Written by OSEA Staff | Published January 16, 2025
Nicole Berrie has a lot on her plate. The recipe developer of the cult vegan website Bonberi and founder of Bonberi Mart, a plant-based convenience store in the West Village of NYC, she's on a mission to make healthy-living and wellness accessible and approachable to everyone.
Bonberi Mart is a local community haven for those looking to nourish themselves with tasty vegan foods, cold-pressed juices and smoothies. It features flavorsome grab-and-go bowls, like the hearty chickpea nicoise salad (our personal favorite) and healthy snacks packed with goodness. And for the clean beauty enthusiasts, there is even a hand-picked selection of Nicole's favorite clean beauty products, including OSEA! With its minimalist design––think communal tables, beautiful wood shelving and excellent lighting, it's our favorite place to visit for a quick midday work lunch when we're on the east coast.
With our shared love of wellness and clean living, we sat down with Nicole to chat about her passion for plant-based food, her small-but-powerful daily rituals and the wellness tools she relies on—from morning meditation to sweating it out with Tracy Anderson.
What was the inspiration behind Bonberi and Bonberi Mart?
I wanted to create a space where people could buy healthy, nourishing foods and snacks that felt welcoming, casual and convenient to their city life. Prior to launching Bonberi, the world of wellness felt elusive. I wanted to create a space that felt warm and welcoming and most of all show people how delicious and easy making healthy plant-forward dishes can be.
What does “wellness” mean to you?
Creating flow, ease and balance in the body, spirit and mind.
The last book I read was:
Unreasonable Hospitality
The first product I use when I wake up is:
My music app to play a guided meditation by Gabby Bernstein
Coffee or matcha?:
Coffee
The last product I used every single drop of was:
Noto Botanics Agender Hair Oil
My perfect morning ritual:
Wake up, listen to guided meditation in bed. Make breakfast and juice with the kids. Get my espresso with housemade nut milk at Bonberi Mart, go for a workout at Tracy Anderson.
What’s on my face right now:
Nothing on face, OSEA Hyaluronic Lip Booster
Favorite scent:
Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap
Current wellness practice:
This is tricky to answer because I integrate wellness in everything I do! But mainly it's eating mostly plant-based, sweat nearly everyday, carve out time for breathwork and meditation and some form of bodywork every week.
My beauty icon is “my mother” because she “is fiercely authentic and beats to her own drum.”
The one thing I want to try is:
Surfing.
My best sustainability tip is:
Eat more plant-based, shop local farmers and purveyors when you can.
“My recipes” could make me vegan forever. (We couldn’t agree more!)
The first time I experienced the healing powers of the nature I was:
Playing barefoot in the brook behind my house as a kid.
My best advice to my younger self:
Keep going.
The one thing I am most proud of is:
Creating a brand and business that is authentically me.
