Buenas
South American comfort food
Brought to you by:
Melissa Stefanini
Buenas’ shop is home to South American goodness you can eat on the spot or take home to use in your own recipes. Think: take-n-bake empanadas, pastry dough to make empanadas (and other stuff), and sauces you can use for everything from roasting chicken and salmon, to topping fresh oysters.
Owned and operated by Melissa Stefanini, Buenas’ not-so-secret ingredient is family tradition. When living in LA, she was surrounded by the absolute best in Mexican cuisine but couldn't find much by way of the flavors she grew up enjoying. So she did what any good 1st Gen USA-ans would do—they stole their families' recipes and started making food. Empanadas, to be exact. Everyone loved them, and that first batch of empanadas shared with co-workers and friends snowballed into what everyone knows today as Buenas—a line of South American-inspired specialty goods you can use in your own kitchen every day.
Shop at the store or from an ever-growing list of local specialty stores that carries Buenas' products.
