Tim Matthews

Tim Matthews grew up in a small coal mining village in Yorkshire, England. While attending school, he worked weekends peeling vegetables at Monk Fryston Hall, a small hotel nestled in the countryside. This early exposure to kitchen life developed into a passion for cooking.

In addition to being a Certified Chef de Cuisine and earning his chef’s papers in England and Canada, he is a graduate of Confederation College’s Culinary and Hotel Management Programs. He also has a degree in Business Administration. Tim has received recognition for chef of the year in 1991 (association of Chefs de Cuisine) and he has received a recognition award for outstanding service in 1996 (Confederation College).

In May 2001 and May 2008 Tim was awarded the NISOD Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Texas and Confederation College’s Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.