About Us

We're wife-and-husband home cooks who have spent years creating and refining recipes for delicious, healthy, plant-based food. We gradually realized that beans are the cornerstone of a protein-rich, real food, plant-based diet.

In 2022 Moonbeans (then "Weekday Food") launched out of our own kitchen. We told friends the guest room was unavailable, swapped the air mattress for a 17-cubic-foot fridge/freezer, and bought some truly giant cookware. In May of 2022, we got married.

In 2023, we started selling online and at farmers markets in Chicago. We launched our Bean Club subscription service.

In 2024, we moved into our commercial kitchen space at The Hatchery in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood. In April, our daughter Zuzu was born. We upgraded our branding to let our simple foods shine.

Now here we are. We are all about:

• Our customers. From simple ingredients, we make tasty, healthful, easy-to-prepare plant-based foods. Our customers are our first and most important investors.
  
• Our community. We advocate for accessibility to nourishing foods. Everyone should be able to eat well.
  
• Our planet. We strive to contribute to a regenerative food system by sourcing ingredients locally whenever possible, minimizing waste, and being aware of our actions. Eating well includes protecting the planet.

We are imperfect, despite what our mothers tell us. But our chickpea tofu – now that is flawless.

Eat your beans!

-Tully & Lili