La Dorita is a family-founded food business established by Gastón and Josephine Oría, making small batches of Argentine-style dulce de leche from 2009. Inspired by Josephine’s grandmother Dorita and Argentine family traditions, the company sold its handcrafted dulce de leche along the East Coast before closing that product chapter during the COVID-19 period. The Orías also founded La Dorita Cooks, a Pittsburgh commercial kitchen incubator that supported more than 200 food entrepreneurs before its 2024 asset sale.
Peperonata PastaPeperonata Pasta is a Sarasota pasta maker producing fresh pasta daily, along with prepared Italian foods and empanadas. The business grew from an Italian immigrant family from Argentina that has made pasta all its lives and has done so professionally since 2002. Its shop pairs that hands-on production with family recipes and a meal setting meant to feel like an old-fashioned family reunion.GAITHERSBURG, MD
Kravitz DeliSince Rose Kravitz opened a neighborhood corner store in 1939, Kravitz Deli has grown into a Mahoning Valley institution built around house-made corned beef, traditional deli fare and family recipes. The Belmont Avenue business is the oldest operating business on that corridor, and after three generations of Kravitz family involvement, ownership passed in 2022 to the family of Matthew Rydarowicz, who continues the deli’s local and family-centered tradition.NORTH JACKSON, OH
Vilma's BakeryVilma’s Bakery is a family-owned Haverstraw bakery making authentic Dominican cakes, pastries, fresh bread and custom celebration desserts. Opened in 2011 by Dominican-born immigrants Vilma and Raymundo Lopez, it carries forward recipes and decorating knowledge Vilma learned from her grandmother, master baker Lucia Reynoso, in Tamboril. Their three children now work in the business, keeping the family tradition active in the community.HAVERSTRAW, NY
Holy Cannoli Sweet ShoppeHoly Cannoli Sweet Shoppe was a Fairport and Rochester bakery known for its cannoli and other sweets. The shop has permanently closed after thanking customers for their support over the years.FAIRPORT, NY