Today we’d like to introduce you to Oswaldo Vasquez-Evans.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
I’m a 25 years old Venezuelan guy. I’ve been here for a little over a year. Since I can remember I’m passionate about cooking. I made my dinner since I was ten years old, a couple of eggs and our traditional «arepas».
When I was a teenager, I started baking. My first desserts were classic: Chocolate chips cookies. After that, I tried to bake whatever my mind desired in my free time from high school and college.
On my vacation days, I baked a lot of dessert with my older sister, we tried all that we watched on Facebook and Instagram and we changed to «our recipes». We have a favorite: Doble chocolate cake. That’s amazing!
One day, we watched a trending dessert: Japanese cheesecakes. Everyone was talking about «this fluffy and jiggly cake» and how hard to do it. We had a challenge.
Our first try was well. That was incredible. We did it more times and our whole family tasted it. All of them liked it.
We started thinking about doing something different. We need to fusion a Japanese dessert with Western world food. Something that everyone likes. So we added fruits and chocolate toppings to the cheesecakes and offered it to our friends and family and then on Instagram.
That’s how Kyandī appeared, like a sibling entrepreneurship in our little city. Some people helped us to show our cheesecakes and little by little it grew.
Some day I had to move to US and my sister stays in Venezuela. And now I’m here with my little family trying to make your palate fall in love with our combination of flavors and cultures.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
In every good story, there are many obstacles.
Overcome the fear it’s a very difficult task. Fear of rejection or defeat. It doesn’t matter if we are scared, let’s just do it.
It’s so hard to leave all your family, friends and life behind. But, there is much to discover ahead.
It’s not easy to get people to try something new or different. Creating strategies to achieve it takes time, patience and discipline.
And do all of them in a different language and culture is doubly hard. It have been a good and educational adventure.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
In Kyandī, we offer homemade desserts. Our specialty is Japanese cheesecakes. It’s a fluffy and light cheese souffle with delicate sweet and sour aromas that soften the intense cream cheese flavor and provide a delicious sensation.
You can add different kinds of toppings and extras: Strawberries, passion fruit, raspberries, blueberries, lemon, chocolate, Nutella®️, Oreo®️ and more.
And we have another desserts like chocolate cakes, lime pie, tres leches cakes and other Venezuelan desserts.
We serve all of them in family size, slices and two-bites portions.
Also, we have a Venezuelan tradicional bread: Pan de Jamón (Ham Bread). A Venezuelan Christmas food, but we offer it on request all year around.
Networking and finding a mentor can have such a positive impact on one’s life and career. Any advice?
I’m sure we can find a mentor everywhere. In places where we can’t imagine.
We just have to focus on our passions, read about them, set goals and look for people who have achieved it around us.
There are always people willing to help us and teach us. Let’s listen and learn from others, their mistakes and victories.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/kyandi.mo?igshid=NWRhNmQxMjQ=
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kyandi.mo/
