I realized very early the power of food to evoke memory, to bring people together, to transport you to other places, and I wanted to be a part of that.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think I was immediately fed, so food became a very important part of my life.
Food brings back memories. I had a mom that wasn't a good cook, so I would eat my grandma's food. It was amazing because it brings back a time almost in Technicolor. I see her house, I see her stove; I think about what it felt like when I was sick, and it felt like love.
I realized that food was actually a metaphor for bringing us all together. It's about us communicating and being like family.
Food was a labor of love you felt by cooking it and eating it.
I got a fascination with food.
My earliest memory was going to my grandma's house, milking the cows, and collecting the eggs from the chickens.
Growing up, dinner was when we would sit down, the whole family, and we would talk about our days and just create memories with one another. Now some of my favorite memories are eating and making food with my son.
Growing up, I cooked in the house, and when I cooked, everyone would sit down and eat, and it was just kind of the way I connected with my family.
All I ever wanted to do was to make food accessible to everyone; to show that you can make mistakes - I do all the time - but it doesn't matter.
Food was always important in my family, but I didn't think of it as a vocation until a later point in life.