Acknowledgments

Merci mille fois to the team at Artisan for their unwavering friendship, support, and expertise: Ann Bramson, Trent Duffy, Judith Sutton, Nancy Murray, Michelle Ishay-Cohen, Kara Strubel, Bridget Heiking, Allison McGeehon, and Lia Ronnen.

As always, a huge thanks to Katherine Cowles.

I especially thank Dorothy Kalins, Joan Simon, and Betsy Klein for their invaluable assistance. My sincere gratitude goes to Andrea Gentl and Marty Hyers.

Grazie mille to Randal Breski, Barbara Tanis, Fabrizia Lanza, Ignacio Mattos, Carl Paganelli, Charles Kaiser, Russell Moore, the Gilberts, the Gordons, Bob Cannard, Tony Oltranti, Robert Carrau Jr., Alice Waters, Emily Weinstein, the Chino family, Amy Dencler, Maggie Trakas, B&S, and Davia Nelson.