Mary Moore is the founder and owner of The Cook’s Warehouse. Before opening The Cook’s Warehouse, she worked at award-winning Atlanta restaurants “Partners” and “Indigo”, serving as line cook, expeditor, kitchen manager and day chef. She then served as the Director of Research and Development for “Harry’s Farmers Market”, Atlanta’s then largest and most prestigious gourmet and fresh food supplier.

In 1995 Mary combined her love of cooking and business by opening The Cook’s Warehouse. Under Mary’s leadership the business has rapidly expanded to include a cooking school with over 150 classes per quarter taught by guest chefs in four kitchens.  The retail store on Amsterdam Avenue has doubled in size from the original store.  The Cook's Warehouse now offers a mail order catalog, website shopping, and a quarterly newsletter.

In the spring of 2002, Moore opened her second retail location and cooking school in Atlanta's Brookhaven neighborhood.  The new location is shared with Sherlock's Wine Merchant, enabling Moore to offer the finest in cooking and wine to a dedicated customer base. The partnership is the first of its kind in the Atlanta area.  In addition to featuring the finest in cookware, kitchen appliances and unique gadgets, the Brookhaven store boasts a fine selection of artisan wine from around the world and a beautiful wine bar.

In the fall of 2005, Moore opened her third retail location in the downtown area of the city of Decatur.  The new location is a partnership between her, Doug Bryant – owner of Sherlock’s Wine Merchant, and Craig Maske – General Manager of Sherlock’s Wine Merchant.  As with the Brookhaven store, this location offers the finest in cookware, kitchen accessories and appliances and unique gadgets, as well as hand-picked artisan wines and cooking classes.

In the spring of 2006, Moore re-launched Cookswarehouse.com to include a full retail section.  Web offerings include top brands of cookware, cutlery, kitchen electrics, and gadgets as well as new, unique and local products.

In addition to leading the store, Moore is a guest teacher of cooking classes.  She has made television appearances on WXIA, the local NBC affiliate, Good Day Atlanta, the local Fox affiliate, the local PBS affiliate, and co-hosted segments of Home Plate with Marvin Woods on Turner South.  She works as food stylist and hand model for film productions and her television credits include multiple national commercials, the GPTV Julia Child and Burt Wolf production and “Nathalie DuPree Entertains”, a PBS series.  She recently filmed cooking demonstrations for "Southern Living Presents" on Turner South and was talent on a commercial for Duke’s mayonnaise.  Mary is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, the President of the Atlanta Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier, a board member of Atlanta’s Table, a Division of the Atlanta Community Food Bank, and a member of the American Institute of Wine and Food.

• Gourmet News Leadership Awards 2006 Finalist 
• Top 10 to Watch 2006 – Catalyst Magazine
• Woman Business Owner of the Year Nominee by the National Assc of Women Business Owners – 2006
• Best Place to Buy Kitchen Gadgets and Best Cooking School in Atlanta 2006 – Creative Loafing
• Best Place to Buy Kitchen Gadgets in Atlanta 2005 – Creative Loafing
• Best Place to Buy Kitchen Gadgets in Atlanta 2004 – Creative Loafing
• Gourmet News Top 20 under 40 – 2004
• One of Gourmet Retailer Magazine’s 25 most important gourmet retailers for 2004