For Kym Estrada, owner of San & Wolves Bakeshop in Long Beach, family-style means an excuse to gather with loved ones.

“I’m Filipino and I grew up in a big family, which extends to our cousins, and we would always just get together on some random Monday, Tuesday or for any holiday to hang out, and we’d have so much food,” Estrada said during a recent phone interview. “It was always just a bunch of titos and titas being loud, kids running around and chaos, where you could get food once you’ve done your tsismising (gossiping) with an auntie.”

Estrada’s bakeshop specializes in vegan Filipino treats that pay homage to some of her favorite sweets with a plant-based approach. Some of the items include pan de coco, buko pie, pandesal, bitsu-bitsu, and ensaymada, as well as remixes of Filipino

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