About Chef Matt

Food is life, and throughout his indelible 20-year culinary career, Chef Matt knows how exquisite, well-prepared meals create a sense of joy and deep satisfaction. By including cannabis in the art of cooking, Chef Matt understands that people are not only eating well, they are also living well. Matthew Stockard was on his way to becoming Chef Matt when he opened his first restaurant at age 21. Cooking in a restaurant requires demanding, physical work and long hours on your feet. As an executive chef, the restaurant is your life. From the moment you start your 18 or 20 hour day, you pour everything into the business. This is how it must be to learn, refine, and keep your customers reveling in the experience you created. Chef Matt’s passion and diverse knowledge as an executive chef led to him overseeing international, multimillion-dollar restaurants for one of the world’s largest luxury hotel chains. Japanese sushi restaurants, Teppanyaki restaurants, Italian, and even Las Vegas-style