Today we’d like to introduce you to Mairead Buschtetz.
Thanks for sharing your story with us Mairead. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
My family & I moved to the USA from France in 2013. My husband Fabrice is a French Chef. It has been his dream all his life to move to the USA. I am Irish, I met Fabrice in Paris when I was studying in 1988. He was freshly out of Culinary School. We opened our first restaurant in 1988, so my husband has more than 30 years of experience. He is a 3rd generation restaurant owner, but the only one to have gone to Culinary School.
We are very lucky to work with our three adult children. Our daughter Laura runs FOH in Gilbert. Our son Steven is a line cook in Chandler. Our son Killian is a first level Sommelier. My husband runs both the Gilbert & Chandler kitchens. We also work with our daughter in-laws. Clementine, Steven’s wife is a software engineer, she looks after our websites & social media. Monica, Killian’s wife runs FOH in Chandler with Killian.
My husband is an excellent cook and has been a mentor for many young cooks in France. He is creative & has adapted his traditional French food to the different products that we find here in Arizona.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
Moving to another continent can be challenging. We are extremely lucky to have met good people along the way. The City of Chandler & the Chandler Chamber of Commerce has been very supportive. The biggest challenge is trying to find a variety of products that we usually take for granted in France. Here in the desert, it is not easy to find the large selection of products that we are used to.
Please tell us about your business.
We almost make everything in house. My husband does not believe in prefabricated or processed foods. He is very well known for his Escargots. We have customers that drive over 60 miles to come to taste them. We do delicious dry-aged meat. My husband is very well known for his Quiche. He has been making the same recipe for the last 30 years. I am proud of the personable service that we offer. We welcome people in for a dining experience. We do not turn tables. We walk our customers to the door after they are finished eating. People rave about my husband’s cooking and sometimes wait quite some time for him to come out of the kitchen, where they can thank him personally for a gorgeous meal.
If you had to go back in time and start over, would you have done anything differently?
Nothing. Life is an adventure. I have lived in four different countries already and have learned so much in each one.
Contact Info:
- Address: Cuisine & Wine Bistro Chandler: 4991 S Alma School rd, Chandler AZ 85248 Tel: 480 275 6700
Cuisine & Wine Bistro Gilbert: 1422 W Warner rd, Gilbert AZ 85233 Tel: 480 497 1422 - Website: cuisineandwinebistro.com
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cuisineandwinebistro/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cuisineandwinechandler/
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- Yelp: Cuisine & Wine Bistro – Chandler Cuisine & Wine Bistro – Gilbert
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