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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.

The latest from Matti Gellman

Maryland soybean farmers are caught in a U.S.-China trade war
Maryland’s soybean farmers grow one of the state’s top exports. Now tariffs have yet again entangled them in a trade war with China.
David Burrier grow soybeans and corn on his Frederick County farm. Last year he exported 35 orders of his soybeans to China by Oct. 1. So far this year he has none.
The food trucks making tacos that are worth eating on the hood of your car
In and around Baltimore you can find food truck tacos so delicious they’re worth eating on the spot.
Birria tacos at Tacos El Guero Food Truck off Merritt Boulevard  comes with herbs worth savoring.
Bartender Chris Canty’s ideas stretched ‘like an octopus’ beyond Baltimore
Bartender Chris Canty, who died Sept. 13 at 41, was a consummate businessman who knew how to have fun.
Chris Canty.
‘Totally avoidable’ spike in coffee prices sends Baltimore shops reeling
Some Baltimore coffee shops say they’re facing an identity crisis in the wake of tariffs and rising market prices.
U.S. coffee prices were nearly 21% higher in August than a year earlier, according to data from the Consumer Price Index.
The Purple Patio lives on in former Mother’s space in Federal Hill
Liv’s Tavern, which replaces Mother’s and its Purple Patio in Federal Hill, soft-opened to customers last Friday and is holding a grand opening on Sept. 26.
Liv’s Tavern has opened in the former Mother’s space in Federal Hill.
Naval Academy midshipman shot after mistaking officer for threat
A midshipman was shot at the U.S. Naval Academy Thursday evening, triggering a campus lockdown and heavy police response for hours, a U.S. Navy official said.
Navy security officers guard the main entrance of the Naval Academy on Thursday evening after the campus was put on lockdown.
Teavolve Cafe to close in Harbor East after nearly 20 years in business
Teavolve Cafe in Harbor East leaves behind a legacy as it gears to close up on Sept. 19.
Teavolve Cafe in Harbor East
The Dish: Annoyed that a Baltimore restaurant isn’t open yet? So are the owners.
Changes to Baltimore City’s permitting system could be stalling your favorite restaurant’s opening.
Financial pioneer ‘Chip’ Mason, founder of Legg Mason, embodied integrity and respect
Raymond “Chip” Mason, the founder of Baltimore investment firm Legg Mason, died Friday at 88.
Portrait of Chip Mason, founder and CEO of Legg Mason, financial services firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. 2006.
Children arrested after fire burns down school playground in Brooklyn
A 12-year-old and a 13-year-old were arrested for “deliberately setting fire” to the Maree G. Farring Elementary/Middle School playground, according to City Schools.
The playground at Maree Garnett Farring Elementary and Middle School on fire Aug. 23. It was rebuilt in recent years due to arson.
Shoppers at Mondawmin Mall reopens after more than a week with no hot water
The Shoppers supermarket in Mondawmin Mall reopened Thursday after shuttering for eight days over health code violations.
Shoppers in Mondawmin Mall reopening following a health code violation
What really happened at Bunny’s?
A server’s Palestinian flag pin divided Fells Point restaurant Bunny’s Buckets & Bubbles. This is what people told us went down.
The exterior of Bunny’s Buckets and Bubbles in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
Fells Point restaurant Bunny’s fires at least 6 employees after pro-Palestine protest
Bunny’s Buckets & Bubbles fired several of its employees who participated in a pro-Palestine protest outside the Fells Point restaurant.
The exterior of Bunny's Buckets & Bubbles at 801 S. Ann St. in Fells Point on Aug. 18, 2025.
Docks restaurant owner ordered to pay $8.1 million to landlord
Gregory Pranzo, the restaurateur behind Docks on the Harbor, has been ordered to pay more than $8 million to Cordish Companies, his former landlord.
The former location of Docks on the Harbor in Baltimore.
They’re feeding the hungry. Then guarding the door from ICE.
Montgomery County organizers say the fear surrounding ICE raids have reshaped people's access to food, and what they're willing to do to get it.
Rev. Diana Wingeier-Rayo hands out numbered cards to people arriving for a weekly food distribution event at Hughes United Methodist Church in Wheaton earlier this month.
SNAP cuts threaten the tiny stores keeping Baltimore fed
Corner stores and public markets stand to lose once cuts to federal food stamps go into effect.
Kevin Lee stocks an aisle at Lee’s Mini Market, a corner store he and his wife own and run in West Baltimore.
Perdue faces 2nd lawsuit over water contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ in Salisbury
A second lawsuit against Perdue Agribusiness seeks to change how the company disposes of waste just as advocates call for more restrictions on factory farms across Maryland.
The Perde Agribusiness water tower in Salisbury.
Souvlaki is evicted in Hampden just weeks after crowdfunding plea
Souvlaki Greek Cuisine was evicted Monday despite a recent plea to community members to fundraise and help the beloved Hampden restaurant reopen.
A Baltimore City Sheriff outside of the now-closed Souvlaki on Monday.
Don’t like blue catfish? Maryland says give it to your dog.
The MAWS Act is a bill on Capitol Hill that aims to create a market for turning blue catfish into pet food.
A Blue Catfish is measured during the Annual Nanticoke River Invasive Fishing Derby Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Sharptown.
Here are 2 new bars to help you forget about the boat noise in Locust Point
Two bars still new to Locust Point are serving the neighborhood in more ways than one.
A Ronco di Sassi Primitive Malbec is rich and tannic at the Bodega and Vino market and wine bar in Locust Point on July 15, 2025.
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