Matty Matheson Grades the Kitchen Skills of His ‘The Bear’ Co-Stars

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Matty Matheson is not an actor. Or at least, he was not an actor.

Matheson, the former executive chef at Canadian restaurant Parts & Labour, was hired to be a culinary producer on FX’s The Bear. Then he eventually became a series regular, playing The Bear handyman Neil Fak through the hit show’s just-launched fifth and final season. So who better to critique his fellow actors on their kitchen skills than the one guy who does both jobs?

“Liza’s over here deboning branzino at home,” Matheson began, while seated next to Colón-Zayas, who plays Tina Marrero, and who became the first Latina ever to win best supporting actress in a comedy series. (Of course, we can debate that whole “comedy series” thing until the cows come home — and get ground up for his Matty’s Patty’s Burger Club.)

“I think everyone’s a little more connected with food, a little more understanding and pushing themselves through it — good or bad,” Matheson told The Hollywood Reporter. “Ten out of 10 for trying.”