Have you ever dreamed of a world where your dog could join you on your morning ritual of enjoying a cafecito with pan dulce? Well, that fantasy can now be a reality.
Meet Adriana Montoya, the Latina founder of South Gate’s La Pawnaderia, a bakery that allows you to share your favorite Mexican treats and culture with a four-legged friend through pup-friendly pan dulce and “candy.”
When you step into Montoya’s home, it’s just like stepping into a real human panaderi. The smell of baked goods fills your lungs as you enter. Her kitchen is where all the baking happens and to the right is her assembly table, where white boxes labeled with La Pawnaderia's logo wait to be stuffed with nostalgic treats.
“It’s so cute, right?,” Montoya said, while taking a white decorated cake out of her fridge. The cake read, “Best Fur-ends.”
The single mom of one said she has always had an entrepreneurial side. When it came to baking and dogs, she has always loved them both, but never thought the two would dovetail the way they have.