Matt Sworder

Matt Sworder opened his first restaurant, The Corner House, in Minster in 2013, at the age of 27. Within one year of opening, the restaurant appeared in The Waitrose Good Food Guide and achieved a listing in the Michelin Guide. It was named Best Kent Restaurant of the Year in the 2015 and 2017 Taste of Kent Awards. In July 2016, Matt opened his second second restaurant The Corner House Canterbury which has received excellent reviews in the local and national media.

Matt was brought up in a restaurateur family; his father, David, opened Morton’s Fork in the 1980s, followed by The Chequers in Deal and Bayside Brasserie in Broadstairs. However, Matt didn’t initially plan to become a chef but he realised his love of cooking whilst studying for his Marketing Degree and even spent his placement year working at La Noisette. On graduating, Matt spent 18 months working in the City before deciding to head back into a professional kitchen.

Following a period working at his father’s restaurant, Matt furthered his experience working with more top London chefs including Anthony Demetre at Les Deux Salons and Adam Byatt at Bistro Union.