Meet Chef Matt: 30 Years of Cooking With Cannabis

I'm a chef first. I just happen to be very good with one particular ingredient.

I don't call myself a "cannabis chef." I'm a chef who cooks with cannabis. The difference is the whole point.

The short version

• ACF Certified Chef with a BA in Culinary Science
• Opened my first restaurant in Oklahoma in 1998
• Cooking with cannabis for over 30 years, starting at a backyard BBQ in Long Beach
• Cooked in kitchens across California, New York, New Jersey and Canada
• Cooked infused dinners for artists including Snoop Dogg and Julian Marley
• Named Cannabis Chef of the Year at WeedCon
• Author of The Art of Nano Infusion

My philosophy

If it's only good because it has cannabis in it, you've already lost. Food comes first. Flavor comes first. Technique comes first. Read the full philosophy.

As featured in

Magazines and news

• Vogue: Venice Beach hidden gems travel guide
• Eater: Black chefs and cannabis cooking
• The Argonaut: Mighty Mocktails and the July 2017 print issue
• Cannabis Cooking Magazine: Summer 2020 issue
• Authority Magazine: 5 Things You Need to Create a Successful Food Line
• Green Entrepreneur: Feature
• Weedmaps, republished by Benzinga: 7 Cannabis Strains for Your Next Canna-Friendly BBQ, With Chef Matt
• Puraphy: Chef Matt: The Reluctant Bobby Flay of Cannabis Cooking
• KultureHub: Weed chefs and cannabis cuisine
• Big Buds Magazine: Cannabis chefs who grow their own
• The Smokers Club: Our Favorite Chefs Stirring Up the Pot
• Rolling Up: Chefs Changing the Game With Cannabis
• Three Wells: MLK celebration with Chef Matt
• Estrohaze: Coverage
• 420 Foodie Club: Interview
• Honeysuckle Magazine: Chef Matt's Weedsday Playlist
• VoyageLA: Matthew (ChefMatt) Stockard's Story
• CanvasRebel: Interview

Stages and events

• Cannabis Food Show, San Francisco 2020: Speaker
• Cannabis Edibles Expo, Chicago: Featured chef
• Everything Edibles: Chef Matt Stockard
• Trichomes: Introduction to Cooking With Cannabis

Podcasts and video

• Apple Podcasts: Cooking With Cannabis With Chef Matt Stockard
• Jane podcast, EP 20: Chef Matt Stockard (also on Spotify)
• Different Leaf podcast: Meals Out of Marijuana with Chef Matt Stockard
• Cannabis Radio, Dazed And Infused: Interview
• The Weed Tube: Careers in Cannabis With Chef Matt Stockard
• YouTube: Video 1 and Video 2

Hire me for your event

I'm based in Long Beach and I travel to any state. I cater private dinners, mixers, cooking classes, buffets, bachelorettes, birthdays, brand events and expos, and any food event you can put on a calendar. Food, drinks, snacks and goodie bags included. See how booking works or email matt@chefmattonline.com.

Learn from me

• Cooking With Cannabis: A Chef's Complete Guide
• How to Host a Cannabis Dinner Party
• The Art of Nano Infusion

Follow along on Instagram: @chefmatt2.0

Cook something good.
— Chef Matt