And Then What Happened?

Matt Basile is a chef, an entrepreneur, and a big-time personality.  He is the star of “Rebel Without a Kitchen” on Netflix and his best selling cookbook “Street food Diaries” is available on Amazon.  His restaurant Lisa Marie is a critically acclaimed mainstay in the Toronto food scene and he was a pioneer with his first venture Fidel Gastros. Matt talks candidly about the ups and downs of the food business and how he has carved out his brand to where it is today.  He’ll educate us about the time he got fired and how it was probably the luckiest thing that’s ever happened to him. And we’ll talk about how to build a business when the banks say no and your best friend tells you, with love, there’s not a chance your plan can possibly work. What I love about the path Matt has carved to success is the fact he’s done it in a field he himself created. There wasn’t such a thing as a pop-up restaurant in Toronto with a Chef who entertained you as well as made great food. There wasn’t a model for Fidel Gastro’s to fol