"First, let me say that Hesh was to me as much a father as my own flesh and blood. From the first day I met him, I knew he was my biggest fan. I was 20 years old. He was a gentleman and an artisan. He was kind and he was giving. And what he put into his creations was hard work and pure love. If he were still around today, I have no doubt he would have been a celebrity baker. But he lived at a very different time. He worked hard, never delegating to anyone. He had to make sure that his hand touched everything that bore his name. All he ever wanted or expected was a good day's pay for a hard day's work. He worked so hard that even the thought of bringing his only son, my husband, David, into the business would have been criminal in his view. He thought working in a bakery was a backbreaking business. He wanted his son to get a formal education – and he did. He became a lawyer, successful and respected, and my father-in-law's pride and joy.