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How It All Really Started (Part 1) The restaurant business started for me in Northampton . 1999. I was underage, broke, and absolutely convinced I knew how to cook. I was helping my aunt and uncle move to South Hadley , and I dragged along a buddy of mine—a fellow Long Island line cook and profe ssional bad-idea enthusiast. After a full day of hauling furniture, we decided we deserved a beer. So naturally, we grabbed our fake IDs and drove to Northampton. And— OMG. This litt