About Chef Lila

Before being diagnosed with Celiac Disease, Flakely founder & Executive pastry chef Chef Lila Colello worked for Wolfgang Puck, The Food Network, and in some of the country’s best restaurants.

Unable to work with flour, and unwilling to live without croissants, she made it her mission to create French pastries that are “taste-identical” to their wheat-flour counterparts.

Chef Lila works tirelessly to create her own versions of pastries and breads that gluten-free foodies miss the most. Flakely is one of only a handful of gluten-free bakeries in the world to master the technically difficult GF croissant!

Come visit us at our PINK window in Manayunk at 220 Krams Ave from 11-3 pm Monday- Thursdays and Saturdays 12-2 pm, or order online anytime. You can also order delivery on-demand on DoorDash (the same hours that we are open). You can also come visit us at our Pastry ATM vending machines (visit our ATM tab to see where to find us) and Order online for Nationwide shipping!

  • "The kindest human being and a magician in the gluten-free kitchen!"

    Sam D.

  • "If there was a way to give Flakely/Chef Lila 10 stars, I would."

    Sam D.

  • "Thank you so much for what you do."

    Caity M.

  • "So kindhearted and generous. Truly a wizard in the gluten-free kitchen."

    Madison V.

Raising the bar on gluten-free taste & texture

  • Producer, Editor, Voiceover: Tori Marchiony

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