Eddie Matney

Matney co-owned and operated the Stockbridge Cafe in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. In 1986, he moved to Arizona to open the restaurant Steamers in Phoenix. His next restaurant, Eddie's Grill, opened in 1988.{{cite news |title='Super' chef Matney helps NFL fight hunger |url=http://www.iberkshires.com/story.php?story_id=13359 |work=iBerkshires.com |date=2004-01-29 |accessdate=2008-09-02 }} In September 1998, with his wife Jennifer Blank-Matney as his partner, he opened another restaurant, Eddie Matney's.{{cite book |title=Dining in Arizona |last=Bush |first=Claire |year=2005 |publisher=Primer Publishers |isbn=978-0-935810-72-1 |pages=37 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mXx2ife3mMkC&dq=%22Eddie+Matney%22&pg=PA37 |accessdate=2008-09-02}} Matney then opened Wild Noodles, a fast casual restaurant which developed into a nationwide franchise with 20 outlets by 2007, but subsequently failed and is no longer in business.{{cite news |title=Fast-casual chain plans growth, noodles with multiethnic flavors.(Wild Noodles) |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21324919_ITM |work=Nation's Restaurant News |date=2004-05-10 |accessdate=2008-09-02 }} In 2006, Chef Eddie partnered with NBA player Amar'e Stoudemire to open Stoudemire's Downtown.{{cite news |title=Stoudemire back in action |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=110A147C81EA3C00&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |work=Denver Post |date=2006-03-26 |accessdate=2008-09-02 }} Matney's restaurant, Eddie's House, opened in May 2008 in Scottsdale.{{cite news|title=Renowned Chef Matney Downtown Scottsdale |url=http://www.evliving.com/cities_news.php?action=fullnews&id=8754 |work=East Valley Living |date=2008-02-05 |accessdate=2008-09-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003230448/http://www.evliving.com/cities_news.php?action=fullnews&id=8754 |archivedate=2011-10-03 }} Matney owns and operates a catering company under the Eddie's House name.

Matney is a contributor to Your Life A to Z, which airs daily on KTVK.{{cite news |title=Chef Matney to open Eddie's House this spring |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2008/02/04/daily26.html?ana=from_rss |work=Phoenix Business Journal |date=2008-02-05 |accessdate=2008-09-02 |first=Lynn |last=Ducey}} He has also appeared on The Early Show on CBS and "The Today Show" on NBC.

Matney is the author of "Cooking With a Passion" and co-author of the cookbook Heartfelt Cuisine.

Matney was named the “Number One Chef in the Valley” for five consecutive years by Phoenix Magazine, he has been celebrated for his culinary style in a number of publications including Food & Wine, USA Today, Bon Appétit, Food Arts, Nation's Restaurant News and Money.{{cite news |title=The cuisine of the melting pot Chef Eddie Matney's approach to food is a blend of America's delicious range |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=CSGB&d_place=CSGB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F6996AE39B07024&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |work=The Gazette |date=2002-10-02 |accessdate=2008-09-02 }}

As of February 2013, Matney was awarded "Most Influential In Valley Food" in the Best of Our Valley edition for Arizona Foothills.[http://www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com/best-of-our-valley-winners/940-best-of-most-influential-people.html?start=1/ "Best of Most Influential People"] Arizona Foothills. 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-03-17. He has also represented the Arizona Cardinals at the [http://www.tasteofthenfl.org/superbowlevent/chefs/104-arizona-cardinals-eddie-matney.html/ "Taste of the NFL"]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}[http://www.azcentral.com/sports/superbowl/ent/articles/0203sb-0203tasteupdate-ON.html/ "Foodies find glory at Taste of the NFL"] The Arizona Republic. 2008-02-03. Retrieved 2008-09-02. for the past eleven years.

Matney has received many awards for his philanthropic work for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona, the Sojourner Center, the Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix Theatre and Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center.

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• [http://www.azeats.com/eddieshouse/ Eddie's House website]

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