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Tuesday 23 January 2018

Young Entrepreneur Reveals the Story Behind His Place

By Luis Villegas
SAN NICOLAS- The soft
opening of Mundi Health
Cafe took already place
last weekend, but the cafe
will be open for real com-
ing Thursday. This is not
your ordinary cafe, young
entrepreneur Tristan Nedd
(22) set up a different con-
cept and chose this historic
building to open up his first
own place. The soft open-
ing was a way for the own-
er to see how the recep-
tive was and that came out
great. Tristan, also a vid- The focus on healthy food did not stop me from mov-
eographer, explains why made a difference as that ing forward, it just created
he selected the renovated direction is not familiar in some obstacles on the
monument to run his own San Nicolas. way. A lot of young peo-
business. On practically every corner ple need to let go of their
you may find food stalls or dreams because of loans
Health Concept other places that sell the they had to ask.”
Customers will discover a typical Johnny Cakes, full He wishes to be an inspi-
menu that is focused on of grease, and other not so ration for other youngsters
healthy food, inspired by healthy street food. Tristan and emphasizes that if you
Tristan’s family recipes. His would like to introduce persist you can achieve.
family ran their own food tasty and healthy meals to “Besides my family, I am
business and little Tristan the San Nicolas commu- also very grateful to FMA
had the business spirit al- nity. and the owner of Charlie’s
ready in his blood. Bar who has always been
He knew that one day he With the help of his family, an inspiration to me.”
was going to open his own especially his nephew who
place, specifically in San is an experienced chef and Future Plans
Nicolas as there lie his roots. his grandmother who is the Mundi Health Cafe has
His goal is to bring this part source of old recipes, he set exciting plans for the fu-
of the island forward and up the place. His wrap with ture, one of them is to be
with his healthy concept sweet potato is already a a platform for local artists,
cafe he will make a fair hit, referred to by a client another is to expand and
contribution. as ‘the taste of nostalgia’. re-use unused buildings in
The road to opening his own San Nicolas. On the sec-
The moment Tristan pre- place was not an easy one ond floor of Nicolaas Store
sented his concept to the as in general people in the the community museum
foundation that is in charge island are not always that will be established. Tristan’s
of choosing the right busi- supportive towards young concept carries a multi-
ness to run in the monu- entrepreneurs, Tristan tells. functional structure for the
mental building, they knew “I see a mentality to keep Nicolaas Store, just like in
this was the right choice. young people down. But it the old days.q