Matt Basile

MATT BASILE is the creator of the Toronto-based Fidel Gastro’s street food company. Together, he and his partner, Kyla Zanaradi, operate the award-winning Fidel Gastro food truck and run their flagship restaurant, Lisa Marie, which has been voted a Top 10 Brunch Spot in Canada by OpenTable. Matt was the host of the reality TV show Rebel Without a Kitchen, which now airs on Netflix across North America. He is also the author of Street Food Diaries, which was published in 2014.