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Well-known Detroit area chef Matt Prentice dies at 62 By Amber Ainsworth DETROIT (FOX 2) - Chef and restaurateur Matt Prentice has died at 62. According to a release from Clawson's Three Cats restaurant, Prentice died after briefly battling an illness. It was not related to COVID-19. Matt Prentice "There is an enormous empty spot at Three Cats. Matt was a big man with an enormous heart, a loud laugh, and a generous spirit. He was a wonderful teacher, a great mentor, and an unbelievable cook. All of us at Three Cats thank him and are proud to be a Matt Prentice restaurant. We will always se...

Chef, restaurateur Matt Prentice dies at 62 Matt Prentice Metro Detroit chef and restaurateur Matt Prentice has died after a short, non-COVID-19 illness and a new restaurant is planned in his name. Prentice died Thursday morning at age 62 after spending about three weeks in the hospital, said Mary Liz Curtin, who opened restaurant Three Cats in Clawson with Prentice in 2019. In the last couple of days, Curtin and the Rev. Faith Fowler, executive director of Detroit nonprofit Cass Community Social Services, with which Prentice worked for years, have been discussing opening a small eatery wit...

Prentice was a graduate of the prestigious Culinary Institue of America and native Detroiter. He's known for starting the careers of many metro Detroit chefs. More recently, Prentice partnered with Mary Liz Curtin of the popular Leon and Lulu in Clawson, opening the Three Cats Cafe in the trendy retailer's theater annex building next door. "There are so many cooks in this town who got their start in one of his kitchens," Mary Liz Curtin of Leon & Lulu. "He was a wonderful teacher and was very generous with his time, skills, and everything." The restaurant opened in the fall of 2019 after a co...

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) — 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...

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 Sca...