b'Chef Kevin RathbununscriptedWHY DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO?I have only known the restaurant business. I started young and was encouraged by manygreat chefs to take it to a higher level. My passion for making people happy is instantgratification; therefore, it is easy to love what I do. WHAT IS YOUR FIRST FOOD MEMORY?My mothers fried chicken and my grandmothers homemade noodles come to mind.Being from Kansas City and growing up with BBQ is a great memory as well.WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DISH TO EAT?TO PREPARE?Favorite dishI am a sucker for great steak and potatoes, but for comfort, homemade biscuitsand sausage gravy. Oh, yeah, its a Midwest thing.IS THERE A FOOD YOU HATE/DONT LIKE?I love all sorts of foods. Dont have any hates, although cod sperm was very unusual, andIll probably pass on the offering next time. Durian fruit stinks so bad that I cant stomachthe fact of trying to eat it.IF YOU COULD HAVE ONLY ONE FOOD FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE,WHAT WOULD THAT FOOD BE?Great bread would be very hard to do without, pasta a secondary.WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU?I am inspired by motivated people, people who energize others and teach with a passion,great magazines and cookbooks of all kinds, and mostly my staff; they are the nuts and boltsof our restaurants.162'