A café with a twist has just celebrated a year in business.

Twisted Sistah’s Coffee Shop opened last September — and its commitment to natural ingredients and healthy eating has proved a hit with customers.

The idea was born after two employees of the Bermuda Government’s Parks Department started running a market stall selling fresh food.

Park ranger Sonia Bremar and landscaper Ricardo Williams decided to take the plunge last September and opened Twisted Sista’s at 33 Villa Crescent, Ord Road, Paget.

Ms Bremar — who prepares most of the food herself using herbs grown in her own garden — said: “Things are picking up — word of mouth has helped a lot and a little advertising.”

Ms Bremar added her love of cooking was inspired by her grandmother.

She explained: “She always cooked and baked for other people and it came on from there.”

The café offers a range of caffeine-free herbal coffee, home-made herbal tea and handcrafted food like vegetable burgers and salmon, vegetable and lamb quiches, as well as muffins and sweets.

Ms Bremar said: “I wouldn’t say that we are a vegetarian restaurant, we like to call it healthy choices.

“We also serve lamb and fish dishes although there is a wide range of dishes that vegetarians can enjoy.

“It’s pretty much the way of my lifestyle. We used to go to the markets and it was Ricardo’s idea to have the shop.

“We decided to take the plunge and just do it.”

Ms Bremar added the name was inspired after her daughter persuaded her to drop their natural Afro hairstyles for twists.

She added: “She used to go to the markets with me and everybody thought we were sisters, so we got nicknamed the twisted sisters.

“I liked the name and we just grew with it.”

Ms Bremar added: “I already had customers from the markets. We just used to go and set up and many of our customers then came to the shop.”

And she said the coffee shop also sold original jewellery, handcrafted by herself.

Ms Bremar said: “I’ve definitely noticed people are trying to to eat more healthily.

“I grow my own herbs for the majority of it and make all the teas myself, so they’re fresh as well as healthy.”

The café is decorated in warm, earthy tones of orange, mustard and yellow to complement the health angle promoted by its goods.

Twisted Sistah’s is open Tuesday to Saturday from 7am to 7pm and closed on Sundays and Mondays.