MY FATHER KICKED ME OUT OF THE RESTAURANT AND GAVE IT TO MY YOUNGER BROTHER — THEN I SHOWED THEM THE FIVE-MILLION-DOLLAR DEBT I HAD BEEN KEEPING ALIVE
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Chapter 3 - DANTE DID NOT CREATE THE DEBT
Victor liked to say:
“Dante buried us.”
That version was convenient.
Dante had been executive chef when the expansion started.
He opposed the rooftop.
Victor approved it.
Dante opposed the second prep kitchen.
Julian supported it because he wanted a private-events business.
Victor approved that too.
Dante did insist on the new main kitchen.
That cost real money.
About $780,000.
He owned that decision.
The rest?
Family ambition.
Victor wanted a flagship worthy of national attention.
Julian wanted nightlife prestige.
Dante wanted the food to survive expansion.
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All three had contributed to the problem.
But only Dante ended up staying late enough to understand the invoices.
