[Onions sizzling]
(Joseph) You've always got to think outside the box.
You know, you can't just play with one thing, you know.
That's how things are created because somebody tries something different.
Somebody goes outside the box.
So it's a passion for me.
It's a huge passion.
[Onions continue sizzling]
[People shopping]
[Joseph] I've never been afraid to play with recipes.
Ever since I was a kid I was always watching Mom cooking in the kitchen.
and then you know Dad outside on the grill and I just kind of went from there.
I just started playing with recipes, and I realized that I could taste food
whenever I smelled it.
So during the week
then I go to work and then when I'm on lunch
I've got a journal and just kind of while I'm eating,
I'm critiquing what I'm eating
and then I'm looking at different things online, different recipes .
I'm writing them down like, you know what?
I'm going to try this, I'm going to try this,
You know what sounds really good? Let's try chocolate chip cookies.
What if I did a Twinkie?
What if I make a shish kebab?
What about like a fried shish kebab with a bunch of sweets on it?
So, and that's what I'm doing
every time I go to the store, like,
and I'll call somebody, Hey, guess what I'm doing. What do you think?
How do you think this is going to go?
Try it.
Okay.
This whole food thing is a really big deal for me.
It's like for me, it's therapeutic.
Makes me feel good to see people eating and they're like
'My God, I love this.' And they're happy.
Food has always come back to help me out in one way or another.
[Oil bubbling]
That's a completely different movie, Playa.
[Chicken wings cooking]
In 2014, I lost my job.
Use a fork, that's going to make a mess.
It was hard to find a job because the economy
was just on its way down, so nobody was hiring.
Me and my son, we lost everything.
So we had to give up the house.
We had to give up the car and just kind of come back home
and then start all over again.
[Oil sizzling]
I was living with my sister
They were telling me, no, you don't have to pay rent.
You know, just save your money, get on your feet.
I'm like, no, I want to do something, you know,
I want to contribute one way or another.
So I guess I'll cook dinner tonight, I'll cook dinner tomorrow.
And they're like, No, it's okay.
You know, just do what you gotta do. I'm like, No, I promise you
I got this, I got this.
So I would cook whenever I had a chance to.
And then I started playing with different recipes
and I'm like, okay, you get stuff I don't have, so let me play with what you got.
I start coming up with recipes like that and
hey, try this. What is that? Just try it.
And they're like, okay, you know what?
You cook tomorrow, too, if you want to.
All right. Yes.
(Joseph) I think thats enough fried pickles.
It made me feel good,
not only because I was contributing to, you know, those helping me , but it just
it made me feel good to see them enjoying and watching all of them come together
because of the food.
That's kind of how I contributed, you know, to everybody
that helped me out was in the kitchen.
And now it's like, you know, I want to get back on a larger scale.
Tastes so good.
[Oil sizzling]
[Fries cooking in oil]
I'm opening up a restaurant, Fatboi Slims.
And I saw somebody actually some food carts.
Like, you know what?
Before we do get into a truck or trailer, let's try something a little smaller
to see if this is just a fad or a phase or just something I really want to do .
So I bought the trailer, started setting up, started playing with recipes.
And I'm like, You know what?
Okay, let's hit the street.
(Joseph) You can buy batter.
I make my own, cause I season in a certain way.
That's good.
Honestly, I didn't expect the response I got.
I honestly didn't expect it.
And it makes me feel like a million bucks.
It's like, look mom I did it.
I'm doing some positive.
It's bringing my family closer together,
it's helping other people out in the neighborhood.
And I'm going to be able to give back one day,
you know, even more than what we do now.
I want to open up a restaurant
and I want to have something where we can help, you know, the homeless,
you know, somewhere they can come, somewhere
they can enjoy themselves, you know, because I mean
they deserve it like everybody else, you know, even they can't pay for it
doesn't mean they can't have it.
[Burgers cooking on grill]
And that's kind of my ultimate goal is to be able to give back that way,
because a lot of times they just need a hand.
And I mean, if it weren't for the hand that I got, I wouldn't be where I am now.
And I'm not where I want to be yet, but I'm not where I used to be
all because somebody gave me a hand.
So I want to be able to do that to somebody else.
[Kids playing]
[Mixing sauces]
[Mixing sauces continues]
When you put a lot of love and emotion to what you do
and you give it to somebody that energy transfers.
And then if it's got food involved, even better,
even better, because then they're going to want to share that too.
That's what food does to people.
Makes them feel good.
You want a burger and fries?
Yes, I can make a burger and fries.
And that's why we have, you know, the crowd
we have when we do, because somebody shared it.
So now they want to come and have that feeling, too.
It's more than just giving somebody a burger or fries.
They're making somebody's day.
Laya?
You want a burger and fries mama?