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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

Pikesville’s Seven Mile Market is named in a lawsuit accusing the retailer of negligence for selling listeria-contaminated ice cream to a woman in 2023.
Newborn’s alleged listeria-related death from ice cream sparks $30 million lawsuit
A woman whose baby died from an alleged listeria infection is suing Seven Mile Market in Pikesville as well as multiple ice cream makers for selling a contaminated product.
Micah Smith, a 41-year-old crooner and acclaimed musician, died April 4, 2025.
Micah Smith leaves behind a family and the Baltimore music community he changed
Beloved by his community and family, gospel crooner and traveling musician Micah Smith died April 4 at 41 years old.
Chef Trabbold's red snapper, which will be served at Natalie's Seafood Kitchen is scallion-marinated and pan-fried with jumbo lump crab, fried rice, harissa beurre blanc, sesame and an unagi drizzle.
Award-winning Baltimore County chef brings seafood restaurant to Fallston
Chef Zack Trabbold, chef of The Local On The Avenue in White Marsh, is opening a seafood restaurant in Fallston.
Slow shutter speed is used to capture people walking down the Ocean City Boardwalk.
Ocean City tram canceled for summer as fatal collision probe continues
Ocean City has been investigating tram safety since a fatal collision with a 2-year-old last August. The beach town won't run trams this summer.
The Maryland State Police logo.
Baltimore Beltway crash after traffic stop leaves three dead, police say
A Baltimore County car crash left three people dead Saturday night.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 06: A sign hangs outside of a Chick-fil-A restaurant on May 06, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicken prices have risen sharply this year as suppliers struggle to keep up with demand, fueled in part, by the popularity of new chicken offerings from fast-food restaurants.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Chick-Fil-A test kitchen Little Blue Menu to remodel, lay off 91 people
Chick-Fil-A's viral test kitchen in College Park will lay off nearly 100 people in prepation for a remodel that begins May 1.
The exterior of Charleston in Harbor East.
Cindy Wolf’s Charleston named a James Beard Award finalist — again
Cindy Wolf's Charleston in Harbor East was announced as a finalist for the James Beard Awards, while Baltimore's Clavel and Urban Oyster did not advance.
The Song of Sufax, a Milton Inn drink staple, consists of "very cold" vodka, vermouth and orange bitters.
Where Baltimore County chefs drink when they’re off the clock
We asked Baltimore County chefs where they drink on a day off — that’s not their own restaurant. Here’s what they said.
In 2022, Desmond Reilly's Chicken + Whiskey restaurant promised to bring quality Peruvian chicken to the Mall in Columbia.
This chicken restaurant made it big in D.C. It’s closing in Columbia.
Chicken + Whiskey closed its location at the Mall in Columbia this week, marking a tough period for Maryland's independent restaurant operators.
Emma Jogoz, owner of Moon Valley Farm, inspects vegetable growth in the farm’s greenhouses.
USDA funding cuts targeted schools and food banks. Farmers are paying the price.
Maryland farms that have been buoyed by large orders from local schools and food banks fear a new loss of crops and revenue after USDA funding cuts.
Head chef Gurnek Bassi plates a customer’s order in the kitchen at India Tandoor in Baltimore.
From the back of a bodega, one family’s Indian food rivals the best in Baltimore
As restaurants struggle to keep up with rising costs, this family's bodega in Remington serving up Indian food appears to be flourishing.
A selection of dumpling dishes from Pepper House, a Sichuan restaurant located in Ellicott City, MD as seen on September 10th, 2024.
One of the best Chinese restaurants in the country is in Ellicott City
A few months after Ellicott City’s Pepper House was named among the best Chinese restaurants in the country, neighboring Asian businesses in Howard County are seeing a boost.
Ditos in Federal Hill will close March 16. GameOn Bar+Arcade will move in to the space shortly after.
Federal Hill restaurants shuffle as Ditos closes, GameOn moves and Mother’s is renamed
Ditos is moving out of Federal Hill to make way for an arcade bar and the former Mother's Federal Hill Grille space is getting a new name.
Duck Duck Goose, one of Ashish Alfred's restaurants, was formerly located at 814 S. Broadway in Fells Point.
Former Duck Duck Goose chef Ashish Alfred files for bankruptcy
Several months after closing his Fells Point restaurants Duck Duck Goose, Osteria Pirata and the Anchor Tavern, chef Ashish Alfred filed for personal bankruptcy.
A once-bustling lot sits empty outside Totally Cool in Baltimore County in 2024.
Local ice cream plant closed after listeria recall had prior violations for same strain
The FDA requested a permanent injunction this week for Owings Mills ice cream plant Totally Cool, which closed in June after a listeria recall.
Lao sausages and stir fry, menu staples at Charming Elephant.
Is there room for Laotian food in Baltimore?
Charming Elephant, Baltimore’s first distinctly Laotian restaurant, grapples with its identity and a lack of customers.
HomeSlyce in Mount Vernon is trying to make ends meet after multiple staff members were detained by ICE.
How one restaurant got caught up in Trump’s crackdown on immigration
HomeSlyce, a Mount Vernon restaurant of more than a decade, was left in disarray after ICE removed multiple staff members.
Sunset Raw Juice Bar owner Gerrard Sheppard, center, participates in a roundtable discussion at Twist Fells Point after receiving a grant from the DoorDash Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund.
10 restaurants each receive $10K in Key Bridge relief fund grants
Restaurants still reeling from the collapse of the Key Bridge received grants from DoorDash to help with food industry challenges.
Eddie's of Mount Vernon, which was expected to open in July 2024, remains under renovations.
Eddie’s of Mount Vernon grocer ‘praying’ for an early summer open
Eddie’s of Mount Vernon was expected to open in July 2024, but renovations at the grocery store have delayed its debut until at least May.
Baltimore County's Bar Louie has catering deals and gameday specials to celebrate the Super Bowl.
Our best bets for Baltimore-area restaurant specials on Super Bowl Sunday
The Ravens aren’t in the Super Bowl, but there are still plenty of local places to enjoy the game.
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