Matty Matheson

Matthew James Matheson(born February 7, 1982)is a Canadianchef,restaurateur, actor and internet personality. He portrays the handyman Neil Fak on theFXseriesThe Bear.
Matheson was the executive chef of Parts & Labour,a restaurant located inToronto,Ontario, which permanently closed on January 1, 2019. Matheson has since started Matty's Patty's Burger Club, a takeout restaurant inToronto, Ontario, which opened in December 2020.In April 2022, Matheson opened Prime Seafood Palace, which is also located in Toronto.Matheson regularly appeared onVice's showMunchies. He previously hosted Viceland'sIt's Suppertime!andDead Set on Life.
Matheson was born inSaint John, New Brunswick; his parents are engineer Stephen and waitress Joan Matheson.The family lived inNova Scotiauntil Matheson turned 11,when they moved toFort Erie,Ontario.Before moving to Ontario, Matheson had grown up as a member of theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; however, the family left the church when leaving Nova Scotia.Matheson's grandfather was a restaurateur and formerRCMPofficer fromPrince Edward Island(PEI), the family having roots in PEI dating back to the 1700s. His grandfather owned and operated The Blue Goose restaurant inDeSable, where Matty would spend his summers.
Matheson moved to Toronto in 2000 and attendedHumber College's cooking program. To serve a short stint as a roadie for his friends' metal band, he dropped out of the program before graduating. However, Matheson found he had a talent for butchering meat, and he continued his culinary career by handing out resumes to random restaurants until he found employment.
Matheson began working at Le Sélect Bistro in Toronto in 2003 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 until it closed in 2019. His recognition, along with his outgoing and wild personality, would lead to his appearance on the online showMunchiesbyVice Media.
He was hired to host Viceland'sIt's SuppertimeandDead Set on Life.Matheson also maintains his own Youtube channel.
Matheson has also appeared onJimmy Kimmel Live!,where he showedJimmy Kimmelhow to make a "stuffed shell family recipe".
In April 2021, Matheson signed with WME Agency (a subsidiary ofEndeavor Group Holdings, Inc.). In June 2022, Matheson joined the cast and crew of FX'sThe Bear. He portrays handyman Neil Fak, and he also serves as a producer and culinary consultant on the show.
Matheson partnered with Shlomo Buchler in 2015 to create a pizza restaurant called Maker Pizza, which has opened and expanded into numerous locations within theGreater Toronto Area.
During theCOVID-19 pandemic, in the summer of 2020, Matheson created apop-up restaurantcalled Matty Matheson's Meat + Three, a take on theAmerican South'smeat and three, specializing inAmerican barbecue, inFort Erie;the Meat + Three pop-up closed in 2022.
In October 2020, Matheson opened another pop-up restaurant in Toronto, a continuation of Matty's Patty's,which was originally located inHawaiiwith a short stint inShibuya,Japan.Matty's Patty's opened a permanent location in theTrinity-Bellwoodsneighbourhood in Toronto in December 2020.
In April 2021, Matheson partnered with Toronto chefs Kate Chomyshyn and Julio Guajardo to open a new pop-up restaurant in Toronto called Birria Balam, specializing in the Mexican dishbirria.Matheson, Chomyshyn, and Guadjardo opened up a new permanent restaurant,Fonda Balam, in the Trinity-Bellwoods andLittle Italyneighbourhoods of Toronto in October 2021, serving birria and otherMexican cuisine.They subsequently closed Birria Balam.
In January 2022, Matheson teamed up with his mentor and friend Rang Nguyen and opened Ca Phe Rang, aVietnamese restaurantservingphoandbánh mì. The restaurant opened where Birria Balam had been previously, inChinatown, Toronto.
In April 2022, Matheson opened Prime Seafood Palace, asteakhouseand seafood restaurant in Trinity-Bellwoods, Toronto. Matheson had been working on opening the restaurant since 2016.
In November 2022, Matheson opened Rizzo's House of Parm, a restaurant serving old-schoolItalian-American cuisine, atCrystal BeachinFort Erie, Ontario. The restaurant took its inspiration from the Italian family of his wife Trish, and he named the restaurant after his first daughter and second child, Rizzo.
Matheson has incorporated all of his restaurants into his company, Our House Hospitality Company.
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.He recorded a series of YouTube videos to coincide with the release of this book.
His third book,Matty Matheson: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches, was released in October 2024.
In March 2020, Matheson and artist Alex 2Tone, co-founder of streetwear brand Born X Raised, started a podcast titledPowerful Truth Angels, with producer Jason Nelken.
In 2020, Matheson teamed up with Toronto chef Keenan McVey and opened Blue Goose Farm, a small farm in Fort Erie, Ontario; the farm, named after a restaurant owned by Matheson's grandfather, helps to supply vegetables to some of his restaurants and other restaurants in Toronto.
In 2022, Matheson started the "hyper-local entrepreneur"workwearclothing line, Rosa Rugosa, with production based in the West Toronto neighbourhood ofParkdale. Matheson has also started a kitchen utensil collection.
Matheson has a history ofsubstance abuse. He first triedcocainein grade 11. His regular use of the drug would lead him to a heart attack at the age of 29.Mathesonquit using drugs and alcoholat the end of 2013. Seven months after becoming sober, Matheson shot his first episode ofKeep It Canada.
In 2014, Matheson married Trish Spencer. They have three children.