Matt Golinski - Updated Oct 2024

Matt Golinski is a popular Australian celebrity chef. Matt Golinski is best recognized for his appearance on the popular TV show "Ready Steady Cook".

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Matt Golinski

Early Life and Childhood

Matt Golinski was born in the year 1972, in Australia. His age might be 50 or 51. He was born to his father Keith Golinski but his mother’s details are not disclosed. He holds Australian nationality but his ethnicity is unknown. Other than this there is no information about his early life, education, and childhood.

Career and Professional Life

Matt Golinski is a professional Australian celebrity chef. Matt has always had a passion for food. His entire career has been influenced by the fresh produce he was surrounded by while growing up on a tropical fruit farm on the Sunshine Coast.

He decided to become a chef at the age of 12, and 31 years later, his enthusiasm for the field he adores only grows stronger every day. At some of Queensland’s top restaurants, Matt has served as executive chef. He also started his own catering business.

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Caption: Matt Golinski posing for a photo
Source: Instagram

With a passion for preparing food using fresh, in-season, and locally sourced ingredients, Matt Golinski has established himself as a highly regarded professional chef. Matt is well-known for being a founding member of the crew for the hit television show “Ready Steady Cook.”

He has also held executive chef positions at some of Queensland’s top restaurants and established the Rolling Dolmade, a catering business in Noosa that ran for six years. Based on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Matt now takes pleasure in working as a consulting chef for restaurants, appearing as a guest chef at festivals and events regularly, and creating his well-read food columns and blog. In addition, he mentors aspiring young chefs participates actively in the slow food movement, and is in high demand as a speaker.

As a Food and Culinary Tourism Ambassador since 2015, Matt has contributed to the Gympie Region’s efforts to market itself as a top-tier culinary destination. He promotes the region through cooking demonstrations and his blog, “Matt Eats Gympie,” using his knowledge of the area and its producers.

Personal Life

Matt is a straight-gender person. As for his relationship status, he is a married man. His first wife Rachel Golinski along with his three daughters died on December 26, 2011, when his Tewantin home was engulfed by fire in the early morning. As of March 2012, Golinski was still recovering from severe burns at Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, where his condition was described as “stable”.

In April 2013, Golinski made a comeback to the spotlight by cooking live on stage at the Jan Power Farmer’s Market in Brisbane’s downtown. According to Coroner Terry Ryan’s report from December 2015, a power board or Christmas lights were most likely to blame for the fire.

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Caption: Matt Golinski with his daughter
Source: Sunshine Coast Daily

Moreover, he proposed to Erin Yarwood on top of Mount Cooroora in Pomona, Queensland, in July 2017, at which point he made the news of their engagement. Matt and Erin proudly welcomed Aluna, a stunning baby girl, into the world in August 2017.

Matt Golinski – Net Worth 2023

Golinski might have earned a decent amount of money throughout his chef career. However, he hasn’t disclosed his earnings and net worth to the media. Likewise, he has also not made his salary and other asset values public.

Social Media

Talking about his social media presence, he is active on various social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. His official Facebook page ‘Matt Golinski’ has more than 31K followers as of now. Likewise, his Instagram account ‘@mattgolinski’ has more than 10.1K followers and has shared 335 posts. He also joined Twitter in December 2015 and has more than 212 followers on his ‘@mattgolinski’ account.

Matt Golinski – Body Measurements

Reflecting on his physical appearance, Matt Golinski has a well-maintained and fit body personality. However, there are no details about his height, weight, dress size, shoe size, body size, and so on. But looking at his pictures we can assume that he has a pair of blue eyes with a bald head.

Matt Golinski

Caption: Matt Golinski posing for a photo
Source: Instagram