Cooking With The Moms

He's a chef, a dad, a cookbook author, and he's married to a pastry chef; so how did Chef Matt Jennings go from working 17 hour days in one of Boston's hottest restaurants to losing 200 pounds and keeping it off? Tune in to the podcast and find out!  On today's show, my interview with Matt explores his incredible journey from fat to fit, his stunning breakout cookbook, Homegrown: Cooking From My New England Roots, Matt's favorite ways to add flavor to nourishing meals, how to create a killer cheese plate, Matt's newest tattoo, and two recipes: a lamb meatball recipe with yogurt sauce that's to die for and a recipe for little gem salad with cheddar vinaigrette and pistachio granola. By the way, Matt's granola is THE BEST homemade granola I've ever made. What you’ll hear in this episode: Matt’s journey: how he started cooking at age 14, attended culinary school in Vermont, worked in restaurants all over the world, and owned and operated and  two of his own restaurants. Matt’s two sons, ages 9 and 5, who are gr