Chef Matt Moran: How celebrity restaurateur Matt Moran went from wide-eyed teen apprentice to building an empire encompassing 12 top-drawer restaurants, several cookbooks & TV shows, & now takes on a whole new challenge in country NSW.

Uber-celebrity chef and restaurateur Matt Moran takes us into the heart of his food, farming and produce world. After falling instantly in love with cooking, namely French cooking, as a wide-eyed, teen apprentice back in the 80s, he talks of how he then built a restaurant, cookbook and consultancy empire, with the help and support of several great mates and mentors, having opened and operated about 30 restaurants in 35 years. This high-flying Sydney-based entrepreneur now has a massive new plan and project, and it might just surprise you where his happy place is.

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