Tulipán Hungarian Pastry and Coffee Shop opened in 2004, but the idea for the shop was many years in the making.

  The original owner, Elizabeth Lakatos, emigrated to the United States from Hungary in 1976, and she brought with her the traditional recipes of her mother and the generations before her. After many years of satisfying her family and friends with her baking, Elizabeth opened Tulipán ("tulip" in Hungarian) and thus created a new gathering place for the Wooster community. 

   After 16 years of coffee, crêpes and tea cakes, Tulipán Pastry and Coffee Shop founder, Elizabeth Lakatos, retired handing over the reins of the business to newcomers Emily and Mark Schrull.  

   Emily's passion for baking began many years ago when she started making and decorating cakes and pastries for her family and friends. Soon, they were ordering baked goods from her, and the passion developed into a  job. 

   The couple is focused on becoming part of the Wooster community and continuing with the traditions started in 2004, as well as creating new ones.