I grew up in the high-end restaurant business. It is a nightmare. If you have friends or family that dream of doing this, it is your duty to prevent them.

The only people who succeed in this, in the long term, are what I call the Artists.

The Artists have no choice. Restaurants and food are the only thing they can do. They live or die there. Success of their own or a lifetime of working in a subordinate position in the same business.