“It’s criminal not to pursue your passion. You’re happier and it makes everyone around you happier. “ That is the discovery Maya, owner of Bon-Vivant, made after giving up her seventeen year career in finance to pursue a dream. First she took a sabbatical to take pastry classes and explore interests that were not fitting into her twelve hour workdays. During her time away, Maya stumbled upon two well kept secrets: “You need not separate work from what you love for one, and two, there really is a need for quality. Too often corners are cut to get the job done, but it’s so important never to sacrifice quality.”
After exploring, taking different baking classes and studying at Le Cordon Bleu, Maya came back to New York, quit her corporate job and partnered with Ashish, a friend and prior colleague, to create Bon Vivant. A sanctuary from the daily hustle and bustle, the café is a place where the petit fours are made from the finest ingredients sourced from around the world, and paired with equally exotic coffees and teas. Their delicate cakes are admired for their beauty and savored for their incredible taste.
The name Bon Vivant comes from a French term for a person who enjoys the finer things in life. Or, as Ashish declated, "Shortly translated it means the good life." Through following their own passion, this is exactly what they have created for themselves and what their steady stream of customers.
