Paula Lowery jokes that she has three children: her toddler, her newborn and her bakery,, which she owns and operates with her husband, Chase. Although the pandemic forced them to push back its launch for more than a year, the Lowerys were finally able to open their Mayfair cafe and bakery, at 950A Jersey Street, in September 2021.
She'd always loved to bake, and with the full support of her husband behind her, she left her corporate job to start a catering company from her home."My mom always loved to cook, and I learned a lot from her. Then when I moved here...I wanted to learn more. I am always trying to bake the stuff that I was missing," says Lowery."Inspiration comes from my state, what I learned from my mom and by myself — just Googling and experimenting.
Then there are the sweets. Lowery's cakes are decadent, like a Brazilian carrot cake that, unlike the American version, is bright orange and topped which chocolate. She makes several types of truffles using brigadeiro — a type of Brazilian chocolate fudge. She says some people compare the ingredient to caramel, but to her, there's nothing quite like it in America.
"It’s just a great community and a beautiful neighborhood, and we wanted the Brazilians to go to a beautiful place because we are far from home," notes Lowery.