Chef Matty Matheson of ‘The Bear’ on Culinary Stardom, On and Off The Screen

On with Kara Swisher

New York Magazine

News Commentary, News, Society & Culture

4.2 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Canadian chef Matty Matheson has been a force in the culinary world for over two decades, but the non-foodies of the world recognize him as Neil Fak, the goofy, handyman-come-waiter-in-training on the FX/Hulu hit series The Bear. Aside from being the show’s much-needed comic relief, Matheson is an executive producer and a culinary consultant on set. Matheson first became chef de cuisine in his early 20s and now owns over a dozen restaurants. He also runs an incredibly popular YouTube channel with over 1.5 million subscribers and he’s authored three cookbooks – his latest, Soups, Salads, Sandwiches, came out in October. Kara and Matty talk about the good, bad and ugly of the restaurant industry, why he loves both haute cuisine and homestyle cooking and how his YouTube persona changes when he puts on his chef’s hat. Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram and TikTok @onwithkaraswisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I needed a happy interview, and I hope you are.
0:03.7	If you're not, that's just the way it's going to go.
0:05.6	I don't know what to say.
0:06.5	You know, we'll see.
0:07.5	We'll have to see.
0:08.3	Okay, good.
0:09.3	I think that's your whole brand from what I understand.
0:25.7	Hi, everyone from New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:28.1	This is On with Kara Swisher, and I'm Kara Swisher.
0:34.2	My guest today is chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, and actor producer Maddie Matheson.
0:37.1	If you're a foodie, you've probably known about Maddie for a while.
0:42.0	He's had review-worthy restaurants in Canada for more than a decade. He currently has 13 restaurants with varying cuisines. His third cookbook, soup, salads, and sandwiches came out in
0:47.1	October. He has a farm and a bunch of other food-based business ventures. If you aren't a
0:51.8	foodie, you might recognize him from the Hulu FX show,
0:55.0	The Bear, which has won 21 primetime Emmys. Season three was recently nominated for five Golden Globes.
1:01.4	Maddie got signed onto the show to be a food consultant and ended up with a role and an executive
1:06.2	producer title. No, he's not the Calvin Klein model lead Carmie, also known as Jeremy Allen White,
1:11.8	or the evil sadist chef de cuisine who demoralizes Carmi at the fancy New York restaurant.
1:17.7	Maddie plays Neil Fack, the tattooed kind of goofy family friend, who also is a handyman,
1:23.4	who starts out just hanging around the restaurant playing video games and ends up being some kind of emotional whisper to Carmony
1:29.9	as he's been going through what is clearly an emotional break while trying to get a Michelin star in season three.
1:36.4	One thing that's important to me is my son Louis is a huge fan of Maddie's YouTube channel and his show
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