We bought all used equipment. One skillet. A refrigerator. A stove. A couple of rolling pins. It was very small.

We all think of the legacy you leave, and people always talk about money. But his legacy was not money. His legacy was having the family all together. He was all about family.

The more you do for other people, the more happens for you.

We lost everything. Appliances, stove, refrigerator, furniture, everything.

In the restaurant business, there's the concept of pivot. Pivot to the stove, pivot to the refrigerator.

I would take my kitchen apart. I would completely clean the stove and refrigerator, and take the dishwasher apart. I know parts of a dishwasher nobody ever sees. I'd tell the family to stay out of my way and don't make crumbs.