Co-author Sal Baldanza was one of seven brothers and sisters born in a small village in Calabria, Italy. After serving in the Italian Navy, he emigrated to America in 1983 with a determination to succeed. Sal couldn't understand English, knew no one here except his sister and her husband, and had very little money. But he saved almost everything he earned as a dishwasher and later as a cook in a small restaurant, and opened an Italian food store...