In January of 2022, Matt started meeting with multiple investors, restaurant developers etc in hopes of opening his own restaurant. During that time he was still getting offers to cater events, do meal prep for family and do private dinners in people's homes for special occasions all while still being Executive Chef at a restaurant in town. He soon realized how happy these events made him and with no added stress or partnerships of a restaurant, he decided to turn it into a business.  His love of baseball and the suggestion from a friend, gave him the perfect name for his company and it just all snowballed from there.



Richmond native, he began his culinary career at the Country Club of Virginia at the age of sixteen. He worked at the West End Staple Eurasia, and was later the opening Sous Chef at The Rogue Gentlemen (Rogue). After moving to New York in 2014, he worked at The Little Prince in SoHo as well as Virginia's in the Lower East Side Under Chef Matt Conroy. Returning to Richmond in the fall of 2017, he assisted in the opening of The Shaved Duck Restaurant as the Executive Chef. He then joined the Roosevelt in November of 2018 as Executive Chef. In 2020, he was the Executive Chef at Grisette until mid 2022.  When Matt is not working you can find him walking or biking through Churchill, or eating at one of Richmond’s fantastic restaurants. He spend most of his free time watching sport and attending games (section 203) Go Yankees, Jets, Knicks and Rangers.  As an avid music lover, you can also find Chef Matt attending many concerts.