Cachapas y Mas

Cachapas y Mas Family Opens Titi’s Empanadas in Williamsburg | Eater NY

"The family’s Venezuelan restaurant, Cachapas y Mas, operates multiple New York locations and is known for cachapas and patacónes; it grew out of Larry Villalobos’s 2005 leap from taxi driving to food service when he bought a food truck called El Dugout Fast Food and later opened a storefront in Inwood and a location in Ridgewood. I learned the business has long been a family affair—Jackeline Osorio helped shape recipes, the younger Villalobos has worked there since age 12, and the spots were even subcontracted to make meals for incoming migrants—while the family continues to expand (they’re opening a Cachapas y Mas in Lawrence, Massachusetts). Empanadas were briefly removed from the Cachapas y Mas menu when Jesus Villalobos felt the recipe wasn’t right, but after reworking them the empanadas are back and everyone in the family agrees on the recipe." - Emma Orlow