Too many empanadas: The food vendors hit by Bluesfest woes Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement For the past three weeks, Joachin Varela and his partner Maria Elena Betto have been working 12-hour days, every day, to make more than 2,500 empanadas to sell at the Byron Bay Bluesfest. Joaquin Varela and Maria Elena Betto from Holy Moly Artisan Empanadas sell some to local Raphaelle Clayton at a reduced price. Credit:Danielle Smith . Using the traditional Argentinian recipe handed down from his grandmother, including her exacting technique of folding sealing and crimping the pastry - known as repulgue in Spanish - their company Holy Moly Artisan Empanadas was expecting to feed the hungry hordes at the five-day music fest.