Chef Matt has been a professional chef since 2008, but has been cooking as a job since 1999.  He is bilingual, grew up in Saudi Arabia, and attended Culinary School at the Culinary School of the Rockies and has accomplished a Pro-chef designation from The CIA in New York.  He is a very competitive and intuitive chef with many first place trophies in various categories.  As an executive chef of several famous restaurants around Houston and in Crested Butte, CO, he has led teams with outstanding talent.  He has owned and operated his own restaurant, Tressie’s Southern Kitchen in Magnolia, and has been a catering chef for over 10 years including backstage for Tool, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Motley Crue, Poison, Joan Jet, Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga to name a few!  He considers the Mediterranean, French, and Southern USA his regions of culinary expertise and cannot wait to share my knowledge and experiences with others.