In 1995 Mary Jane’s family hosted Celine as a high school student. The two became fast friends as Celine fell in love with the Santa Cruz life. Later in Nice in 2007, Céline and her next-door neighbor, Emilie, found they shared a taste for good coffee and pastries. That year, they opened their first coffee shop, Emilie’s Cookies, modeled off the American cafes Celine frequented when she was in California. The cafe became Emilie and the Cool Kids and grew into a successful regional and national franchise with 30 locations throughout France. Now thirty years later, together with Mary Jane, they opened the first Emilie and the Frenchies in Aptos. Highlighting fresh, made in house French Provençal dishes and the desire to unite their two countries around the pleasure of eating well, Emilie and the Frenchies offers French flavors with California vibes.