"My place of power?" It does make sense, in a way. This is where he feels most in control.

"Grace, my power comes from my passion for cooking. I'd do that no matter what kind of facility I have to work with. All of this is nice, but it's not more important than the people I love. And it will get fixed. By next month, I'm sure it will look good as new. Even if it didn't, I wouldn't be mad at you. It was an accident."