Greg's parents came from Lucca, Italy, a town in the Tuscan region. He and Susan went there to visit and get inspiration, which even led to the name of their restaurant. After they married, Greg's dream became Susan's, too. She works in the human resources department at Apple in Cupertino, but has plans to spend most of the rest of her time with her husband in the restaurant. As long as you're going to do that, you may as well do it for yourself.
Families are in it together, and they actually have time together.
Plus, we love to entertain. Other opportunities for their own restaurant arose over the years, but none were in Willow Glen. They wanted to be in Willow Glen, a convenient location in a community in which they enjoyed being a part. So they held out for the right opportunity until it practically announced itself to them. Susan says she admired the location where until last fall, the China Palace was when they first moved to the area in 1989.