Kitchen Tips How To Global Kitchen The Ultimate Secret To Great Gumbo Revealed By Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes with nearly two decades of experience helping home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen. A self-taught cook who grew up reading cookbooks for fun, Vanessa lives and breathes the challenges faced by busy everyday cooks to get dinner on the table. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on August 22, 2015 Close What goes into a great bowl of gumbo? New Orleans native and Seattle restaurateur Matt Lewis lets you in on his secret. So, it's all about the roux. Well, plus the other good stuff you like in your gumbo. Matt's own version includes andouille sausage and chicken, along with the quintessential trinity of celery, onion, and bell pepper. About Matt Lewis He's not just any food truck guy. Matt's a trained chef with an impressive pedigree and an infectious smile, whose popular truck, Where Ya At Matt, was named one of the top 101 food trucks in America by The Daily Meal, while Thrillist ranked it in the top 21 in 2014. (Check it out - did your favorite food truck make the cut?) Photo by Vanessa Greaves. Matt was in the vanguard of the thriving Seattle food truck scene. But while you can still find him doing the meet-and-greet on a Seattle street, he's got his brick-and-mortar Restaurant Roux to take up some of his boundless energy. Top-Rated Gumbo Recipes: Top-Rated Gumbo Recipes How To Make Gumbo: How To Make Gumbo Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit