SATURDAY 10 MAY 2025
MASTERCLASS
OF FLAVOUR

Live fire and BBQ aficionado, Mat is a content creator and Ambassador for some of the largest global BBQ brands including Weber, Big Green Egg and Smokey Oak BBQ. The food is inspired by his Maori / colonial heritage from New Zealand. Old colonial recipes, southern pacific soul, modernised over fire.

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What’s included:
All the meat and food that you cook
Refreshments (Beer, Wine, Soft drinks)
Recipe cards for you to tweak and repeat at home

Menu of the day:
TBC

About Mat:
Mat moved to London in 1998 starting at the newly opened Soho House in Greek Street. He went on to work as a Senior Chef at Bluebird in Chelsea, Gordon Ramsey’s Maze Grill and Jamie Oliver’s Threadneedle Street. In 2015, he was snapped up as the Group Executive Chef at Caravan and Vardo Restaurants, where he was part of the team growing the brand from two to seven sites.

With over 30 years experience, Mat Burgess, often known at @matblak on Instagram, began his next move in 2022 with a step into his own food consultancy business, Kaiwhenua.

At Kaiwhenua, which means food from the land in his native Maori, Mat now creates innovative recipes for companies including Goodman Steak House Group, Caravan Restaurant Group and premium ceramic BBQ brand Big Green Egg, to name a few.

For more info, check out @matblak on instagram.