Goosies Wine Shop, a “mom and pop” business in Chandler, wants to turn shopping for alcohol into a personalized and familial encounter.
“I’d be Mom and he’d be Pop,” Serena Fortin says, referring to her husband and business partner, Chris Fortin.
But those aren’t titles that can be earned overnight. In addition to being an actual mom and pop, the couple’s extensive travels around the globe and lengthy experience in the food and beverage industry inspired them to take the plunge and open their shop, bringing Goosie’s to Chandler.
A history in food and drink
Chris is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef. While he’s worked at big chains, including Applebee’s, where the couple met, and Yard House in Scottsdale, he’s also run the show at his own restaurant. In his 20s, Chris owned the Rendezvous Steakhouse and Saloon near Chama, New Mexico…