Today we’d like to introduce you to Cory Finot.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
I came to Miami in my early 20’s in 1999. After graduating from culinary school in France, I worked in Michelin star restaurant and then I decided to move to Miami. I worked for six years for my mentor Tony Goldman at Wish restaurant as a manager. In 2010 with my good friend Chef Claude Postel we opened Buena Vista Deli then we opened Café Crème in 2016.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
The restaurant business is about hard work and consistency. To get where we are today, we had to work extremely hard and sacrifice a lot of our personal life to run those businesses to success. Working in the hospitality industry is a real passion of Mine. We get to meet amazing people It is very rewarding to be surrounded by amazing people but it takes a lot on my personal life. Having a loving and supportive wife has been a big part of my strength.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
Café Crème is a French Bistro, Bakery and pastry Shop. We have a 200 seat restaurant, provide catering and have big display cases full of delicious homemade pastries, croissant Café Crème is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner We have a daily happy hour (full liquor license) and have a different menu at night more gourmet. We open from 8 am till 10 pm 7 days a week Café Crème is located in the heart of North Miami, next to the renowned MOCA Museum. North Miami is in a huge economic boost with many real estate projects.
What sort of changes are you expecting over the next 5-10 years?
In the next five years we plan on increasing our wholesale division. We are also looking to open more Café Crème around Miami.
Contact Info:
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: www.cafecrememiami.com
- Instagram: Cafecrememiami
- Facebook: Cafecrememiami
