My Mission

At Vivette, I believe a meaningful life is built around connection—to the people we love, the rituals that make ordinary days feel special, and the parts of ourselves that can so easily get lost along the way.

I’m a mother, and being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life. I love my girls fiercely. But I’m also a woman who has had a demanding corporate career, who has tried to be everything to everyone, and who knows what it feels like to end the day completely depleted. To spend so much energy making sure everyone else is cared for that there isn’t much left for yourself.

Motherhood asks a lot of us. We become the planners, the caretakers, the memory keepers, the ones thinking three steps ahead. We nourish everyone around us while somehow convincing ourselves we can keep going on empty.

There’s a beautiful phenomenon in nature that has always stayed with me: mother flamingos can lose their vibrant pink color while raising their young, giving so much of their energy to nurturing their chicks. When they have the chance to rest and replenish, their color returns.

I know what it feels like to lose a little of your own color. Vivette grew out of that feeling, and out of my lifelong love of food, hospitality, and bringing people together around a table.

Through thoughtfully prepared food, personal chef services, beautiful gatherings, and meaningful conversation, Vivette creates space to slow down, reconnect, and remember that you are a whole person, not just everything you do for everyone else.

Vivette exists to help bring your colors back. You deserve to feel vibrant, nourished, and fully yourself in every season of your life.

My Story

I've been feeding people for a long time.

When I was growing up, my mom worked nights and slept during the day. When I got home from school, I'd often make her lunch—tomato soup and grilled cheese, because that was about all I knew how to make. It wasn't fancy. It was just my little way of taking care of her.

That instinct stuck.

I studied culinary arts at Boston University, where I learned from chefs like Jacques Pépin, then spent years in Boston kitchens including Tatte, Cutty's, and Bagelsaurus. Eventually, I traded the kitchen for a corporate career in technology—but I never stopped wanting to come back.

Then I became a mom.

And I learned that loving to cook doesn't mean you always want to figure out what's for dinner at 5 p.m. I know the grocery lists, the meal planning, the hungry kids, and the feeling that dinner can become one more thing to manage.

So I came back to the kitchen.

Vivette brings together my professional cooking experience and real life as a mom: beautifully prepared food, personal chef services, and gatherings designed to make feeding people feel good again.

I want to make dinner one less thing to figure out—and one more thing to look forward to.