Matthew Evans has been a chef and restaurant reviewer. Until recently he was senior restaurant critic at the Sydney Morning Herald. He was editor of The Good Food Guide in New South Wales, which sells 40,000 copies a year across the state and a contributing writer for the guide in Victoria, which also sells 40,000 copies a year. He has appeared on television and radio on numerous occasions and at one point in his life ate out an average of ten times a week. He contributes regularly to the SMH’s Good Weekend. His latest passion is cooking at home.