Wine & Dine

A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER TURN THEIR LOVE OF FOOD, WINE AND THE FRENCH LIFESTYLE INTO A UNIQUE SHOP

- Margie Monin Dombrowski

The Cook’s Atelier, a French cooking school, culinary boutique and wine shop in Beaune, France, started out as a dream shared by a mother and daughter with a passion for food and wine.

“We wanted to create a convivial gathering place where we could share our love of food and wine with other home cooks from around the world,” says Marjorie Taylor, who co-founded The Cook’s Atelier, along with daughter, Kendall Smith Franchini.

Combining their years of cooking, viticulture and oenology expertise, they’ve turned their knowledge of the foods and wines of France into a family business and brand (Kendall’s husband, Laurent, is the shopkeeper).