Positivity, that's one of the things I try to spread throughout my company and really anyone I come in contact with. Because as you know, life's too short. You got to keep it positive and keep it fun.

I spent several years cooking on a line.

There a great ethnic cuisine available to you in Chicago.

I studied cooking in Spain after college.

Chicago is a lot of my background as a chef.

As long as you remember what you love and why you love it, it will never be far from your heart - or your plate.

My family came from Ecuador.