Dead Set on Life

Jul 7, 2016

Matty takes his mentor Rang Nguyen back to his hometown and down memory lane, showing us where he came from the how he became the chef he is today.

Jul 14, 2016

Canadian Chef Matty Matheson checks out Ontario Farms, Perth Pork and Y. U. Ranch and throws an epic BBQ for his friends at his parent's house in Stratford, Ontario.

Jul 21, 2016

Canadian Chef Matty Matheson heads to Winnipeg and hosted by Ron and "Hot Rod" Cantiveros learns how to make Longanisa sausages and cooks at a traditional Filipino Boodle Fight.

Jul 28, 2016

Invited by the Long Plain First Nation Reserve, Matty travels to Portage La Prairie as a guest of their annual Pow Wow. He participates in a sweat lodge, and learns to Fancy Dance.

Aug 4, 2016

Matty meets Ivan Smith, the Bison Whisperer in Alberta and learns the ins-and-outs of raising bison. Matty travels to meet up with Chef Edgar Gutierrez for an off-road adventure.

Aug 11, 2016

Matty goes to Saskatchewan for the Great Prairie Feast. Then he heads to a cabin for a wild weekend of duck hunting and blowing shit up.

Aug 18, 2016

Matty hits Nova Scotia for lobster fishing and visits chef Bryan Picard’s Bite House. On their way back to Halifax they hit a cheese farm for some award winning Gouda.

Aug 25, 2016

Rang and Matty pick up where they left off in Episode One but this time in Newfoundland. The dynamic duo’s tour ends up with moose hunting.

Aug 29, 2016

In the season one finale, Matty goes deep into the heart of Louisiana in search of the original Mardi Gras. After that, Matty meets up with bounce artist Cheeky Blakk in New Orleans to attend the city's largest event of the year.

Oct 27, 2016

In the second-season premiere, Matty and Rang visit Rang's hometown in southern Vietnam, where Matty meets his family and learns the story of how he immigrated to Canada.

Nov 3, 2016

Matty and Rang travel to Hanoi to check out the growing restaurant scene. Later, the guys meet with French ex-pats to sample French-inspired Vietnamese food.

Nov 10, 2016

French Canadians are known for having a strong cultural identity. Matty investigates the uniqueness of Quebecois culture through a number of unusual subcultures, including LARPing!

Nov 17, 2016

Matty travels to New Orleans to witness two different Mardi Gras celebrations, Lundi Gras in the Lower Ninth Ward and Cajun Mardi Gras in Lafayette Square.

Dec 1, 2016

Matty visits one of the oldest Jewish communities in Canada. Then "Hipster Rabbi" takes Matty on a tour of Montreal's kosher-food spots.

Dec 8, 2016

Matty visits an Inuit community in the Arctic, where he learns about how high food costs are impacting their traditions.

Dec 15, 2016

Matty participates in a Caribana celebration and learns about West Indian culture while visiting Toronto.

Dec 20, 2016

Apr 6, 2017

Matty ventures into the everglades under the protection of Shelley Wooten, an eighth-generation Floridian fighting to keep the hardcore culture of the Gladesmen alive.

Apr 13, 2017

Matty catches up with chef, Adam Perry Lang as he plans the opening of his new L.A. restaurant. Together, they enjoy some BBQ, boxing, fishing, knife-making and arson.

Apr 27, 2017

Matty and Master Rang head to Vegas in a Caddy convertible to shoot machine guns, try their luck as cowboys, and uncover the secrets of great prime rib.

May 11, 2017

Matty hangs with reformed gangsters, Spanto and 2Tone of Born X Raised, who are two Venice Beach natives fighting to save the spirit of their hometown against gentrification.

May 13, 2017

Matty teams up with former soldier turned chef, "Sniper" Steve Austin, for a culinary adventure in the deadly outback of Australia's Northern Territory.

May 18, 2017

Tā Moko tattoos, mud baths, mussel harvests and a Hāngī cookout. Matty gets the full Māori experience on New Zealand's North Island with master chef, Morgan McGlone.

May 25, 2017

With its posh ice fishing and frozen lake car races, Chef Hayden Johnston tries to convince Matty that his Thunder Bay home is "The Greatest City in the World."

Jun 1, 2017

Newly crowned Michelin Star Chef (and possible Viking), Ragnar Erikkson, guides Matty through an Icelandic winter wonderland of odd food, crazy buggy rides, and steamy hot springs.