There was barely any question Mimi Gilmour would end up in the restaurant business. She and her sister Sophie were raised in the fast-paced, foodie atmosphere surrounding their mother Emerald’s ventures, the most famous of which was the French bistro Clichy.
A hot spot in the 1970s, Clichy was located in the Kiwi Tavern building in Britomart and offered a sophisticated atmosphere that Aucklanders were crying out for at the time. Emerald followed this up with Tatler, a restaurant where Mimi and Sophie spent a lot of time as children.