Italian immigrant chef making sure 'motel kids' don't go hungry

[RamboLiberal]

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In 2003, he created Caterina's Club, which raises money for underprivileged children. The charity is named after Serato's mother, who taught him how to cook at the family's trattoria in Verona, Italy.

When she came to California in 2005 to visit her son, he took her to the local Boys & Girls Club, the main recipient of the charity's funds. There, they saw a small boy eating a bag of potato chips and learned that this snack was his supper.

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Caterina found it unacceptable that the children would go to bed without supper. Speaking in rapid Italian, she made her feelings clear to her son.

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When he discovered that this meant feeding around 70 children, he demurred. But his mother insisted. He went back to his restaurant and prepared 70 pasta dinners to serve at the club.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/03/24/cnnheroes.serato.motel.kids/index.html?hpt=T2

What a wonderful man and his mama! Any of you S CA DU'ers been to his restaurant? I love Italian. I'd sure go there if I ever visited the area.

[KamaAina]

1. Goddamned soshulist immigrants taking away our jobs!!

:sarcasm: , of course, unless you believe, as the repukes seem to ,that letting kids starve is our job.

[Lucinda]

2. Great story! And an amazing man (and his mama)

♥

[Tx4obama]

3. Saw the video on CNN this morning. Great guy! K&R n/t

[monmouth]

4. Talk about unsung heroes...Those children will never forget this man...n/t

[tosh]

5. 'Motel Kids'...

I was behind a school bus yesterday which turned into a motel parking lot...to unload.

:cry:

It really yanked at my heart.

[Tx4obama]

6. Kick. n/t

[Heidi]

7. Recommended.

:kick:

[pampango]

8. Another immigrant who is just a drag on our economy and society.

"When the Italian immigrant arrived in the U.S. 30 years ago, his poor English skills forced him to settle for a job as a dishwasher." I don't know why we let these unskilled dishwashers immigrate to our country. ;)

[old mark]

9. K&R-The republicans probably want to deport him....nt