Amy Le’s most foundational memories revolve around restaurants, a fact that should be no surprise considering her actual formative years revolved around restaurants. The daughter of a restaurant owner, Le found herself in the same situation as other kids with hospitality-centered lives: She and her older brother, Phil, would go to school, head straight to their mom’s Chinese restaurant after dismissal, park themselves in a booth to do homework, have a snack and take a brief nap, then finish their night answering phones, packing to-go orders, doing dishes and helping out with any tasks their mother needed to keep the family business going.