Nani Ferreira-Mathews

Nani Ferreira-Mathews

Nani Ferreira-Mathews is an author, freelance journalist and community organizer, and a worker-owner at Thread Coffee Roasters in Baltimore, Maryland. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Georgia State University.

Stories by Nani Ferreira-Mathews
German and Polish Food Traditions Flourish at Chachi's

Step into the kitchen at Chachi’s at Fadensonnen and it won’t feel like a rotisserie chicken restaurant as much as an ode to the craft of cooking.

Award-winning Fermenters Invite the Curious to Market, Bar, and Tasting Room in Govans

In 2022, Meaghan and Shane Carpenter opened Hex Superette in the front of their manufacturing facility on York Road. The sun-drenched dining room overlooks the grocery store.

Slutty Vegan and Bar Vegan Open in The Baltimore Peninsula

Cole shares a swelling of emotions in seeing the line out the door for her Baltimore Slutty Vegan opening. She hopes the Bar Vegan opening will be a replay of that success. 

The DC Restaurant Reinvents Itself on Baltimore's Greenmount Ave

A former wildlife conservationist, Executive Chef Olivier Caillabet's approach to food is mindful and inclusive. The ramen restaurant has soy-free, gluten-free, and vegan options. And they are all done well.