Hi there!

We are Chris and Sara Jansson, and we have owned Mavericks since December 2021.

We moved to New Lebanon in 2017 and have been customers of this café since we arrived - long before we knew it would one day fulfill our dream of running our own business! We both have a passion for food of different varieties. Chris has been working in one deli or another since the age of 13, loves to experiment with new flavors and combinations, and enjoys spending hours and days smoking whatever meat he can get his hands on. Sara has had a knack for baking since she was a kid, but had not realized how far that could go until given the opportunity here at Mavericks!

We currently have 2 little boys, 2 dogs (one of whom is our namesake, Maverick), and 3 cats. Needless to say, our lives are filled with endless fun and chaos!

We are so proud to count ourselves a part of this tight-knit community! New Lebanon may be small but it has so much to offer and we are looking forward to raising our children here. We are so grateful to all of you that support us - whether it be grabbing a bagel before work, meeting your friends for lunch on the weekends, spreading the word about us, or just stopping in to say hi and let us know that you love our food!

We also have one of the best teams we could have hoped for! Our staff is hardworking, dedicated, loyal, friendly and an absolute pleasure to work with.

Owning a business is not easy, and it’s not always fun. But we are extremely lucky to LOVE what we do and who we do it with. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to everyone who makes that possible!