OFFSITE EVENT! Matty Matheson Author Talk • Soups, Salads, Sandwiches (Matty Matheson) • At City Arts & Lectures

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Canadian chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author Matty Matheson is best-known as Neil Fak on the FX series The Bear. He also serves as the show’s culinary advisor and a producer. His eleven restaurants, incorporated under the umbrella of Our House Hospitality, include Prime Seafood Palace, Rizzo’s House of Parm, and Matty’s Patty’s Burger Club, and he is the creator of the culinary brand Matheson Cookware and the workwear line Rosa Rugosa.

Alexis Madrigal is co-host of KQED’s Forum and a contributing writer at The Atlantic. He helped found the COVID Tracking Project and was previously the editor-in-chief of Fusion. He is currently working on a book about Oakland and the Bay Area’s revolutionary ideas.

Soups, Salads, Sandwiches - Chances are you’ve eaten a soup, salad, or sandwich in the past day (or maybe all three). This trio makes up so many of our meals but is rarely given the attention it deserves–until now. Matty Matheson, known for his bold, innovative flavors, has created a cookbook that will revolutionize how you think of these kitchen basics. This book is for anyone and everyone, offering up Matty’s signature twists on the classics, delivered with minimal effort for maximum flavor.

Find your favorite combination by mixing and matching dishes like:

• Soups: Giant Meatball Soup in Beefy Tomato Broth; Crab Congee; Creamy Sausage Soup with Rapini and Tortellini; Caldo de Pollo
• Salads: Everyone’s Mom’s Macaroni and Tuna Salad; Griddled Salami Panzanella Salad; Peaches with Goat Cheese, Mint, Honeycomb, and Olive Oil
• Sandwiches: Cubano; Italian Combo; Sun Warmed Tomato; Banana Bread French Toast with Fried Egg, Peameal Bacon, and Maple Syrup

Packed with character, personal stories, scrumptious recipes, and vivid photographs of a day-in-the-life with Matty and his family, Soups, Salads, Sandwiches will have you fearlessly whipping up your own combinations in the kitchen.