Cindy Li

So how’d you get started? I had my first restaurant experience at age 16 working at Mindy’s wine cellar in Buffalo, NY. At that time, I just needed a job and a paycheque so I found an open position. The interesting thing was that I really enjoyed the dynamics of the restaurant as well as […]

So how’d you both get started? When we were in high school, we both got into trouble for acting up during our school’s fashion show rehearsals. As a punishment, we were given the task of throwing the show’s after-party.  We had to find a venue, get tickets, figure out music and then get people to […]

So how’d you both get started? Toben: I started cooking at age 18 at a small pizzeria. I loved the energy of the professional kitchen and have continued cooking ever since. I worked in a number of different restaurants before starting a small dinner party/catering business with my incredible sister Elana. She handled the front of […]