Yadi Derisse

Yadi Derisse founded Yadi's Artisanal Empanadas to bring authentic, handcrafted empanadas to college campuses in New York. Starting with family recipes, she built a small operation into a growing business. Each empanada is made fresh daily, blending Latin American tradition with student convenience.

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Advice Line with Pete Maldonado and Rashid Ali of Chomps

Yadi Derisse

Yadi's Artisanal Empanadas

Guy Raz hosts an Advice Line special with Chomps co-founders Pete Maldonado and Rashid Ali, who offer real-time guidance to three founders facing growth dilemmas. Yadi Derisse contemplates expansion beyond her successful campus empanada shop. Zachary Bonder wrestles with e-commerce logistics for his frozen pies. Josh Shrenko seeks direction for his niche Smallmouth Bass apparel brand. The Chomps founders draw on their 13-year journey to advise on scaling thoughtfully, avoiding premature complexity, and staying close to core customers.

Feb 19, 202648 min

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Yadi's Artisanal Empanadas

Yadi's Artisanal Empanadas serves Latin Caribbean cuisine on the SUNY New Paltz campus. Fresh homemade empanadas, arepas, grilled meats, and burritos (including Impossible) are available. Open Monday-Friday 11-7, the business emphasizes tradition and love as its secret ingredient.

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