Daniela Martins-Schwarzbauer, yu-bakery
Did you know that New York City has the highest number of women entrepreneurs in our neighborhoods? According to New York City Small Business Services, women across the five boroughs employ over 190,000 people and generate approximately $50 billion in sales. This month, we’re proud to present our annual Women’s issue—dedicated to all the innovative women chefs, food entrepreneurs, restaurateurs, bakers, mixologists and more who help feed the borough everyday.
Coinciding with the print issue (you’ll be able to pick up a copy soon!), every weekday throughout the month of May, we’re featuring a different Queens woman in the food industry. From Flushing’s dumpling maestro Helen You, to Long Island City’s Brazilian baker, Daniela Martins-Schwarzbauer and Last Dragon Pizza’s Nicole Russell in Rockaway, each woman reflects the diverse and independent spirit of Queens. Oh, and did we mention that our woman-owned magazine produced this women’s issue with a team of all-women writers, photographers, illustrators, designers and editors (save for our photo editor, Ed Lefkowicz)? No big deal.
Daniela Martins-Schwarzbauer, yu-bakery
Potato chips are so passé. Credit Daniela Martins-Schwarzbauer for championing New York City’s newest snack food sensation, based on a little-known treat (known as biscoito de polvilho) favored in her native Brazil. The fact that these crunchy puffs are made from yucca starch checks all the boxes amongst eco-conscious eaters, considering cassava root is gluten free, non-GMO and largely sustainably grown.
The increased popularity of Martins-Schwarzbauer’s delectable “yu puffs” have her ramping up production in her Long Island City facility, to stock the shelves of gourmet and independently owned grocery stores all throughout the city. Her yu puffs can be bought online and shipped anywhere in the United States; they’ve earned bragging rights as a finalist in Martha Stewart’s American Made competition, as well as inclusion in Williams Sonoma’s Artisan Market.
