Matt regularly appears with Jordan Rich on “Connoisseur’s Corner” which airs on WBZ Saturdays and Sundays at 9:25 AM and 3:25 PM.

Recent samples can be found at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1002-Connoisseurs-Corner-28654273/.

The following is a “script” for one of Matt’s segments:

With the growing popularity and proliferation of places like Southern Proper and our beloved Smoke Shop, Southern food is surely on the rise in Yankee country. And while there is nothing like digging into a plate of ribs or polishing off some biscuits or crack cake, the guilt we northerners can feel is often ALMOST too much to bear.

Fortunately, there is a new book by Georgia’s Emmy-winning creative cook Lara Lyn Carter that leaves in the flavor while removing some of the fat.

From rubs and sauces to soups, salads, sides and mains (including chili, curried quail, no-fry fried green tomatoes, and pecan-crusted catfish), and even traditional treats and decadent-tasting desserts like honey cornbread, pecan brittle, and classic Southern pound cake (which uses far less than a pound of butter), the book has everything a Rebel recipe reader could want, each recipe accompanied by a photo that will make you long for Dixie. There is even a section just for kids so parents can learn their little ones right about the ways of the spoon and the spatula.

So if your real anxiety about the South rising again has to do with your weight and cholesterol rising too, fear not! Lara Lyn Carter is here to give you the skinny on Southern cooking!