Chef David Targetti at Podere 1384 became a good friend during the family's stay. Pictured (from left) the chef himself; Bob’s sister, Jana Parsley McHenry, Bob Parsley, Louise Parsley, a sous chef, and niece Georgia McHenry.
WHERE THE SAINTS REST Bob Parsley’s maternal grandfather, George W. Strake Sr., played a pivotal role in one of Catholicism's most significant archaeological projects – funding the excavation that discovered St. Peter's tomb beneath the Vatican. Pictured, preparing to enter the Scavi inside St. Peter's Basilica, are (from left) Louise and Bob Parsley and their niece, Georgia McHenry.