A Beloved Cream-Filled Cookie From The Philippines Is Coming to Jefferson Park | Eater Chicago

"Born out of pandemic-era nostalgia for Filipino sylvana (sometimes spelled “silvana”), this bakery began as Crumbs.nd.Creams in 2020 when the Requirons pivoted to making cream-stuffed, macaron-like cookies served cold with buttercream; the operation grew into a success and was featured on Good Morning America in September 2022. They will open a public-facing bakery in Jefferson Park by late April at 5914 W. Lawrence Avenue, sharing the space with Taste of Philippines and splitting sweet and savory. Crumbs.nd.Creams currently offers ten flavors—including ube, matcha, butter pecan, mocha, and flan—and plans to introduce more varieties over the summer, highlighting coconut in items like the coconut ham sylvana, which is inspired by a Filipino coconut-cream-and-brown-sugar spread that gives a “coco-caramelly” taste. Katrina Requiron is described as the heart of the operation (she develops recipes) while Mharloe calls himself the “backup dancer,” and the couple, both born in the Philippines and living in Algonquin, are excited to open where there is a larger Filipino population." - Ashok Selvam