ABOUT

MATTHEW ACCARRINO :

RESTAURANT PROFESSIONAL AND ATHLETE

Most days you might find Matthew running the kitchen at SPQR in San Francisco. Born in the Midwest and raised on the East Coast, Matthew moved west to California in 2007. Matthew had dreams of becoming a professional cyclist until a leg injury turned his passion for cooking into a career. Under his guidance, SPQR restaurant has been awarded a Michelin star for nearly a decade. Matthew has been nominated multiple times for the prestigious James Beard Foundation Awards. Food & Wine Magazine named Matthew a “Best New Chef” in 2014. He also co-authored and released his first book, published by Ten Speed Press – SPQR: Modern Italian Food and Wine – in October 2012. When Matthew is not in the restaurant you can find him wrapped in his life’s other great passion- out on his bike riding and racing. When he is not trying to catch up on sleep from grabbing life at every corner Matthew can also be found working with and cooking for athletes, cycling teams and in his community connecting people through food and a passion for life. You could say generally he’s got his hands full and legs always moving.