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Olive Garden Italian Restaurants

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Anthony Bourdain To Collaborate With Olive Garden Reviewer

    Bourdain. Bourdain. Bourdain. The Travel Channel host, ex-chef and author people seem to like to label a "bad boy" and "foul-mouthed" has been everywhere these past couple of days. He was on The Daily Show last week plugging the new season of No Reservations, but he's also been revealing a lot in in ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 17, 2012

    Marc Masterson Shows He Has the Marc of Promise With 'Elemeno Pea'

    South Coast Repertory's new artistic director will fit in just fine

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    OC Restaurant Recommendations for American Express' Small Business Saturday

    ​Most of you are probably waiting anxiously for Black Friday deals; but me, I'm looking forward to this Saturday, which is the day American Express will credit $25 back to me if I patronize a small business and spend $25 or more with my American Express Card. To get the details, click here. You do ... More >>

  • News

    November 3, 2011

    Mormons: A Shallow Yet Helpful Guide to See If You Should Hate Them or Not

    ​Most of you are probably waiting anxiously for Black Friday deals; but me, I'm looking forward to this Saturday, which is the day American Express will credit $25 back to me if I patronize a small business and spend $25 or more with my American Express Card. To get the details, click here. You do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Forget Jersey Shore, it's All About Sebastian Maniscalco

    ​Some might say that Sebastian Maniscalco was given his break on the Wild West Comedy Show, but in reality, he's been in this game bringing the laughs for a while. From stand-up on George Lopez to corresponding for Jay Leno and a Comedy Central special, you could say Sebastian has staying power, s ... More >>

  • Food

    May 5, 2011

    Tilted Kilt Offers Blarney Boobage

    The Long Beach quasi-pub follows the Hooters model of booze, breasts and burgers

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Chili's Allegedly Serves Alcoholic Mudslide Instead of Chocolate Shake to 4-Year-Old

    It was first Applebee's, then Olive Garden, and now this. Chili's is the third restaurant in the last few weeks to be accused of serving an alcoholic drink to a child. This time it's in Chicago, and the drink was a Mudslide allegedly mistaken for chocolate shake.

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    2-Year-Old Gets Served Alcohol at Olive Garden

    Last week's Jonathan Gold article notwithstanding, Olive Garden's got a more serious problem on its hands as news broke in Florida that the restaurant served a 2-year-old sangria instead of orange juice.

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Pulitzer Prize Winning Food Critic Jonathan Gold Reviews...The Olive Garden

    ​Sometimes an April Fools prank can backfire on the prankster. It happened to Jonathan Gold, our esteemed colleague and Pulitzer Prize winning food critic at the LA Weekly. His planned joke on his longtime food photographer Anne Fishbein to meet him at Olive Garden didn't go exactly as planned. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Food Profiling: Maw 'N Paw Kettlekorn

    ​With 29 flavors available, this ain't your Angels Stadium kettle corn--Johnny Kendall makes sure of that. His Maw 'N Paw Kettlekorn pops corn every day in its unassuming Laguna Hills shop, yet passers-by have no idea it's even there. "Folks who have been going to this plaza for years stop by aft ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    The Tiny Kitchen Chronicles: Five Superfluous Tools (And What to Use Instead)

    Flickr user stop_that​The Anaheim outpost of OC Weekly's test kitchen is a tiny place, an apartment-style galley in which it's hard to fit even two people. To say that storage is at a premium is quite an understatement; tools are only permitted if there is no other way to accomplish a task.Origina ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Cookbook Review: Cook This, Not That by Zinczenko and Goulding

    ​There are, it seems, two kinds of cookbooks in the world: One kind provides a thrilling sense of alchemy to cooking, opens new doors in the cook's mind, introduces new ingredients, and explores unknown techniques.The other kind makes promises of a different kind: enjoy the foods you love, but mor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Not Lasagna and Not Cannelloni: Lasagna Rolls

    Dave Lieberman​Cannelloni are Italian crepes wrapped around savory fillings such as meat purée or spiced cheese, then laid in a pan and baked with sauce; lasagna is a casserole built like stacked enchiladas, with layers of meat and cheese.Combine them, and you have lasagna rolls, David Zinczenko ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    Five New Years' Resolutions for Orange County Diners

    Flickr user tinfoilraccoon​New Year's Day is coming. In the interest of the gastronomic improvement of our fair readership area, I offer the following set of suggested New Years' resolutions for the diners of Orange County.

  • Food

    November 4, 2010

    Capital Grille Has Big Meat for Big Money

    South Coast Plaza's newest eatery will set you back a paycheck, but the steak will have you happy in the poorhouse

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Ugo Allesina of Prego, Part Two

    Kimberly Valenzuela​This week we are featuring Executive Chef and Partner Ugo Allesina of Prego Ristorante in north Irvine on the line. If you missed Part One of the interview, you can find it here. Stay tuned tomorrow for a recipe from Chef Ugo!

