Matthew James Matheson (born February 7, 1982)[1] is a Canadian chef, restaurateur, actor and internet personality.

Matheson was the executive chef of Parts & Labour,[2] a restaurant located in Toronto, Ontario, which permanently closed on January 1, 2019.

Matheson has since started Matty's Patty's Burger Club, a takeout restaurant in Toronto, Ontario, which opened in December 2020.

[5] The family lived in Nova Scotia until Matheson turned 11,[6] when they moved to Fort Erie, Ontario.

[7] Matheson began working at Le Sélect Bistro in Toronto in 2003 under chef Rang Nguyen, who taught him French culinary techniques.

His recognition, along with his outgoing and wild personality, would lead to his appearance on the online show Munchies by Vice Media.

[19] In October 2020, Matheson opened another pop-up restaurant in Toronto, a continuation of Matty's Patty's,[20] which was originally located in Hawaii with a short stint in Shibuya, Japan.

[20] Matheson, Chomyshyn, and Guadjardo opened up a new permanent restaurant, Fonda Balam, in the Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy neighbourhoods of Toronto in October 2021, serving birria and other Mexican cuisine.

[26][27][28][29][30] In November 2022, Matheson opened Rizzo's House of Parm, a restaurant serving old-school Italian-American cuisine, at Crystal Beach in Fort Erie, Ontario.

[38] In March 2020, Matheson and artist Alex 2Tone, co-founder of streetwear brand Born X Raised, started a podcast titled Powerful Truth Angels, with producer Jason Nelken.

[40][41][42] In 2022, Matheson started the "hyper-local entrepreneur" workwear clothing line, Rosa Rugosa, with production based in the West Toronto neighbourhood of Parkdale.