Meet the Parents: Brooklyn, New York

Ever wonder how other parents do it? Or what it's like to raise a family someplace else? Welcome to "Meet the Parents," a new feature that lets you peek into the lives of other families across the country.

Meet the parents:
Laura Shea, 37, and David Shea, 37

Meet the kids:
Sophie, 6
Tatum, 3

What they do:
This husband-and-wife team own and run Applewood, a much-praised restaurant in Brooklyn, New York; and the recently opened Applewares kitchen goods store.

How they met:
"Dave and I met at the Culinary Institute of America and we got married in 1998. After culinary school, we lived in Manhattan, and then Chicago for a few years. We worked together in kitchens, trained as chefs, and had the goal of opening our own place one day. When we came back to New York, we felt ready."