When a client complains about paying taxes, I gently remind them that it is a good problem, considering the alternative. While wealth comes in many forms, for the purposes of this column we are talking about financial wealth.
Danny and Bertha Valencia have double vision when it comes to their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The Hollister couple counts five sets of identical twin girls living among their progeny – with four other sets of twins in their ancestry.
Born in the tiniest of towns in Italy, Annina Benassi was a giant to her friends, family, and to those who knew her. It all began for Annina atop a mountain near forests of chestnuts in San Pellegrinetto (Lucca), Italy. Â
For the next 12 months, I'll be inviting you to my table. Sharing stories, anecdotes, lessons from the kitchen and, of course, recipes from my new cookbook, "Molto Batali" (ecco, 2011). And it's all about family meals.