You heard it here first.

I just received this e-mail from Nickie at Olive Garden guest relations regarding Starting and ending dates plus new menu items for the 2008 Never Ending Pasta Bowl:

"Dear Jeff:
Recently you contacted Guest Relations inquiring about our Never Ending Pasta Bowl Promotion.

We are pleased to share with you that for a limited time our Never Ending Pasta Bowl will return to the Olive Garden menu!

We will begin offering this guest favorite again on September 1st, 2008. This year's promotion we'll feature three exciting new sauces, Basil Marinara, Four Cheese Marinara, and Roasted Garlic Alfredo. Please visit our website www.olivegarden.com for additional details.

At Olive Garden our guests are welcome, special, and appreciated and so is the feedback you share with us. This promotion is scheduled to end on October 19th. So hurry in soon to be sure not to miss out on the opportunity to enjoy these dishes!

Olive Garden Guest Relations


Nickie
Olive Garden Guest Relations"


Oh, the anticipation is killing me!

Shame... sleeping with the enemy

So my wife talked (read:conned) me in to going to Carrabba's last night. I'll be honest, I am just not impressed with the Outback concept as I once was, the cost is up, the quality is down and the service is mediocre at best. The house salad is good but has become quite small and the bread always seems under cooked anymore but I do enjoy the spice and olive oil presentation as cliche as it has become. I had the Rigatoni Martino add meatballs and to be truthful with you by the time you add up the salad, entree and meatballs your looking at over twenty dollars. Bamm! It just ain't worth that. Bottom line 39.00 bucks with tip, no appetizers and we drank water is just too damn much.

I Love The Fall

Three things are certain in the fall, the Never Ending Pasta Bowl is one, I have e-mailed the fine folks at the Olive Garden in hope of getting dates and a menu for this years event, I hope its not all to "Top Secret" and they fill us in on some insider information.

The other two you ask? All-You-Can-Eat-Shrimp at the Red Lobster and the return of the McRib.

I feel my belt constricting as I type.

Alfredo

This is the closest Olive Garden Alfredo sauce knock-off I've found.

Guaranteed to make you fat.


Ingredients:
1 pint heavy cream
1 stick butter
2 tablespoons cream cheese
4 ounces grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon garlic salt
salt & Pepper to taste

Cooking Directions:
In a medium saucepan combine butter, heavy cream, and cream cheese. Simmer this until all is melted, and mixed well. Add half of the Parmesan cheese and Garlic salt. Simmer this for 15 to 20 minutes on low. Just before serving, remove from heat add remaining Parmesan cheese, mix well. Serve.

LOL... MadTV can suck it!

Those wacky MadTV guys made a parody of some of my favorite commercials.

Win A Trip To Italy

Visit the Olive Gardens web site for a chance to win a trip to the home of pasta.

All I can think about is pasta...

...sweet, sweet pasta.

This is the year I am going to take full advantage of Olive Gardens "Never Ending Pasta Bowl", for those of you that have never heard of the "Never Ending Pasta Bowl" before stay tuned for future posts, I will explain, in full detail, the glory that is The Pasta Bowl.