[VIDEO DESC & TRANSCRIPT: Matthew is standing inside a busy kitchen.

MATTHEW: As a deaf person, working with people wasn’t easy so I usually preferred to work in the back. This meant you don’t deal with people.

Black and white video of Matthew tasting food.

ON-SCREEN-TEXT: Meet Matthew, a chief culinary officer.

Black and white close up video of Matthew checking papers in the kitchen.

ON-SCREEN-TEXT: Matthew is deaf.

MATTHEW: I kept getting rejected when applying for a chef position. One day, I decided to ask why they didn't hire me. They explained that if there was a gas leak, it’d be too dangerous for a deaf person to work in the kitchen. I told them that gas explosions happened all the time and people involved were usually hearing. They realized I had a good point and hired me!

Black and white clip of Matthew walking through a busy kitchen.]