The next restaurateur I call on with the hope of getting a winelist placement will surely be dazzled by my new Villa Ragazzi sneakers.  Talk about putting one's best foot forward! 

For once I'm happy to wear size 10 shoes, which offered plenty of canvas for artist Grace Sbrocco's vibrantly colorful interpretation of our Sangiovese label.  Grace had painted a pair of sneakers for herself, and they attracted so much attention that she soon found herself making personalized Converse All Stars for others.  My feet are happy that I'm one of them.

If Grace's family name sounds familiar, you're probably thinking (correctly) of her mom and best promoter, my high voltage friend Thirsty Girl Leslie Sbrocco.