Local chef, restauranteur Matt Prentice dies of illness
Posted at 9:23 AM, Apr 08, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-08 09:23:42-04
(WXYZ) â Matt Prentice, a chef at Three Cats Restaurant has died of an non COVID-related illness, the restaurant announced on Facebook.
Prentice was a Detroit native and cooked at several restaurants in the area, including Coach Insignia, Northern Lakes Seafood, Shiraz, Morels, Duet, No. VI Chophouse, Plaza Deli and countless others.
Three Cats says Prentice helped jump-start the careers of many well-known chefs in the area, including Chef James Rigato of Mable Gray and Chef Eric Ward of Joe Muerâs Seafood.
Generous, prolific restaurateur and chef Matt Prentice dies at 62
Longtime Metro Detroit chef and restaurateur Matt Prentice has died at age 62 after an illness.
Prentice was the culinary force behind many successful and popular Metro Detroit restaurants of the past three decades including Morels, Shiraz, Detroit Prime and Coach Insignia. He was also known for his philanthropical efforts, particularly his work with Cass Community Social Services.
His most recent venture was Three Cats restaurant in Clawson, a partnership with Leon & Lulu retail shop owners Mary Liz Curtin and Stephen Scannell that he debuted in 2019. There, he navigated the pandemic that decimated the restaurant industry in 2020 by offering meal bundles at affordable prices and carryout holiday dinners.