The Life of Matty
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jul 7, 2016
Matty Matheson travels to his hometown with his mentor Rang Nguyen to show how he became the chef he is today.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jul 7, 2016
Matty Matheson travels to his hometown with his mentor Rang Nguyen to show how he became the chef he is today.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jul 14, 2016
Canadian Chef Matty Matheson checks out Ontario Farms, Perth Pork and Y.U. Ranch.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jul 21, 2016
Matty heads to Winnipeg and hosted by Ron and "Hot Rod" Cantiveros learns how to make Longanisa sausages and cooks at a traditional Filipino Boodle Fight.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Jul 28, 2016
Matty travels to Portage La Prairie as a guest of their annual Pow Wow. He participates in a sweat lodge, and learns to Fancy Dance.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Aug 4, 2016
Matty meets Ivan Smith, the Bison Whisperer in Alberta and learns the ins-and-outs of raising bison. Matty travels to meet up with Chef Edgar Gutierrez for an off-road adventure
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Aug 11, 2016
Matty goes to Saskatchewan for the Great Prairie Feast. Then he heads to a cabin for a wild weekend of duck hunting and blowing shit up.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Aug 18, 2016
Matty hits Nova Scotia for lobster fishing and visits chef Bryan Picard's Bite House. On their way back to Halifax they hit a cheese farm for some award winning Gouda.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Aug 25, 2016
Rang and Matty pick up where they left off in Episode One but this time in Newfoundland. The dynamic duo's tour ends up with moose hunting.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Oct 27, 2016
Matty and Rang head to south Vietnam to visit the town where Rang grew up. Matty meets Rang's family and learns the harrowing story of how Rang came to Canada.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Nov 3, 2016
Matty and Rang head to Hanoi to check out Vietnam's growing restaurant scene and meet up with a few French ex-pats to sample some of the best French inspired Vietnamese dishes.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Nov 10, 2016
French Canadians are known for having a strong cultural identity. Matty investigates the uniqueness of Quebecois culture through a number of unusual subcultures, including LARPing!
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Nov 17, 2016
Matty heads to New Orleans to check out two different takes on Mardi Gras; Lundi Gras in the Lower 9th ward, and Cajun Mardi Gras in Lafayette.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Dec 1, 2016
Matty experiences one of Canada's oldest Jewish communities; Rabbi Bernath, aka `The Hipster Rabbi', shows Matty around Montreal's kosher food community.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Dec 8, 2016
Matty experiences the Inuit way of life while visiting the Arctic. On his journey to Iqaluit, Nunavut, he discovers how the high cost of food is impacting Inuit traditions.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Dec 15, 2016
Toronto is a multicultural city, offering a wide variety of culinary adventures. Matty takes part in his first Caribana celebration and learns about West Indian culture.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Dec 22, 2016
Growing up as a hardcore kid in Fort Erie, Matty has always heard stories of legendary football pre-game tailgate parties, but has never attended one...until now.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Apr 6, 2017
Matty ventures into the everglades under the protection of Shelley Wooten, an eighth-generation Floridian fighting to keep the hardcore culture of the Gladesmen alive.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Apr 13, 2017
Matty catches up with chef, Adam Perry Lang as he plans the opening of his new L.A. restaurant. Together, they enjoy some BBQ, boxing, fishing, knife-making and arson.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Apr 27, 2017
Matty and Master Rang head to Vegas in a Caddy convertible to shoot machine guns, try their luck as cowboys, and uncover the secrets of great prime rib.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: May 11, 2017
Matty hangs with reformed gangsters, Spanto and 2Tone of Born X Raised – two Venice Beach natives fighting to save the spirit of their hometown against gentrification.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: May 13, 2017
Matty teams up with former soldier turned chef, "Sniper" Steve Austin, for a culinary adventure in the deadly outback of Australia's Northern Territory.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: May 18, 2017
Tā Moko tattoos, mud baths, mussel harvests and a Hāngī cookout. Matty gets the full Māori experience on New Zealand's North Island with master chef, Morgan McGlone.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: May 25, 2017
With its posh ice fishing and frozen lake car races, Chef Hayden Johnston tries to convince Matty that his Thunder Bay home is "The Greatest City in the World."
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Jun 1, 2017
Newly crowned Michelin Star Chef (and possible Viking), Ragnar Erikkson, guides Matty through an Icelandic winter wonderland of odd food, crazy buggy rides, and steamy hot springs.