MasterChef 2024 contestants: Comeback heat one - Matthew in profile

By Neil Wilkes, Editor-in-chief | 30 April 2024

Get to know MasterChef 2024 contestant Matthew, including their age, profession and hopes for the competition.

Age: 34

From: Sutton Coldfield via Wednesbury

Occupation: Project co-ordinator

How did you fare on the show last time?: "I first appeared on MasterChef in 2023 and got to the Quarter Finals."

Cooking Style: "I would say my cooking style is refined. I like to create fine dining Caribbean dishes and fuse them with French, Italian and Asian cuisines. Caribbean cuisine is underrepresented in the fine dining industry and this has always been something I'm passionate about changing. I love the vibrancy, the flavours and the freshness of Caribbean food, and I really hope to inspire others to enjoy it."

Ambition: "My goal is to open up my own private dining venture, taking customers on a Caribbean journey, with each dish telling a story. I'd like for that to become established, then I'd love to be able to run my own restaurant, offering the experience to a wider audience."

MasterChef continues tonight at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer.

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