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Matti Gellman

Matti

Matti Gellman is a Food Reporter for The Baltimore Banner. Originally from New York, she was raised by parents who expressed love through food. She joined the Banner in October 2023, intent on being a watchdog for residents looking to access safe, quality food across Baltimore. She has a special interest in reporting on the area's growing food deserts and barriers to food security. Her work can be seen in ProPublica, the Kansas City Star and Crain Communication's Modern Healthcare. In 2023 she was awarded with the Society of Professional Journalists' 2022 New America Award for her coverage of refugee communities in Missouri.

Latest content by Matti Gellman

Customers lined up inside after waiting for hours in the cold.
Slutty Vegan comes to town: ‘Welcome home, baby girl!’
The Slutty Vegan's opening in the Baltimore Peninsula attracted a crowd of food enthusiasts on Saturday.
CAN, Community Assistance Network, is a program built to help port workers, but over time it found an even larger Baltimore County population in need of aid: undocumented families. They distribute food boxes weekly that include fresh produce, meats, dairy, bread, and non-perishables.
Key Bridge food pantry may close despite demand among undocumented families
A program to help port workers after the Key Bridge collapse is now on the front lines of aiding Baltimore County’s growing number of undocumented families. But will the funding last?
DiPasquale’s Italian Market is one of the few exceptions where people can purchase groceries and wine together.
Beer and wine at Maryland grocery stores? Gov. Moore says yes, please.
While Moore supports the idea, he is not submitting his own bill changing the law or adding this effort to his list of priorities for the session.
Nacho Mama’s will close its Towson, pictured, and Canton locations in January 2025.
Nacho Mama’s to close in Canton and Towson after decades in business
Nacho Mama’s, a beloved staple in Baltimore and Baltimore County, will close its Canton and Towson locations in January.
The restaurant in Baltimore's Power Plant appeared to have shuttered Tuesday.
Docks on the Harbor appears closed less than 2 years after restaurant’s opening
Inner Harbor restaurant Docks on the Harbor, which opened in May 2023, appeared closed Tuesday morning.
File photo of the exterior of Mother's Bar & Grille in Federal Hill.
Mother’s to close its Federal Hill location with aim to expand in the counties
Mother’s Federal Hill Grille will close its flagship location in Baltimore City after 27 years, but plans to expand in the surrounding counties.
A vehicle crashed into an Eddie’s grocery for the second time this year. The incident this week happened at their recently renovated 5113 Roland Ave. location.
Eddie’s of Roland Park is ‘2 for 2′ after another car hits grocery store
Eddie’s of Roland Park’s Roland Avenue location reopened Tuesday after a car hit its storefront Monday.
This cucumber thyme fizz with lemon and simple syrup will freshen up your holiday meals.
A mediocre bartender’s guide to ‘rockin’ the zero proof’ holiday cocktails
Here are some easy to make mocktails to keep friends and family sane during your holidays.
The Williams Sonoma stuffing looks beautiful with its firm cubes of rice flour and stew of veggies.
A guide to the best gluten-free Thanksgiving recipes — and inedible ones to avoid
Break gluten-free bread on a bread-heavy holiday with celiac-friendly Thanksgiving recipes for stuffing, gravy and cake. (They aren’t all winners, though.)
Black Label is the hottest spice at Old Grumpy Mark's, a hot sauce company that has been around since 2002.
I tried 40-plus hot sauces at this Baltimore festival and lived to tell about it
I kept a running diary of Baltimore’s inaugural hot sauce festival at Peabody Heights Brewery. Things got dark.
Leo Annapolis offers a plate of duck breast over braised greens, a celery puree and a beet and red wine reduction.
Where Anne Arundel County chefs eat when they’re off the clock
We asked Anne Arundel County chefs where they eat on a day off — that’s not their own restaurant. Here’s what they said.
The Giant that left Edmondson Square Shopping Center in June is set to be replaced by an LA Mart in February.
With new grocery store, Edmondson Village will no longer be a food desert
LA Mart will fill the space the former Giant Food left in Edmondson Village.
Elliott’s Craft Kitchen in Columbia is eyeing an opening for February 2025.
One Columbia restaurant gets the OK, one pumps the brakes at liquor board hearing
Elliott’s Craft Kitchen got the green light to serve liquor in Howard County and Celia’s Cuban Cuisine withdrew its application.
Crust by Mack owner Amanda Mack and her partner Jarrod Mack stand outside the eatery’s Harborplace retail space in March 2023. It closed Nov. 1.
Crust by Mack closes its Harborplace doors, but the business ‘isn’t going anywhere’
Crust by Mack has closed its Harborplace location so the eatery can focus on catering.
Chinese dumplings are one of the many options at Dumpling District, one of Takumi chef Daven Pan’s favorite local restaurants.
Where Howard County chefs eat when they’re off the clock
We asked Howard County chefs where they eat on a day off — that’s not their own restaurant. Here’s what they said.

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