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whistler162

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51. So try Joe Dente's Pasta if you don't like Al's....

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What Anthony Bourdain thinks of Olive Garden. [View all] Manifestor_of_Light May 2012 OP

HAHAHAAHA!!! Wait Wut May 2012 #1

What was in his cup and how many had he consumed already ? n/t PoliticAverse May 2012 #2

Shit! Where am I going to get Italian food in midtown Manhattan!! madinmaryland May 2012 #3

Pizza Hut? trof May 2012 #5

George Carlin was ahead of his time. Manifestor_of_Light May 2012 #4

. rocktivity May 2012 #7

I like Olive Garden. I'm in the middle of the Raven May 2012 #6

I like soft pasta. I do not like "al dente" pasta. Manifestor_of_Light May 2012 #8

Al dente pasta is not "strange food." Codeine May 2012 #17

I am extremely allergic to tomatoes. Manifestor_of_Light May 2012 #24

You communist. kwassa May 2012 #31

I inherited them from Dad. Manifestor_of_Light May 2012 #33

But that still doesn't make properly cooked pasta "strange food" TheCruces May 2012 #34

So try Joe Dente's Pasta if you don't like Al's.... whistler162 May 2012 #51

Cooked food is not supposed to move on its own TrogL May 2012 #20

Not true. YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #25

But you're in New England KamaAina May 2012 #43

"There's nothing more that we love than going out for an authentic Italian meal... beknighted May 2012 #9

I have to agree with him 100%. Walk away May 2012 #10

what would my grandma make for lunch if she came from Italy? grasswire May 2012 #14

Well to start off.... Walk away May 2012 #23

sigh grasswire May 2012 #32

Ugh...I miss the food of NJ TheCruces May 2012 #35

You make it fresh? Becauce if it isn't made and served still warm it isn't really fresh! Walk away May 2012 #37

I need to start making my own TheCruces May 2012 #39

I am guessing that there are fabulous tomatoes everywhere but the bread is irreplaceable. Walk away May 2012 #41

The local tomatoes here aren't great TheCruces May 2012 #44

Ain't it the truth. Mexican food in NJ hasn't evolved since the '70 Walk away May 2012 #46

Yeah, Jersey City definitely has a big Indian neighborhood TheCruces May 2012 #49

How fantastic is that? Their food court and view of NYC alone is worth the trip. Walk away May 2012 #53

That sounds like Italian food heaven. hifiguy May 2012 #40

I may have to make a pilgrimage! nt Walk away May 2012 #42

Around here, Olive Garden often wins the "Best Italian Restaurant" in town. GoCubsGo May 2012 #22

Make that Rao's jarred sauce and DeCecce pasta and I agree with you 100%...nt Walk away May 2012 #28

Sometimes he IS a sheep's anus LynneSin May 2012 #11

Bourdain is an asshat. YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #26

I watch his show every chance I get OriginalGeek May 2012 #30

Or at least sheep shit! whistler162 May 2012 #50

I refuse to listen to a food critic ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2012 #12

depending on how the sheep anus was prepared Beer Snob-50 May 2012 #13

I wonder how many sheep it takes to make a filling meal of anus? n/t grasswire May 2012 #15

maybe it should be stuffed with sausage Beer Snob-50 May 2012 #16

Next to "Aqualung" & "Thick As A Brick," I'd say "A Filling Meal Of Anus" is Jethro Tull's GREATEST. Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #56

It would really depend on how the diner was prepared JustABozoOnThisBus May 2012 #18

brown mustard and curry could make it so that you would not even realize your were eating sheep butt Beer Snob-50 May 2012 #19

Olive Garden ... littlewolf May 2012 #21

I live in Oklahoma. YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #27

Olive Garden is one of the unhealthiest places to eat, so I've read. Honeycombe8 May 2012 #29

Never been to an olive garden. don't even know where one is cali May 2012 #36

"Why don't they turn the house into something useful like a methadone clinic," yellowcanine May 2012 #38

Bourdain admitted he used to be a heroin addict. Manifestor_of_Light May 2012 #47

Hmm...my son and I always split a pizza there. n/t cynatnite May 2012 #45

Hint..... whistler162 May 2012 #48

All chain restaurants/stores suck. era veteran May 2012 #52

+1 JCMach1 May 2012 #55

You know what sucks worse: Jamie Oliver's restaurant... JCMach1 May 2012 #54