Keona became interested in food at a very early age. She started making memories from the ezbake oven. Then grew into making baked desserts for the holidays with her mom. Her dad began teaching her the art of cooking and operating a restaurant. One of her dreams at an early age was to own a restaurant. So at the age of 9 Keona Dooley started taking orders (barely looking over the register), standing beside her dad learning how to cook, and beside her mom learning the business.