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Sep 7, 2010

"More bliss can be got from serving others than from merely serving oneself." --Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Pasta for All

It all started when his mother came to visit from Italy. Before then, Bruno Serato, owner of an upscale restaurant in California, admits he had a pretty carefree life- hosting and hobnobbing with Orange Country's most rich and famous. At the time, Serato was on the board of the local Boys and Girls Club, and thought his mother would like to see it. During the visit, he informed her that the club serves a lot of homeless children who sometimes go hungry. Grabbing his arm, she exclaimed, "Why don't you feed them pasta?!" So he did. And he did it again the next night. And again every weeknight for the past five years. Now, Bruno serves 150 meals a night to his favorite "customers." It was "the biggest gift of my life," he sums up.