In honor of Mental Health awareness month Chefs Gerard Kenny & Chris Galarza sit down with Certified Executive Chef Michael Matarazzo to discuss his work, his career, and the future of the hospitality industry. We cover a wide range of topics from kitchen decarbonization to mental health and everything in between. This is an episode to listen and re-listen to as Chef Matarazzo dives deep into the importance of mental health and coaching.

Born and raised on Long Island, Chef Michael Matarazzo was formally trained at both The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY as well as the world-renowned Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, WV. In 2010 he was named USA's Chef of The Year by The American Culinary Federation. Michael has been to the Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany three times as both competitor and coach. He is an ACF Certified Competitions Judge and has received numerous medals both domestic and internationally during his 20-year culinary career.

In addition to being a working Executive Chef, Matarazzo has a Transformation Life Coaching Practice where he coaches high performing individuals in both group and individual settings and engages his clients in transformational, life changing conversations.

In 2020, He created the fast-growing Facebook Group, Chefs for Change, as well as Kitchen Brain Podcast. Michael uses both platforms as tools to start conversations among hospitality industry professionals with the mission of providing new insight and perspective to ultimately transform the hospitality profession into a more attractive and sustainable lifestyle.

Michael is a well sought-after event speaker, and has a proven track record for team building and systems development. The services he provides are based on his "Be Better" philosophy which encourages self-awareness and self-accountability in order to improve all aspects of our individual environments.

Kitchen Brain Podcast | Podcast on Spotify

Coach | Be Better Life & Leadership Coaching | Charlottesville (bebettercp.com)

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Chef Christopher Galarza (joinfoody.com)

Building Decarbonization Practice Guide — The William J. Worthen Foundation (collaborativedesign.org)

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