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    Empanadas are perfect pocket repast
    Empanadas from Cuban restaurant Fernandez the Bull and Argentinian restaurant Martin Fierro. Photo illustration Empanada photos by Liz Gorman
    Food & Flavor
    By Harriet Howard Heithaus harriet.heithaus@naplespress.com  
    2 May 2025

    Empanadas are perfect pocket repast

    Empanada Day was nearly a month ago and we are still scooping them up — by the mittful from places including Fernandez the Bull, where their junior size makes them perfect hors d’oeuvres, or in a lavish lunch-on-the-go size from Gigi’s Bakery.

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