Adil Chokairy grew up in Paris, France. As a young man, he’d spend his summers working with his father’s transportation company. He taught him the ropes of a family business, and in particular how to interact with customers. The respect he held in the community as an honest and caring businessman left a deep impression on Adil which has molded him into the entrepreneur that he is today.
During this time, his mother was busy at home catering to her growing family. His favorite time of day was right after school when he would eat her homemade crêpes, made fresh with eggs and milk just bought from the market. She was a master of the art: without ever measuring the ingredients, she had a natural sense of exactly how much of each ingredient to use – a pinch of this and a fistful of that. Working in Paris, Adil sought out the quality of his mom’s crêpes. He found them in a small kiosk. He loved it for its simplicity and dedication to providing the highest quality crêpes to its customers. He became a regular customer, visiting four times a week after work. It was there where he met his now-wife. He moved to America to join her in 2005. With a degree in sales and marketing, he entered the banking industry. After several years, he realized that that lifestyle wasn’t for him: He wasn’t passionate about his work.
It is since the summers spent helping his dad that he wanted to own a business like him. He thought about his mother and how he loved seeing her cook crêpes: thus Crêpes Choupette was born.
He loves what he does, creating an instant smile after serving each crêpe. His ambition is to share his knowledge and enthusiasm for crêpes all over America. À bientôt!
