> Founded by Bruna Piauí Graf, who moved to Colorado in 2014 and later worked at a Brazilian steakhouse where customers enthusiastically purchased pão de queijo, the business launched in 2019 with a food truck serving both bite-sized cheese bread and larger sandwich buns. Graf hand-produces all dough and emphasizes freshness: 'It's a bread meant to be eaten fresh out of the oven. It can be good later, but I don't suggest that.' When the pandemic canceled farmers markets and events, she pivoted to selling frozen dough for home baking—a product commonly found in Brazil. Pão de queijo is a savory gluten-free puff pastry made from tapioca flour and cheese, originating in Brazil's Minas Gerais state.