South San Francisco-based Cocina Milonga will be one of the vendors at the inaugural La Onda Music Festival this weekend from the same team that presents BottleRock Napa Valley each year. 'This is a very nice product, you know, for a snack,' said Raul Leiva, the chef and owner of Cocina Milonga. 'La Onda we are so excited, you know, for that, hopefully everything going well.
Leiva's daughter. Mr. Leiva started the business with a friend he knew from their time when both lived in Colombia. They decided to serve food from Leiva's home country and provide the popular street food item in California. From coffee shops to Chase Center, their empanadas have been served around the Bay Area including in their own two locations in South San Francisco and Napa.