Matt Bruce

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Location
Baton Rouge, La.
School
Southern Illinois University
Expertise
Food trends, The culture of cooking, Healthy alternatives
  • Matt is an award-winning writer who's spent the past 14 years covering all things under the sun as a journalist in Chicago, the Carolinas, Coastal Florida, Atlanta, and south Louisiana.
  • He chronicled metro Detroit's resurgent restaurant market as a writer for What Now Detroit.
  • Partnered with Kansas City entrepreneur Kuda Munyawiri, Matt helped found food culture blog Yanaka Eats.

Experience

Matt Bruce is a Louisiana-based reporter, born and bred on Chicago's hardscrabble South Side, who is a foodie at heart. Matt enjoys the culture of cooking and exploring the historical evolution of new and exciting cuisines. You can find Matt's latest work in the Baton Rouge Advocate and the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

Education

Matt earned his journalism degree from Southern Illinois University in 2007.

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