Matthew is the author of nine books on food, including the authoritative Real Food Companion, The Gourmet Farmer Deli Book (co-authored with Ross O’Meara and Nick Haddow), and his memoirs including his most recent publication, The Dirty Chef. He writes regularly for Feast magazine, and spends much of his week setting up a new 70-acre piece of land as a mixed farm under the name Fat Pig Farm. Matthew attends markets and food festivals, sometimes in his hot red 1980s Fat Pig food van, specialising in old and rare-breed pork. Besides filming a fourth series of Gourmet Farmer, where he circumnavigates Tasmania with his mates Nick and Ross, he also hosted What’s the Catch?, investigating the complex and sometimes shocking truths behind the seafood Australians produce and consume.
Matthew is a strong believer in Real Food; food where the provenance is known and the producer valued. He believes in home cooking, using the seasons and your geography as the guide. It is his hope that more and more people will try to grow their own food. "Just start with parsley and go from there," he says.
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Gourmet Farmer Afloat begins 19 February, 7:30pm on SBS ONE.
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