I grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts. My background was modest, and I worked at a Portuguese bakery in town.

I think you've got to keep it simple, keep it fresh. Stay away from all that processed stuff, read the labels.

The cool thing is that now that people have made this evolution where cooking is cool, people are doing it on weekends, they're doing their own challenges. It's back to cooking. And it's real cooking.

I came here because the city has a tradition and is a very respected food city.

It's okay to play with your food.

One big reason I do what I do is there's no two days alike. It's not work for me. It's my life. My passion.

The premise of 'The Originals' are places that have been open 50, 60, 75, 100 years or longer that are still doing it right that maybe a lot of people, particularly the younger generations, have not even thought about.