Cooking with Matt Starcher
Follow Matt and his cooking adventures: @themattdad on Instagram @themattdad on TikTok
Matt Starcher (the Mattdad) is a local chef and Johnson and Wales Graduate. Matt teaches classes at Kitchen Barn and on occasion can be found on the showroom floor sharing his passion for cooking and teaching folks how to cook. He is a super proud dad and granddad to four amazing kids - Mia, Riley, Ruby and Anna - and grandson Shepherd Fox. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Rhonda, and they live in Chesapeake.
Matt is also the creator of MaD Seasoning - sold here at the store - and it has become his full-time job. After cooking professionally for thirty years and now teaching classes at Kitchen Barn for the last 8 years, he is still amazed that he gets to share this dream of cookery. “I cant believe I get to teach, present and cook and folks come to my classes…..thank y'all.”
Matt's classes vary from hands-on sushi or pasta workshops to farm-to-table chef demos that are multi-course meals. In Matt's classes you will be entertained, educated and filled with amazing food. Can I get an OH-MY!! Thanks for checking out Kitchen Barn and thinking about a class.
Matt
Baking with Tylor Alexander
Follow Tylor on Instagram @pilgrimbread or at pilgrimbread.com
Tylor Alexander is the head baker for and owner of Pilgrim Bread here in Virginia Beach. Pilgrim Bread is the home of stone milled, hand mixed, naturally leavened and lovingly baked bread made in a wood-fired oven. Tylor is passionate about supporting local farmers to promote a healthier grain economy and responsible stewardship of the earth. As a member of the Common Grain Alliance, he works closely with farmers, millers and other industry professionals to achieve those goals. In his baking process, Tylor emphasizes family, community and the idea of pilgrimage. "When there's bread on the table, it creates a space of welcoming and giving."
Tylor
Everyday Vegetarian with Angela Phillips
Follow Angela on Instagram @angelaphillips_yoga and on the web at angelaphillipsyoga.com.
Angela Phillips is the author of The Nourished Soul: Everyday Simple, Beautiful Cooking for Body, Mind & Spirit. She has taught healthy cooking classes since the 80s and is also the founder and owner of the Angela Phillips Center and Angela Phillips Cooks. Angela began teaching yoga in 1993 and found an unmistakeable link between mindful eating and body movement. She approaches cooking with "as much ease, beauty and presence as possible." Angela lives in Virginia Beach with her husband, Tench, Jordi, the wonder dog, and her three Tomcats.