Moonjelly Bakes

02/21/2026

02/18/2026

A few days ago I visited Dionica and her family in San Felipe de León. We’ve been using their pataxte beans in our chocolate for several years. Theobroma bicolor or pataxte Is a relative of cacao that has its own distinct nutty flavour and unlike cacao, which is harvested twice a year, it’s harvested only once, in January. Also unlike most of the cacao we use it is not fermented before drying so its known as “lavado” or washed.

I arrived at the home during the very busy season where they roast and peel the beans. They have their own artisanal chocolate business and also sell the beans through

I can’t describe what a gift it was to visit Dionicia, Lizet, Misael, and baby Izan. I learned about the plants that grow with the cacao and pataxte, such as achiote-used to colour rice and meat dishes and can also be rubbed on your lips for a very cool shade-as worn on me and Dionicia in the photo of us! In North America it gives our orange cheddar cheese its signature hue. Also growing near by was mamey, papaya, coffee, mandarins, bananas. Many of the trees were cared for by Dionicias grandparents and are over 100 years old.

Chocolate has a very colonial history and the industry continues to be horrifically exploitative all over the world. Dionicia and her family are protectors of the Chinantec language(only around 100 000 still speak it) and culture, their sovereignty and resistance was an honour to witness and their generosity was awakening to me and something I’ll never forget.

Im coming home with a suitcase full of pataxte! I hope to visit again when I’ve learned a bit more Spanish and enough Chinantec to be a more polite house guest.

Pictured-

Me And Dionicia

Dionicia with baby cacao plants

Lizet peeling pataxte

Achiote

Pataxte Husks

Jackfruit seeds (a starchy treat you boil like potato)

Baby chick 🐤

Dionicia grinding cacao beans in her Molino

Our chocolate bars

02/12/2026

Sweets for your sweet available at these fine purveyors !

01/27/2026

I know when to go out,
I know when to stay in,
get things done.

Chocolates for you your lovers and your friends

🛁 💐 🍾 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌈 🪄 💅🏻 😋

12/10/2025

Hi all!! Here’s where you can find us to get your treats this holiday season!
l.o.u.g.h.m.a.n.s on the weekends!

This Saturday .market

Thursday Dec 11th and 18th

Saturday Dec.20th

TUESDAY Dec 23 (for last minute shoppers)

Thanks to for this elf costume for Tia hehehe her Christmas spirit lights up my life 😂

11/26/2025

Make sure to follow Ploughman’s! the reopening is this Friday Nov 28th!

End of an era/new beginnings. The shop will be closed next weekend while we transition our systems and open again on Nov. 28 at 9am for your pastry and coffee needs. Thanks Ploughman's Lunch 💜 we love you. Follow us here for news and updates 💜

11/15/2025

Dearest friends near and far. 9 years ago when we were considering buying a boarded up shop down the road from my childhood home we couldn’t have imagined how much this community would change and grow. Nor could we have predicted how we ourselves would change and grow or that we would branch off in separate directions.

When we started Ploughmans lunch we loved the idea of making something that would reflect the dignity of eating simple delicious food made with good ingredients. Like a ploughman eating food in the field where they farmed the ingredients. We didn’t anticipate how many people would appreciate and uplift the place as the community grew over the last decade and how you added your own magic to it. It has been a joy to have a space where we could be a part of your children’s growth alongside that of our own kids. To watch friendships grow and be a welcoming and safe space for all; to hear stories from seniors about the excitement they had when they first had ice cream sundaes in West Dublin 70 years ago. We were so proud to be able to help feed people during the pandemic and be a public space where people could share ideas and connection.

So it is with sadness but also hope and excitement for what’s to come that we announce our dear friends Lou and Pamela will be writing the next chapter of Ploughman’s. We are so happy that they are the ones taking on this role, not only because they both have years of experience in the food industry but also because they’re artists, activists and community builders whose values we admire greatly. Follow .l.o.u.g.h.m.a.n.s for updates on what’s happening with the shop.
Also we will be baking here with a new name .bakes providing pastries, bread and chocolate for the shop! 💜
We want to thank every person young and old who has helped us along the way, as well as staff, family, and suppliers. It could not have been done without all of your support.

11/14/2025

The calendar has arrived! find it this weekend and Ploughman’s Lunch!

10/18/2025

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09/29/2025

We are switching to fall hours…that was a very fast summer! Now we are open 9-4 Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!
Thank you so much to all customers and staff that support us we appreciate you!