The Formosa Cafe was originally opened by a Jewish man, Jimmy Bernstein, who "poached" Kuan Lin from the kitchen of another establishment in order to ensure that customers could both eat and drink well at his bar.
原來這個小酒館是一位猶太人柏恩斯坦開的，那時關林還在別的餐館掌廚，這位創始人為了讓客人好酒有好菜配，便把關林挖了過來。