What We Offer
Fire. Food. Matt.
What Sets Us Apart
38 years cooking in some of the finest kitchens in the world. Two-star Great Taste Award winner. Twice. The only Māori chef making award-winning small batch sauces in the UK. Stocked at Selfridges and Fortnum and Mason. Made in London.
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Private dining. Matt comes to you.
You provide the space. Matt brings everything else — the menu, the ingredients, the fire, and thirty eight years of knowing exactly what to do with all of it.
Kai at Home is for birthdays, anniversaries, dinner parties, and any occasion where the food should be the thing people talk about afterwards. Menus are built around you, your guests, and what's in season. No two evenings are the same.
No Big Green Egg at home? Not a problem. We can bring one.
Dates available in October. Enquiries taken by email only.
For groups, venues, and anyone who wants to cook better.
Matt has taught at Borough Kitchen, The Ned Hotel, Birstall Garden Buildings and events across the UK. Masterclasses cover live fire cooking, Māori food traditions, fermentation, pickling, and flavour building — tailored to the group and the occasion.
Available for:
Private groups
Corporate events
Food festivals and venues
Brand partnerships
Past collaborators include Big Green Egg, Maldon Salt, YETI and Borough Kitchen.
WHERE TO FIND MATT COOKING LIVE
Millington Hall Farm, Manchester
12 and 13 September 2026
Up to Manchester for Millington Hall Farm. If you are in the north, keep an eye out.
The Walled Garden, Cobham — Kaiwhenua: Food from the Land
18 and 19 September 2026
The first of a three month residency at The Walled Garden in Cobham. A two acre Victorian walled garden in Surrey, log burners roaring, long tables, fire. Seasonal menus built around the land. Book directly at The Walled Garden.
Book at walledgardencobham.com
Truro Food Festival, Cornwall
23 to 27 September 2026
Lemon Quay, Truro
Five days of food, drink and live demos in the heart of Cornwall's capital. Free to attend.
The Walled Garden, Cobham — Mahinga Kai: An October Gathering
16 and 17 October 2026
Mahinga Kai means the gathering of food in Maori. The second of three residency dates at The Walled Garden. Fire, people, the season on a plate.
Book at walledgardencobham.com
The Walled Garden, Cobham — November
Dates to be confirmed
The residency continues into November. Dates dropping soon. Join the list to hear first.
More events added regularly. Join the list to be the first to know.
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