Matthew is Fusion Brewing's flavour advisor. 

He has recently been on SBS with his show the Gourmet Farmer. Check out some recipes, the last episode and more.

Originally trained in Canberra, Australia, Matthew has also worked in Sydney and Melbourne and written about restaurants and producers from across the country.

In years gone by Matthew has been the café reviewer for The Age’s Epicure section, worked for local and international food magazines, and was The Sydney Morning Herald’s Chief Restaurant Reviewer for five years. He was also the co-editor of the much talked about Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide from 2002-2006. Since 1997 he has been writing a weekly recipe column for Good Weekend magazine, which also appeared in The West Australian each Saturday for five years. Matthew also shares his love of tucker as the food editor of the weekly magazine, Grazia.

Matthew has written, edited and contributed to numerous publications, including recipe books and travel guides. He is in the process of writing his seventh book about food, to be published in 2010 by Murdoch Books.

Matthew is a 'hat' awarded chef and identified the complementary tastes that give Bluebottle Beer, Firefly Beer and Prime Beer their unique and award winning boutique beer flavours, working with Brian Watson on the final product.