El Nopal

That quickly rose in popularity due in no small part to the creation of the Hojarasca® (Spanish for tender leaf) cookie. El Nopal was the dream of husband-and-wife team Francisco and Celia Bonilla, who met in athe bakery where Celia worked in San Antonio. After moving to Chicago, Francisco found work as an artisanal baker in the kitchen of the

Ask if they know which are marked vegan. Some beer and wine is cleared using fish, milk or egg, and that is never printed on the bottle.

” The Pilsen location closed its doors in 2013 after the passing of Celia Bonilla, who had been running the business alongside her son, Frank. In 2015, the Little Village location shuttered its doors when Frank decided to retire

Ask whether it contains butter, milk or egg.

Project, and thanks to a partnership between Frank Bonilla and

Ask whether it contains butter, milk or egg.

This blog post would not have been possible without the research of Deborah Kanter, author of

Ask whether it contains butter, milk or egg.