Book Chef Matt for Expos, Panels, Cooking Demos and Brand Events

Most cannabis events have a DJ, a few booths and a tray of sad gummies. The ones people remember have food.

I've cooked and spoken at cannabis expos, headlined food panels, and served dishes to trade-show crowds, including the Cannabis Edibles Expo in Chicago. If your event needs a chef who can cook live and explain what he's doing, that's me.

What I do at events

• Panels and talks: cooking with cannabis, dosing, flavor, the food side of the industry, and what's next after the 2026 hemp changes
• Live cooking demos: a dish built and explained start to finish on stage
• Brand activations and launches: menus built around your brand, your products or your theme
• Industry dinners and mixers: passed bites, food stations and buffets for partners, buyers and press
• Staff education: teaching dispensary and product teams how to talk about edibles and food
• Retreats and wellness events: full-day menus with drinks and snacks

Why a chef, not a spokesperson

Audiences can tell when someone's reading a script. I'm an ACF Certified Chef with a BA in Culinary Science, I've been cooking with cannabis for 30 years, and WeedCon named me Cannabis Chef of the Year. I can answer the hard questions, and I can cook while I do it.

The details

• Based in Long Beach, California, available in any state
• Food, drinks, snacks and goodie bags can all be part of the package
• Cannabis is handled to the rules of your state and venue, or left out entirely
• Press and background: Meet Chef Matt

Book Chef Matt for your event or email matt@chefmattonline.com.

Hosting something more personal? I also cater private dinners, mixers, cooking classes and buffets.

— Chef Matt

21+ events only. Cannabis is served only where legal, with products from licensed sources.