Texas Homicide-Suicide Couple’s Former Restaurant Chef Talks Potential Clues

The murder-suicide of the famed restaurateur Texas couple — which additionally left their two younger youngsters lifeless — has the previous chef at their Houston restaurant reeling … and searching again to see if he missed any clues to the upcoming disaster.

If you do not know … the our bodies of 52-year-old Matthew Mitchell, his spouse, 39-year-old Thy Mitchell, their 8-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son have been found shot to dying of their upscale Houston dwelling Monday. Police say Matthew killed his household earlier than taking his personal life.

Their standard institution, Traveler’s Desk, was featured on the present “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” hosted by Emmy winner Man Fieri … with their former head chef, Stanton Bundy, who tells TMZ … he is questioning all the things within the aftermath of the tragedy — together with his religion.

Stanton cannot even start to think about what may presumably drive Matthew to one thing so horrendous … noting Matthew was a savvy businessman, and the chef by no means noticed the couple have something aside from a light marital “spat” — which by no means acquired bodily.

Chef Stanton — who gained fame himself by outdueling Bobby Flay on his Meals Community present — ventured out on his personal a few yr in the past … however he tells us he nonetheless talked to Matthew frequently, and his greatest pal nonetheless works at Traveler’s Desk. From what he is heard, the plan is to maintain Traveler’s Desk open.

As for whether or not Meals Community ought to pull their ‘DDD’ episode … Stanton says that ought to be as much as the household, however in his opinion, it might be unfair to the opposite companies featured.