I first met the Simili sisters when I was still a teenager. That first encounter was at their father’s award-winning bakery in Bologna. I remember I was astounded at how fast they were and how many things they managed to do at one time. When my parents brought me into the store to meet them, Valeria was at the counter. She made me feel like meeting me was one of the most wonderful things in the world, while simultaneously serving at least three customers. Margherita was at