09/05/2026
🌟 THE SPOTTLIGHT: MEET MATT 🌟
Matt has been holding it down in The Spott kitchen for three and a half years—but his story goes far beyond the food.
Matt once had the opportunity to cook alongside the legendary Emeril Lagasse. The biggest lesson he took from that experience wasn’t about fancy techniques or complicated recipes:
“Be genuine as a human being and cook real food.”
That’s something Matt brings into our kitchen every day.
The Spott also gave Matt something even more special—his wife! Their story began with a little mutual flirtiness in the kitchen, grew into love, and eventually became a happily-ever-after marriage for life. ❤️
Then we gave him the ultimate culinary challenge: create a dish using only ingredients from a gas station.
Matt’s answer? Take a gas-station chicken sandwich, re-bread it, double-fry it until it’s super crunchy, then finish it with pickles and ranch.
In his words: “It’ll blow your mind.” 😂
From cooking with Emeril to finding the love of his life—and somehow making gas-station food sound incredible—we’re proud to have Matt as part of The Spott family!
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