Food Is Very Representative Of

The World Has Changed, And It's Almost Been 11 Years. I Have 975 Employees. I Have Six Restaurants. We Haven't Opened Any New Ones In Almost Three Years.

I Started Cooking When I Was About 10. I Have Memories Like When I Was 6 Or 7 With My Mom, And When I Was 12 I Started Getting Real Serious About Cooking.

Food That's Beautiful To Look At Seems To Taste Better Than Food That Isn't.

When I First Decided To Open A Restaurant, I Was Turned Down By Several Banks. It Was The Late 80's And Many Restaurants Were Failing. I Refused To Give Up Because I Knew I Had A Good Concept.

Being A Food Show And Being Me, I Always Kicked It Up A Notch, Which Means I Would Always Elevate The Spice Level Or The Complexity Of A Particular Dish. So, It Was Always Like We're Going To Kick This Up A Little Bit.