Because of my feeling that 'outsiders' really had no idea of the true culture and food of the Italians, I always wanted to do something that would bring the real beauty of this earthy people out. 'Accidentally', on a very boring Sunday in December 1989, an Italian chef who was looking for a job walked right into our motel office. That's how Nani's happened. I never consciously entertained ideas of opening a restaurant -- it just happened, but this blessing from God was truly the fulfillment of 'the desire of my heart'.