Eddie Matney
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Eddie Matney is an American host chef, restauranteur, and television personality. He is currently the owner and executive chef of Eddie's House in Scottsdale, Arizona. He and his family previously lived in Phoenix, Arizona.
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[edit] Business
Matney co-owned and operated the Stockbridge Cafe in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. In 1986, he moved to Arizona to open the restaurant Steamers in Phoenix. His next restaurant, the award winning Eddie's Grill, opened in 1988.[1] In September 1998, with his wife Jennifer Blank-Matney as his partner, he opened another restaurant, Eddie Matney's.[2] Matney then opened Wild Noodles, a fast casual restaurant which developed into a nationwide franchise with 20 outlets by 2007.[3] In 2006, Chef Eddie partnered with NBA player Amar'e Stoudemire to open Stoudemire’s Downtown.[4] Currently, Eddie Matney is enjoying the success of his restaurant, Eddie's House, which opened in May 2008 in Scottsdale.[5]
[edit] Television
Eddie Matney is the co-host of Your Life A to Z, which airs once a week on KTVK.[6] He has also appeared on the The Early Show.
[edit] Books
Eddie Matney is the co-author of the cookbook Heartfelt Cuisine.[1]
[edit] Recognition
Eddie Matney was named the “Number One Chef in the Valley” for five consecutive years by Phoenix Magazine, he has been celebrated for his unique culinary style in a number of prestigious publications including Food & Wine, USA Today, Bon Appétit, Food Arts, Nation's Restaurant News and Money.[7] As of March 2010, Matney was awarded "Most Influential In Valley Food" in the Best of Our Valley edition for Arizona Foothills.[8] He has also represented the Arizona Cardinals at the "Taste of the NFL"[9] for the past seven years.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "‘Super’ chef Matney helps NFL fight hunger". iBerkshires.com. 2004-01-29. http://www.iberkshires.com/story.php?story_id=13359. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ Bush, Claire (2005). Dining in Arizona. Primer Publishers. pp. 37. ISBN 9780935810721. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mXx2ife3mMkC&pg=PA37&dq=%22Eddie+Matney%22&num=100&sig=ACfU3U10xx_36su1-xCLcQqJTgWSHg9xiw. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ "Fast-casual chain plans growth, noodles with multiethnic flavors.(Wild Noodles)". Nation's Restaurant News. 2004-05-10. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21324919_ITM. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ "Stoudemire back in action". Denver Post. 2006-03-26. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=110A147C81EA3C00&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ "Renowned Chef Matney Announces Plans For "Eddie's House" in Downtown Scottsdale". East Valley Living. 2008-02-05. http://www.evliving.com/cities_news.php?action=fullnews&id=8754. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ Ducey, Lynn (2008-02-05). "Chef Matney to open Eddie's House this spring". Phoenix Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2008/02/04/daily26.html?ana=from_rss. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ "The cuisine of the melting pot Chef Eddie Matney's approach to food is a blend of America's delicious range". The Gazette. 2002-10-02. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=CSGB&d_place=CSGB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F6996AE39B07024&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ "Best of Most Influential People" Arizona Foothills. 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "Foodies find glory at Taste of the NFL" The Arizona Republic. 2008-02-03. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
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