Matt Kendrick — The Bauer Butcher

Best thing you’ve ever eaten?
Foraged wild mushroom tart with sauteed bone marrow and seared foie gras. Heaven!

Other career you could have pursued?
Broadcasting.

Favourite beverage?
Brick’s Waterloo Dark.

Bevie that once pretty near killed you?
Screwdrivers (plural): I was once young.

Chef you’d most like to meet?
Marco-Pierre White.

Best footwear?
Blundstone kitchen clogs.

Favourite “ethnic food” in Waterloo Region?
Ethiopian at AM Africa, Kitchener: Gotta love eating with your hands.

What scares you in a kitchen?
I have a recurring nightmare about running out of mise en place mid-service.

Greatest failed recipe?
Pasta and pastry dough in humid tropical climate: Does not work the same as here!

Something that gives you great pleasure?
Food and wine.

A favourite teacher you’ve had?
Jacques Marie at Stratford Chefs School.

A moment in your life you’d like to have back?
Wine tasting in Chateauneuf-du-Pape.

Where were you born?
West Midlands, U.K.

Favourite band?
The Clash.

Who would you like to cook for?
Good friends and family.

The thing you’d wish for Waterloo Region?
That the food scene continues to grow and push some boundaries.

Gotta-have late-night munch?
Poutine!

Best thing about being a cook?
A life that revolves around food.

Mostest dumbest purchis yoov ever maid?
Jeans that I knew didn’t fit right in the first place but for some reason I thought thy’d be better after washing…they weren’t.

Fav city?
Montreal.

TV chefs who annoy you?
Ricardo and David Adjey.

Would you describe yourself as sweet or savoury?
Definitely sweet…with a pinch of salt.