 You know, life's funny. I never thought I'd be a cook. In a million years, I never thought I'd be a cook. 9-Eleven happened. At a frustration, confusion, anger, I went down to the recruiter's office. I qualified to be a Navy cook and signed up that day. While stationed on the USS Benfold, I had a conversation with my mother. She said, Chad, you've been an arse your entire life. I'm not sure why you can't connect the dots here. What do you put food on? And I said, I don't know, like a white plate? And she said, don't you see? It's a canvas. Paint on it with food. I was able to use that later on in my career, even in the Navy, and then furthermore, getting out of the Navy into a professional chef position. I started winning awards, like Chef of the Year by Eater, opening a restaurant in Mexico, and then eventually, after winning more awards, going on Top Chef. While on Top Chef, I had a restaurant that I was operating in San Diego. We had some struggles. I decided to move to my hometown, Spokane, Washington, and reset, and then open this restaurant called Zona Blanca, which is a ceviche bar. Like looking back through my career, it's like everything happens for a reason. And I owe the military for all of it.