{"id":1921871,"date":"2026-05-06T21:10:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1921871"},"modified":"2026-05-06T21:10:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:10:38","slug":"texas-murder-suicide-couples-former-restaurant-chef-talks-possible-clues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1921871","title":{"rendered":"Texas Murder-Suicide Couple&#8217;s Former Restaurant Chef Talks Possible Clues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/98\/16by9\/2026\/05\/06\/983b4f2619f14d06a649c2f9baf03515_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Texas Murder-Suicide Couple&#8217;s Former Restaurant Chef Talks Possible Clues<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Texas Murder-Suicide Couple<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Their Famed Food Network Chef Looks Back For Clues<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-06T14:10:38-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202605\"><br \/>\n                May 6, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            2:10 PM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-06T14:47:47-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  May 6, 2026<br \/>\n                                2:47 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-9845485b8cea2f4d288115da1de29ed4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260506_983b4f2619f14d06a649c2f9baf03515\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f87ef932-981f-4d38-87ee-ea2cbd4e7477\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/98\/4by3\/2026\/05\/06\/983b4f2619f14d06a649c2f9baf03515_md.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew Mitchell and Thy Mitchell and Travelers Table Restaurant insta 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">travelerstable.com Composite<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-22000ef55e7835fd5c14b91282f8c6c7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The murder-suicide of the famed restaurateur Texas couple &#8212; which also left their two young children dead &#8212; has the former chef at their Houston restaurant reeling &#8230; and looking back to see if he missed any clues to the impending catastrophe.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0dac24e3e3ab9c434cf584fa0e51fe09\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t know &#8230; the bodies of\u00a052-year-old <strong>Matthew Mitchell<\/strong>, his wife, 39-year-old <strong>Thy Mitchell, <\/strong>their 8-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/05\/houston-family-found-dead-in-triple-murder-suicide\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>were discovered<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0shot to death in their upscale Houston home Monday. Police say Matthew killed his family before taking his own life.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5765b61a5b6a39de5b966f20a6bb6b37\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260506_27349d37b06d479cb6000f344dd97356\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f87ef932-981f-4d38-87ee-ea2cbd4e7477\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/27\/4by3\/2026\/05\/06\/27349d37b06d479cb6000f344dd97356_md.jpg\" alt=\"chef Stanton Bundy linkedin\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4e55ebd1f8449449f61aa7efa8217c4d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Their popular establishment, Traveler&#8217;s Table, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/06\/texas-murder-suicide-couple-previously-on-diners-drive-ins-and-dives\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>was featured on<\/strong><\/a> the show &#8220;Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives&#8221; hosted by Emmy winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/guy-fieri\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Guy Fieri<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; with their former head chef, <strong>Stanton Bundy<\/strong>, who tells TMZ &#8230; he&#8217;s questioning everything in the aftermath of the tragedy &#8212; including his faith.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1b247ed70712b99eb45b83ab81d5fd3e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>For five years, Stanton ran the Traveler&#8217;s Table kitchen and worked alongside Matthew &#8212; who he called a great friend &#8212; and who, so far as anyone knew, loved his children deeply.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5703e4a8998819a437de599a73eec833\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260506_a8d12c7d680b434b82a2011773c9592a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f87ef932-981f-4d38-87ee-ea2cbd4e7477\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a8\/4by3\/2026\/05\/06\/a8d12c7d680b434b82a2011773c9592a_md.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew and Thy Mitchell insta 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c9e13317d6d795c1d026bb414ebb66c4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Stanton can&#8217;t even begin to imagine what could possibly drive Matthew to something so horrendous &#8230; noting Matthew was a savvy businessman, and the chef never saw the couple have anything other than a mild marital &#8220;spat&#8221; &#8212; which never got physical.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-73eba4c254bec0966f65233f7c2535b2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Chef Stanton &#8212; who gained fame himself by outdueling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/bobby-flay\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Bobby Flay<\/strong><\/a> on his Food Network show &#8212; ventured out on his own about a year ago &#8230; but he tells us he still talked to Matthew on a regular basis, and his best friend still works at Traveler&#8217;s Table. 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