In 1987, while Rachel was pregnant with Amy and on bed rest, Andy went looking for ready-made meals at their local natural grocery store. When he couldn?t find anything organic and vegetarian that satisfied their taste buds, they decided to make their own.With their Sonoma kitchen up and running, the Berliners were able to add a few more items to the menu. They started making two things everyone loves ? burritos and mac & cheese. But even though they were growing in size and adding more offerings, Andy and Rachel wanted every meal cooked at Amy?s Kitchen to be made with careful attention. So rather than working the way most food producers do, by manufacturing food, the Berliners kept doing things the way they always had, with love.