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1️⃣ 𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙪𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 - 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨? 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩?
At Mamacita's, we hand make all of our empanadas with love. We use our family recipes to create authentic and indulgent Argentine empanadas; and we take pride in delivering delicious food to people who crave that laid back South American feeling.
Jess founded the company in 2020 while reminiscing about the laid back time she had while living in Argentina. She was reminded of the entrepreneurial spirit of folks selling empanadas on the side of the road and decided to try the same.
She mimicked what she saw in Argentina and sell her empanadas through Facebook with curb side pick-up on her front porch. After working out many kinks with her recipes over many WhatsApp messages with her Argentinian family, Jess perfected the recipes and decided to turn her idea into a business.
"I’ve been so inspired by the people who tell me stories of how my empanadas bring them back to the time they were in South America; sipping margaritas on the beach, cycling the Carreterra Austral, wine tasting in Malbec country, hiking the Andes, and backpacking the Inca trail.
For many people, biting into an empanada brings them back to that laid-back lifestyle. I have my family to thank for where I am today. I couldn’t have made it this far, or made such delicious empanadas, without them." Some more about Jess: My favourite word that has no direct English translation is: repulgue (this is a word specifically used when making empanadas. It means "the intricate fold" of the Argentine empanada).
The best piece of advice I've ever been given is: take care of yourself If I were an animal I would be: Honey Badger My favourite empanada flavour is: Poroto negro y maíz (black bean and corn) with sour cream (it's gotta have the sour cream to dip).
2️⃣ 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙆𝙃𝘾𝘾𝘾 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣?
2 years. I joined because I'm new to being an entrepreneur and wanted to meet other people doing business in Golden. There's so much to learn from others in our community!
3️⃣ 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮?
I love challenges and running a business feels like the ultimate challenge. The best part about doing business in Golden is the support we get from the people who live here!
4️⃣ 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨?
We are looking forward to moving into a bigger space in town and opening ourselves up to the community more.... stay tuned for big announcements in the next few months!