Peaches Patties

People
Shani Jones, with 6 full- and 4 part-time employees
Where
San Francisco
About
Shani Jones named Peaches Patties after her mother, nicknamed ‘Peaches’, who often treated the family to her signature Jamaican beef patties. In 2013, Shani and her mother made patties in their kitchen at home, and from there Peaches Patties began was established as a catering service. With support from La Cocina, their small-batch family recipe was adapted to make 250 patties instead of two dozen. Before Peaches Patties was founded, most San Franciscans had to go across the Bay or down the Peninsula to find Jamaican food.
Peaches Patties offers jerk chicken plates, patties, sorrel, and other Jamaican staples, which grew in popularity until Shani was able to settle into a location inside the Ferry Building. At the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, Peaches Patties offers hot and frozen patties, jerk chicken plates, and sorrel, a traditional Jamaican drink made with sorrel flowers and ginger.
Sourcing
Peaches Patties sources seasonal ingredients from local farmers and suppliers.