  • Music

    March 18, 2010

    Pioneering Garage-Punks Pierced Arrows Target Detroit Bar

    The Eddie Vedder-approved Fred and Toody Cole have finally become hip-in their 60s!

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    On the Line: Shewaye Zeleke of Tana Ethiopian

    Dave Lieberman​That Tana Ethiopian Restaurant is on a fairly short list of places I visit frequently is due to a serendipitous trip to Portillo's in Buena Park a few years ago. I saw a sign and pulled a quick U-turn in the road, earning me the ire of a bus driver and the first of many happy dining ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2009

    Is There ANYTHING Salvageable from the Reg's Best of Orange County Food Winners?

    I usually don't care for lolcats, but this one...​For 16 years, the Orange County Register's annual Best of Orange County has mystified county eaters with this simple question: are the paper's readers really that stupid and tasteless to continue calling the Olive Garden the best place in Orange Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    Benihana--You Knew This--Sucks

    The greatest shame of my life is that my siblings--raised on the stove of a Mexican mami--loves crappy food. The eldest son of the Arellano clan has covered food for the Weekly for more than six years, knows all the great joints in Orange County--but they prefer Papa John's. I urge them to visit Ruf ... More >>

  • Film

    September 25, 2008

    No Matter the Runtime and Budget, Spike Lee's WWII Drama 'Miracle at St. Anna' Is an Epic Bore

    The greatest shame of my life is that my siblings--raised on the stove of a Mexican mami--loves crappy food. The eldest son of the Arellano clan has covered food for the Weekly for more than six years, knows all the great joints in Orange County--but they prefer Papa John's. I urge them to visit Ruf ... More >>

  • Food

    August 7, 2008

    At Michael's On Naples Ristorante, It's an Octopus'—Not Olive—Garden

    The greatest shame of my life is that my siblings--raised on the stove of a Mexican mami--loves crappy food. The eldest son of the Arellano clan has covered food for the Weekly for more than six years, knows all the great joints in Orange County--but they prefer Papa John's. I urge them to visit Ruf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2008

    The Media-O-Meter: Can a Balboa Bar save Orange Coast?

    Maybe—or at least help steer OC’s 34-year-old glossy monthly magazine away from what had been a frothy, puff-piece-packed publication that featured interviews and profiles with former owner Ruth Ko’s friends, and B- (sometimes C)-grade celebrities adorning its covers who often had nothing wh ... More >>

  • Food

    November 22, 2007
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    August 9, 2007

    Raw Power

    Despite a few missteps, don’t call the raw-food philosophy at 118 Degrees half-baked

  • Food

    December 7, 2006

    Did You Take Your Pill?

    Arnolds Buffet Restaurant: Still hot at 55!

  • Features

    November 16, 2006

    'These Guys Are Still Alive'

    Mommys Little Monster, making believe theyre Social Distortion

  • Food

    October 27, 2005

    This Week in Local Chains

    Mommys Little Monster, making believe theyre Social Distortion

  • Features

    October 20, 2005

    Best of OC

    Mommys Little Monster, making believe theyre Social Distortion

  • Music

    November 25, 2004

    For Those About Duroque, We Salute You!

    Mommys Little Monster, making believe theyre Social Distortion

  • News

    October 23, 2003

    Show Us Your Papers

    Did the Reg grope special-section advertisers?

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    October 24, 2002

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    Did the Reg grope special-section advertisers?

  • Food

    October 17, 2002

    Swap Meet Eats

    A flea-market cuisine guide

  • Music

    June 20, 2002

    Walk Like a Man

    Frankie Valli has olive-oil charisma and spaghetti soul

  • Features

    January 31, 2002

    Nice Dish!

    100 things you should put in your mouth

  • Food

    October 4, 2001

    Continental Drift

    Brittas brings Europe a little closer

  • Unknown

    August 16, 2001

    The Full Nelson

    Brittas brings Europe a little closer

  • Food

    January 11, 2001

    True Believers

    Our encounter with authentic Sicilian

  • Food

    October 19, 2000

    I Dined It My Way

    Eat, drink and be Frankie!

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    March 23, 2000

    Guide to Our Advertisers

    Eat, drink and be Frankie!

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    March 16, 2000

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    March 16, 2000

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  • Food

    January 20, 2000

    Cool Thing

    Opah adds life to Aliso Viejo

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    July 1, 1999

    A Guide to Our Advertisers

    Opah adds life to Aliso Viejo

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    July 1, 1999

    Summer Eats

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