Dead Set On Life

From $6 subs to the most sought-after ingredients on the planet — Matty Matheson eats it all, with friends new and old. Catch him in Dead set on Life on Monday nights on SBS VICELAND.

Matty Matheson with Master Rang in Hanoi

Getting personal: Rang takes Matty to Vietnam. Source: Dead Set On Life

He's come a long way from the life of drink and drugs that saw him have a heart attack in his 20s, but is still a force of nature.

SEASON 2

Episode 1- Rang's journey

Aired Monday January 23 at 9pm on  - watch it now on  or below. 

Matty and Rang head to south Vietnam to visit the town where Rang grew up. Matty meets Rang’s family and learns the harrowing story of how Rang came to Canada.

Episode 2 - The French Connection

Airs Monday January 30 at 9pm on  then on 

Matty and Rang head to Hanoi to check out Vietnam’s growing restaurant scene.
Matty Matheson and Rang in Hanoi
Source: Dead Set On Life

Episode 3 - Matty, son of bear

Airs Monday February 6 at 9pm on  then on 

Matty investigates Quebecois culture through popular and unusual subcultures.
Matty Matheson in Quebec
Source: Dead Set On Life

Episode 4 - Mardi Gras, a young man's game

Airs Monday February 13 at 9pm on  then on 

Matty experiences two different takes on Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Dead Set on Life at NOLA
Source: Dead Set On Life

Episode 5 - Kosher Montreal

Airs Monday February 20 at 9pm on  then on 

Matty explores one of Canada’s oldest Jewish communities in Montreal, Quebec.
Matty Matheson in Montreal
Source: Dead Set On Life

Episode 6 - The high cost of Arctic living

Airs Monday February 27 at 9pm on  then on Matty experiences the Inuit way of life while visiting the Arctic
Matty Matheson in the Arctic
Source: Dead Set On Life

Episode 7 - Caribananas

Airs Monday March 6 at 9pm on  then on 

Matty takes part in his first Caribana and learns about West Indian culture.
Dead Set on Life in Toronto
Source: Dead Set On Life

Episode 8 - Hardcore tailgaiting

Airs Monday Narch 13 at 9pm on  then on 

Matty attends a legendary Buffalo football tailgate party for the first time.
Matty Matheson in Buffalo
Source: Dead Set On Life

Matty Matheson with Master Rang in Dead Set on Life
Source: Viceland

Episode 1

Aired Monday November 21 at 9.25pm on  then on

Canadian Chef Matty Matheson and his mentor Rang tour Matty's hometown, Fort Erie, Ontario and eat buffalo chicken finger subs. Matty thinks it's "the greatest invention since the steam engine". Rang is not convinced. Will he be happier with another stop for some chicken wings?

Get in the mood with Matty's recipe for .
Matty Matheon's Super-crispy fried chicken
Source: Viceland / Farideh Sadeghin

Episode 2

Aired Monday November 21 at 9.55pm on  then on 

Matty's off to visit several farms and then do some cooking.

Episode 3

Airs Monday November 28 at 9.25pm on  then on 

Matty heads to Winnipeg and, hosted by Ron and "Hot Rod" Cantiveros, learns how to make Longanisa sausages and cooks at a traditional Filipino Boodle Fight.
Dead Set on Life with Matty Matheson
Source: Viceland

Episode 4

Aired Monday November 28 at 9.55pm on  then on 

Matty travels to Portage La Prairie as a guest of their annual Pow Wow. He participates in a sweat lodge, and learns to Fancy Dance.
Matty Matheson in Dead Set on Life
Source: Viceland

Episode 5

Aired Monday December 5 at 9.25pm on  then on 

Matty meets Ivan Smith, the Bison Whisperer in Alberta and learns the ins-and-outs of raising bison.

Episode 6

Aired Monday December 5 at 9.55pm on  then on 

It's time for a wild weekend of duck hunting and blowing stuff up.
Matty Matheson in Dead Set on Life
Source: Viceland

Episode 7

Aired Monday December 12 at 9.30pm on  then on 

Matty hits Nova Scotia for lobster fishing and visit chef Bryan Picard’s Bite House. On their way back to Halifax they hit a cheese farm for some award-winning Gouda.
Matty Matheson in Dead Set on Life
Source: Viceland

Episode 8

Aired Monday December 12 at 10pm on  then on 

Rang and Matty pick up where they left off in Episode One but this time in Newfoundland. The dynamic duo’s tour ends up with moose hunting.

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Published 14 November 2016 1:47pm
Updated 24 January 2017 4:49pm
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