The sibling who is closest in age to Vera, Nadia, switched from mechanical engineering to the food and beverage sector. She owns Misto, a restaurant that fuses Brazilian and Ukrainian cuisine, with her partner Wilson Costa.
Nadia and Wilson have more than 25 years of combined experience working in the restaurant business. Before settling in Kingston, a city in the Hudson Valley, they had previously worked together at the Le Garrett restaurant in New York City. Before starting their own business, they worked at a number of local businesses.
As a fusion of their different cultural roots, Misto includes flavors from both Brazilian and Ukrainian cuisine.
Wilson brings his Brazilian roots to the table because he was born in Brazil. A pop-up restaurant and private catering service combined, according to the couple, their project aims to celebrate varied cultural heritages, encourage healthy lifestyles, and highlight culinary inventiveness.
Nadia added that the word “Misto” was chosen because it has importance in Portuguese and means “mixed,” which properly captures both their individual histories and the essence of their cuisine. The name encapsulates their individual identities, the culinary fusion, and the ethnic elements that influenced their upbringing.
