With a joint venture in 1985 between my brother-in-law, Jim Hermanson, and me, Ed Inglese, our two families started a 750 square foot Italian pizza and pasta house named Spaghetti Eddie's.

We served a small Italian menu which guests quickly recognized for the foods superior quality and taste. After a couple of years we were elbow to elbow on many nights of the week and inundated with phone orders for take-out...