Nearly a decade ago, Claudia Amezquita sat on the rocks at Falls Park on the Reedy River and declared that the Upstate would one day become her permanent home.
Since then, the Santiago de Cali, Colombia-native has earned her keep in Greenville’s food and dining scene ― serving as a pastry chef at various restaurants, volunteering during major festivals such as euphoria, and even assisting in the opening of Comal 864’s Midtown location.
In early December, Amezquita opened the doors to her first brick-and-mortar ― Luna Café at 401 N. Main St. in Simpsonville — a bakehouse, handhelds and coffeeshop that combines her passion for cooking, Colombian ethnicity and the vulnerability which ascended her into the hearts of the Upstate dining community…