Matty Matheson’s path to success has been anything but typical. The National’s Ian Hanomansing met the renowned chef at his popular Toronto restaurant to find out how a punk kid from New Brunswick who dropped out of culinary school became a Michelin-rated restaurant owner, business mogul, author and Emmy-award-winning producer of The Bear.
00:00 Matty's signature comfort food
01:38 Growing up in Grampy's restaurant
02:46 Unscripted approach to cooking videos
04:17 Larger-than-life persona
06:34 At 29, I definitely had a heart attack...
07:21 DSOL: Dead Set On Living
08:30 Don't call it an empire
09:45 Prime Seafood Palace
10:19 My version of a steakhouse
12:14 Landing his role on The Bear
13:56 It's very stressful...there's no winging it
16:04 We're all broken inside
17:46 I love restaurants
19:13 Food has given me everything
21:45 Being a dad and a good husband
23:03 Matty and his son make curry
23:27 Never hide who you are
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