Elmwood Park mom Hipatia Lopez shares the inspiration behind her time-saving invention. BY TERESA M.
Year I had the honor of meeting, through e-mails and social media, the inventor of
The Empanada Fork Utensil aka, “The Empanada Fork Press Tool and The Empanada Fork Pastry
Founded in 1999 and head quartered in Brooklyn, New York, UncommonGoods is a privately-owned retailer
While preparing for a holiday feast, Hipatia Lopez found herself facing 100 empanadas that needed
Who doesn’t love the yummy, fried (and baked!) goodness of an empanada? Whether filled with
Inspiring. Driven. Made of Steel and Ignited on Full Blast by the American dream. That
Hipatia Lopez is one of the less than 1% of Latinas who hold a patent in
HSN and Dreamers Venture have partnered to create Project American Dreams– a business competition to
