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Owner story · Jersey City

“When I’m cooking it’s like another level. You forget everything. Stress is out.”

Chef Alejandro · Founder and chef, Cavany Foods

Cavany Foods on the corner of 235 Grand, with its apple sign and lime swooshes
Grilled steak over a salad of beans and corn from Cavany Foods

From Maracaibo to Grand Street

A farmers-market meal plan that grew into a corner market.

Chef Alejandro grew up in Maracaibo, Venezuela, where cooking goes back three generations in his family, and trained in Buenos Aires and at Le Cordon Bleu in France. He started Cavany in 2017 as a meal-prep service, cooking in Bergen-Lafayette and selling at the Grove Street Farmers Market. In 2020 he signed for the ground floor of 235 Grand, by the Grove Street PATH. The market opened in June 2022, and the tower’s residents order it as room service.

“We are proud to be serving the community during these challenging times.”Chef Alejandro, on signing for 235 Grand in April 2020
Cavany Foods seen across the crosswalk at 235 Grand

The menu

Organic bowls, fresh pasta and a lot of plantain.

Bowls on organic bases, a fresh pasta bar with San Marzano sauces, and a South American thread through it all: ropa vieja, sweet plantain baked whole, grouper ceviche with rocoto, alfajores.

Black bean cream, cheese, roasted corn, garlic aioli

Plantain bowls

Baked sweet plantainBlack bean cream, cheese, roasted corn, garlic aioli
Jumbo shrimp, bok choy and rice

Bowls

Shrimp and crispy tofuJumbo shrimp, bok choy and rice
Cherry tomatoes, red onion and cilantro

Entrées

Chicken paillardCherry tomatoes, red onion and cilantro
Pick the pasta, the sauce, the toppings

Pasta bar

Fresh pappardellePick the pasta, the sauce, the toppings
With basmati rice or organic salad

Entrées

Chicken parmigianaWith basmati rice or organic salad
Feta, watermelon radish, mini cucumbers

Salads

Organic saladFeta, watermelon radish, mini cucumbers

From the farmers market to delivering with Pinkbot.

  1. 2017Chef Alejandro starts Cavany as a meal-prep service at the Grove Street Farmers Market.
  2. Jun 2022The Cavany market opens on the ground floor of 235 Grand.
  3. Jul 2026Pinkbot starts delivering Cavany’s orders from 235 Grand.
“We believe our gourmet market at 235 Grand will be a popular neighborhood destination.”

Chef Alejandro · “It’s the perfect location for our business to grow.”

Visit Cavany Foods

Organic bowls and fresh meals on Grand Street.

235 Grand St, Retail #1Jersey City, NJ 07302
Order at cavanyfoods.comMeal plans@cavanyfoods
A breakfast croissant with egg and cheese at the Cavany counter
Breakfast croissants at the counter.Bowls, meal plans, catering and a mini market under one roof.

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