Buddy Kring and LN Dale were living comfortable lives raising their seven children in foodie centric Boulder, Colorado. Dale worked as a naturopath, and Kring was a stay-at-home dad. When presented with the opportunity to change their lives they tentatively stepped into the new adventure, creating Burnt Toast Restaurant.

In this new memoir, Kring shares the struggles the couple endured and how their family and community worked to make something that was more than the small business they had envisioned.

Kring discusses

• How he and his partner gave up the...