Sean Feeney

It was like a book.

And although it brings me back great memories to think about what that must take to run

I want to keep it simple.

And Missy has been a great inspiration for me in that phrase, keep it simple.

The most important ingredient is the one that is left out.

I'll never forget our first conversation we had about possibly being partners.

After she immediately said no to me, she did sit down with me and I asked her, what is the advice that you have been given that has meant the most to you?

And her boss, Tony Montalvano in Chicago, said this beautiful phrase, the most important ingredient is the one left out.

And it is the way she cooks.

You look at the menu, there's never more than four ingredients, but it has hit me so hard in life.

And then the way I think about cooking,

I think early on, understanding the business side of restaurants, the operational side of restaurants, and how extremely archaic things still are.

I think the thing that is the greatest reward, it's not a surprise, but the reward of understanding that one person or two people are not going to create your dream.

Missy could not have done this on her own.

I would have never dreamed to do this on my own.

Together, we could not have done what we've done alone.

The reward has been watching people who believe in what we're saying and doing

And want to be a part of that and understanding how powerful that force can be.

Watching people change overnight because something's clicked inside of them and what that can do.

It's infectious.