Yoli Tortilleria

Award-winning tortilla makers reveal evolving identity of long-running KCK sister brand

Four years after quietly taking over the locally-made line of Art’s Mexican Products, Marissa and Mark Gencarelli hope the change went unnoticed by even the most faithful fans of the brand’s fresh nixtamalized masa, tortillas, chips, and sauces.

Yoli Tortilleria’s grind to “honor the very humble tortilla” earns James Beard Award

Editor’s note: The following story was originally published by KCUR, Kansas City’s NPR member station, and a fellow member of the KC Media Collective. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for KCUR’s email newsletter. Yoli Tortilleria, a Mexican tortilla bakery with a retail store on Jefferson Street on Kansas City’s Westside and a manufacturing location…

Yoli Tortilleria, Drastic Measures among 7 local restaurants, bars named James Beard semifinalists

Editor’s note: The following story was originally published by KCUR, Kansas City’s NPR member station, and a fellow member of the KC Media Collective. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for KCUR’s email newsletter. Kansas City is well represented in the national food competition this year — with The Town Company, Yoli Tortilleria, Drastic Measures and…

Marissa Gencarelli, Yoli Tortilleria

Westside tortilleria’s from-scratch corn creations earn prestigious James Beard nod

A husband-and-wife tortilla-making duo in Kansas City’s Westside neighborhood are among semifinalists for one of the world’s most-prestigious accolades for restaurants and chefs: a James Beard Award. Marissa and Mark Gencarelli, co-founders of Yoli Tortilleria, were announced Wednesday as semifinalists for the James Beard “Outstanding Baker” honor. Twenty restaurants from across the country are now…

Marissa Gencarelli, Yoli Tortilleria

How Yoli Tortilleria’s co-founder went full-time, launched a new zine to showcase Mexican culture

Kansas Citians should get ready for a bold taste of culture, Marissa Gencarelli said, teasing the release of a new mini publication inspired by her rapidly scaling business and its mission to bring a bit of authentic Mexico to the metro. “I posted a picture on Instagram and someone [asked] me if I had ever…