During my lifetime, whether at home or in my restaurants, I’ve come to believe the most powerful stories that end up staying with you aren’t delivered by spoken word; they’re experienced around a dining room table. With a fork and knife in hand, you prepare to feel something intimate. Your entire body becomes the setting. Aromas drift through the air in shifting currents. Sounds, from afar to between your teeth, fill your ears and demand an emotional response. Textures from crispy to soft, and temperatures from frozen to steaming, create lasting pathways to memory that no point of view can...