Bossa Nova is a colourful café in Carlton where owners Gabriel and Gabriela Gebaile are serving up food that will remind people of the food back home in Brazil or introduce people to Brazilian flavours if they haven’t tried them before. I wrote about them for Broadsheet when Bossa Nova first opened, and I was happy to hear from Gabriel again telling me about his Friday and Saturday steak nights. I of course talk the opportunity to ask to talk to his chefs, Thays and Suzan. And I am so glad I did. Thays was nervous because of her English, but she had nothing to worry about. Both Thays and Suzan were honest and open with me in what they shared about how hard it is to be a chef, but also how rewarding, what they miss from home in Brazil and there really was a theme of how great potatoes are from Thays. I loved this chat and I am looking forward to going back to Bossa Nova for some lunch or to check out their Friday and Saturday steak nights. They had me at tropical cocktails, Picanha from the Grill and South American wines, but now that I have met Thays and Suzan and caught up with Gabriel again, I was reminded that it feels like a big happy family at Bossa Nova and that makes the whole place feel great and the best kind of vibe to dine in.
