matheson began working at Le Sélect Bistro under chef Rang Nguyen who taught him French culinary techniques. In 2006, Matheson was hired at the restaurant, La Palette. In 2010, Matheson became executive chef at the new Parts & Labour restaurant. His recognition, along with his outgoing and wild personality, would lead to his appearance on the online show ''Munchies'' by

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On-screen

He was hired to host Viceland's ''

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'' and '' Dead Set on Life''. Matheson has also appeared on '' Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' where he showed

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how to make a "stuffed shell family recipe". In April 2021, Matheson was signed with Endeavor (formerly William Morris/Endeavor). He also partnered to open a new pop-up restaurant in Toronto called Birria Balam, specializing in the Mexican dish

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. In June 2022, Matheson joined the cast and crew of The Bear on Hulu as a producer and guest star, becoming recurring character handyman Niel Fak. He also shares the role of culinary consultant with the sister of show creator Christopher Storer, Courtney. In the same month he opened the Prime Seafood Palace, a venture that he had been working on for the previous six years.

Restaurants

Matheson partnered with Shlomo Buchler to create a pizza restaurant call Maker Pizza with three locations in Toronto, one location in North York and one location in Thornhill.. In March 2020, Matheson and artist Alex 2Tone, co-founder of streetwear brand Born X Raised, started a podcast, titled ''Powerful Truth Angels'', with producer Jason Nelken. During the

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, Matheson created a

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called Matty Matheson's Meat + Three, a take on an American

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, specializing in American barbecue, in

. In October 2020, Matheson opened another pop-up restaurant in Toronto, a continuation of Matty's Patty's, originally located in

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with a short stint in

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, Japan. He opened his fifth restaurant, Rizzo's House of Parm, in November 2022 in Fort Erie, Ontario, serving old-school Italian food.

Cookbooks

In October 2018, Matheson released his first cookbook, '' Matty Matheson: A Cookbook''. On September 29, 2020, Matheson released his second cookbook, '' Matty Matheson: Home Style Cookery''. Matty recorded a series of YouTube videos to coincide with the release of this book.

Miscellaneous

In 2022, while running five restaurants, the "hyper-local entrepreneur" started a

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clothing line, Rosa Rugosa, in the West Toronto neighbourhood of Parkdale. The cookbook author also has a kitchen utensil collection.

Personal life

Matheson married his long-time girlfriend Trish Spencer in 2014. Together, they have three children: MacArthur (born in 2016), Rizzo (born in 2018), and Ozzy (born in 2020). Matheson has had a history of past substance abuse. Matheson first tried

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in 11th grade. His regular use of the drug would lead him to a heart attack at the age of 29. After his heart attack, he quit using drugs and alcohol at the end of 2013. Seven months after becoming sober, Matheson shot his first episode of ''Keep It Canada''.

Television

As Producer

As Writer

Guest Appearances

Bibliography

Non-Fiction

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matheson, Matty 1982 births Living people Businesspeople from Saint John, New Brunswick Businesspeople from Toronto Canadian restaurateurs Canadian television chefs Canadian male chefs Chefs from Toronto