Qfire Catering — Live-Fire BBQ & Steakhouse Catering in Phoenix, Scottsdale & San Diego County
Qfire Catering — Live-Fire BBQ & Steakhouse Catering in Phoenix, Scottsdale & San Diego County
Chef Terry Matthews — The BBQ Daddy — on Food Network, live-fire grilling, wedding and corporate catering across Phoenix Metro and San Diego County
The Person Behind the Fire

Chef Terry Matthews.Food Network champion. The BBQ Daddy. Founder of Qfire Catering.

Quick Answer

Who is Chef Terry Matthews?

Chef Terry Matthews — known as 'The BBQ Daddy' — is a Food Network champion (Cutthroat Kitchen, Camp Cutthroat) and BBQ Brawl featured pitmaster with Bobby Flay. He is the founder and executive chef of Qfire Catering, with 25+ years of live-fire cooking experience and over 2,500 events catered across Phoenix Metro, Arizona and San Diego County, California.

  • Winner — Food Network Cutthroat Kitchen
  • Winner — Food Network Camp Cutthroat
  • Featured on BBQ Brawl with Bobby Flay
  • 25+ years live-fire cooking · 2,500+ events served · 4.9★ rating
Chef Terry Matthews, The BBQ Daddy — founder and executive chef of Qfire Catering, Food Network champion, Phoenix and San Diego catering
As seen on Food Network — Chef Terry Matthews
Career

From private dinners to prime-time competition.

Terry Matthews has been cooking over live fire since 2001 — more than 25 years behind flame — and running Qfire Catering as a professional operation since 2011. His work spans quiet private-chef dinners, 500-guest wedding receptions, and the brightest television kitchens on Food Network.

  • Winner — Cutthroat Kitchen (Food Network)
  • Winner — Camp Cutthroat (Food Network)
  • Featured Pitmaster — BBQ Brawl Season 2 with Bobby Flay
  • Cooked with Bobby Flay in his personal kitchen
  • International Chef Competition host & judge
  • Catering Coach & Mentor to caterers nationwide

He founded Qfire Catering in 2011 to bring wood-fired flavor and Steakhouse-Experience polish to the events people actually remember — weddings, corporate receptions, milestone birthdays, and holiday parties across Phoenix Metro and San Diego County.

25+
Years Behind the Fire
2,500+
Events Served
4.9★
Across All Platforms
Food Network Champion
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