Vallorani | Luigi Torpedo

The beloved Luigi torpedo is back! This is the all-time favorite of our founder, Brandon Vallorani, and a favorite of all who enjoy it. A tribute to his great-grandfather Luigi, who after fighting in the Italo-Turkish War and narrowly escaping death, came to America. Luigi had heard the streets were paved with gold — only to find they were not paved in gold — and it was the Italians doing the paving!  Regardless, he made a good life here for several years. But after burying three babies and hhis wife, he determined to take his only surviving son and return to Italy. He would become a community leader in the hills surrounding Ascoli Piceno, known for his fairness — and his quick temper directed towards injustice! He was a very loving father, and protected his son against bullies. (You can ready many stories about Luigi and Eugene in The Wolves and the Mandolin, ForbesBooks, 2017.) It wouldn’t be long before his son, Brandon’s grandfather, was forced to march the streets of Rome in tribu