Yia Yia's Baklava pays homage to the famous Greek delicacy with unique twists

COLMAR, PA. (WPVI) -- It's a family business between husband and wife, Dimitri and Leticia Samaras, and Dimitri's mother, Christina Samaras.

Every week, they produce their three staple flavors called Original, Lemon, and Chocolate Hazelnut.

In addition to a weekly rotating menu created by Leticia, there are four new flavors produced each week.

Their most requested item has been their Dubai chocolate baklava, baked with pistachios, pistachio butter, and topped with chocolate, shredded filo, and drizzled with more pistachio butter.

The selling of baklava started with Christina when she decided to sell Greek foods at farmers' markets to raise money for Dimitri's tutoring to help with his dyslexia when he was a kid.

After she experienced a severe car accident, she had to put the farmers' markets on hold.

In 2021, Dimitri's urge to start a business with his family sparked Yia Yia's Baklava. They began in a church and now have their first brick-and-mortar, where they sell a variety of baklava pieces in Colmar, PA.

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252 Bethlehem Pike A108, Colmar, PA 18915