Shiv Puri

Comments Off | June 2, 2013

Cuisine: Indian

Shiv is the owner and founder of Bombay Sandwich Co., together with his wife, Shikha. The couple started their concept of offering tasty vegan fare in 2012 with a focus on health and nutrition, using only the freshest ingredients (organic and local when possible), ayurvedic herbs and spices, and avoiding using processed foods, excess oil and salt.

Shikha, who grew up in India, is a lifelong vegetarian, and is a model and actor who was always hard pressed to find healthy food to eat on the go in between auditions. Meanwhile, Shiv had always wanted to get into the food business; so with his finance background from Wall Street, and his entrepreneurail spirit as manager and drummer for a rock band that performed around the world, Shiv spearheaded the operations of Bombay Sandwich Co. with Shikha taking the lead on marketing and business development.

Their signature sandwiches and artisenal chutnies have been feeding New Yorkers at food festivals like Smorgasburg, corporate events (Spotify, LinkedIn) and soon enough at their first brick & mortar location on 27th and 6th Ave. in Chelsea by September 2013.