Masa empanadas’ owner and founder, Emanuel Colombo, was born and raised on a small family farm in the province of Entre Rios, Argentina. In 2010, he abandoned his farmhand chores, and moved to Lima, Peru to pursue his passion— dance. He studied, trained and went on to perform in numerous dance events, theatre, and dance shows on Peruvian television. Emanuel then arrived to the U.S. in 2015, in hopes of expanding his dance repertoire; which, he very successfully did until COVID brought everything to a screeching halt.
With extra time on his hands, Emanuel began to explore his other passion—food, specifically empanadas. All through his childhood, his mother made and taught him how to make these Argentinian delicacies. Inspired by a traditional family recipe, Emanuel has infused them with his own personal lifestyle choices and created unique vegetarian empanadas.
Relentlessly and methodically he has perfected them with a very discerning palate and lots of love. Masa currently offers vegetarian and vegan empanadas—all organic, handmade and consistently delicious.