A first-generation Italian-American, Lucy Ann Vallera Luhan (Lucia), has built her family and businesses on values and good food. Her passion for delicious Italian feasts and deep appreciation for her native culture has set the tone for Luhan’s life. As a wife, mother, sister, friend, and thirty-five-year career as a restaurateur in Southern California, Lucia has recently been inspired to write the book Convivio, which translates to “gathering around the table.” In her book, Lucia tells heart-warming stories of good food, good company, and good health, while exploring the differences she now finds in the United States.“I believe food culture begins at home and succeeds with a mentor in the kitchen, which is what I’ve passed onto the next two generations in our family and beyond,” says Luhan.Lucia and her husband, Jorge Luhan, own and operate Villa Lucia, a bed and breakfast and cooking school in Tuscany, Italy. Villa Lucia is Orange County’s most popular Tuscan Villa, which has served over 5,000 local guests in the last 30 years. Lucia and George have also been featured on The Today Show for their array of boutique produce and organic olive oil grown under the Tuscan sun.More About Lucy LuhanA strong, dynamic and loving woman, Lucy Luhan (Lucia) has always made her husband, children, and extended family her number one priority. Food has been the vehicle to keep her family together and traditions alive. If “having it all” is truly defined as a combination of personal and professional success, then Luhan has achieved great success. Learn more about Lucy Luhan by purchasing Convivio, visiting Villa Lucia in Tuscany, or dining at Luciana’s Ristorante in Dana Point. For more information, please visit: http://www.lucianas.com/http://www.luciatuscanvilla.com/