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Olive Garden Italian Restaurants

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Five reasons why Fazoli's should not be a casual dining restaurant

    Fazoli's, America's favorite Italian fast-food chain, is on a sizzling growth streak right now, and instead of resting on its fettuccine, the company has decided to capitalize on its popularity by making some massive -- and possibly ill-advised -- changes, which turn the chain from fast-food to casu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Five reasons why Marilyn Hagerty is good for the restaurant industry

    Marilyn Hagerty , the 85-year-old woman who's the "Eat Beat" columnist at the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota, has been getting an abundance of press since her review of the Olive Garden went viral. Marilyn-mania began with her original review of the popular Italian chain, which had some readers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Top five food resolutions you should make -- and keep -- for 2012

    It's a new year, and 2012 should be another rich, full year of food, drink and, with any luck, a few more naked photos of Anthony Bourdain. It's time to kick 2011 in the gnocchi and usher in a brand-new 365 days of fresh foodie resolutions. We all know that willpower can wane with the first plate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    The Med lets us down in more ways than one

    ​Happy Place: The Mediterranean Restaurant, 1002 Walnut Street, 303-444-5335. The Hours: Daily from 3 to 6:30 p.m. The Deals: $1 off draft beers; $4 featured wines by the glass, sangria, and well cocktails; $6 martinis; $2-$5 small plates. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out.

  • News

    November 3, 2011

    Mormons: A shallow yet helpful guide to see if you should hate them or not

    ​Happy Place: The Mediterranean Restaurant, 1002 Walnut Street, 303-444-5335. The Hours: Daily from 3 to 6:30 p.m. The Deals: $1 off draft beers; $4 featured wines by the glass, sangria, and well cocktails; $6 martinis; $2-$5 small plates. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out.

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Five things Olive Garden should dump...now

    ​Olive Garden just announced that it would be kicking fries and milkshakes off of the children's menu at all its restaurants, replacing them with smoothies and grapes. This move is designed to please parents who drag their squirming spawn into the post-popular Italian chain, but it's tough bre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Why we'll miss the Westminster Mall

    Corn, one of the only stores left in the Westminster Mall, and also one of the most depressingly named stores of all time.​Eating lunch at Olive Garden (and I will say only that my regrettable choice to dine at the Olive Garden was both predicated heavily on free breadsticks and not worth it) ... More >>

  • News

    March 17, 2011

    Letters: "I don't bother with Carmine's anymore"

    Corn, one of the only stores left in the Westminster Mall, and also one of the most depressingly named stores of all time.​Eating lunch at Olive Garden (and I will say only that my regrettable choice to dine at the Olive Garden was both predicated heavily on free breadsticks and not worth it) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    Chefs getting their jollies and unchained pasta e fagioli soup at Tony's Market Bistro

    a flickr photoWhore's sauce for family dinner night.​ Tony's Broadway Market Bistro will host an Italian family dinner on Thursday, January 27 -- and owner/founder Tony Rosacci will be there, making this definitely a family affair. "Tony invented this," says Stuart Stevenson, general manag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Tip skippers need a Sharpie lesson

    ​ Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle has generously agreed to give me a shift or two on this column. I've been in the food-service industry for eighteen years, back and front of the house. Waiting tables is one of those jobs that make you want to gnaw on the end of a shotgun. Here's just one of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    Who knew? Teens willing to stay out of the local food court

    ​The eleventh annual "Teens and Personal Finance Survey" conducted by the Junior Achievement and the Allstate Foundation was just released, and it contains a number of surprising findings. For example, the survey assures us that teens would be willing to not eat out, to stop loitering at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2010

    Ask the Critic: A final question answered

    ​So the big question last week (and the week before) was what restaurant I should review before saying goodbye to Denver for good. I got a lot of suggestions. Some of them were good. Some of them were ridiculous. In the end, I went with my gut (and the demands of at least a certain percent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    Ask the Critic: No reservations

    Let me see what's available...​One of the great things about living, eating and working in this city has always been that there are virtually no restaurants in the entire city that can't take me as a walk-in any time I feel like putting on the feedbag. Sure, there are exceptions. Friday and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Get twisted at the Twisted Olive Friday

    ​The nights get quiet in Northfield Stapleton. Driving along 29th Avenue Sunday night, I spotted a hardy crew in the Berkshire, one of the only homegrown spots in the neighborhood, but the chains surrounding that restaurant, and to the north in Northfield, were just about empty. But the area ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    Denver Broncos' opening-day starter: Ingle Martin?

    Coming in to the 2009 season, the Denver Broncos seemed set at the quarterback position. (Pause for peals of laughter.) Now, things are considerably more unsettled -- sort of like passengers on the Titanic. As you may have heard, Jay Cutler is gone; Kyle Orton, the man traded from Chicago for Sweet ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 9, 2009

    Mikuni makes sushi for the masses

    Coming in to the 2009 season, the Denver Broncos seemed set at the quarterback position. (Pause for peals of laughter.) Now, things are considerably more unsettled -- sort of like passengers on the Titanic. As you may have heard, Jay Cutler is gone; Kyle Orton, the man traded from Chicago for Sweet ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 11, 2009

    Finally, a perfect plate at Rioja - followed by a second one

    Coming in to the 2009 season, the Denver Broncos seemed set at the quarterback position. (Pause for peals of laughter.) Now, things are considerably more unsettled -- sort of like passengers on the Titanic. As you may have heard, Jay Cutler is gone; Kyle Orton, the man traded from Chicago for Sweet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2009

    IACP Conference Report: Food writers are good in bed

    For those of you not yet hipped to the big foodie news in Denver this week, the International Association of Culinary Professionals is in town -- a kind of traveling circus show of food writers, food editors, food pimps, chefs, authors, wine gurus and associated tradesmen. And, of course, Jason ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 2, 2009

    Best of Denver: They coulda been contenders

    For those of you not yet hipped to the big foodie news in Denver this week, the International Association of Culinary Professionals is in town -- a kind of traveling circus show of food writers, food editors, food pimps, chefs, authors, wine gurus and associated tradesmen. And, of course, Jason ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Grand Junction's food scene: pickups and empty places

    Denver is what I consider a relatively accomplished culinary town, as is Boulder, where I live. And sometimes perspective is necessary to really appreciate your surroundings.  This is a roundabout way of saying I went to Grand Junction for the weekend.  The drive is always beautiful, ascend ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    No culinary high points at Lo Coastal Fusion

    Denver is what I consider a relatively accomplished culinary town, as is Boulder, where I live. And sometimes perspective is necessary to really appreciate your surroundings.  This is a roundabout way of saying I went to Grand Junction for the weekend.  The drive is always beautiful, ascend ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 15, 2008

    Gemelli's

    The only way to erase the memory of bad shrimp scampi is with a bite of good scampi – preferably here.

  • Dining

    April 10, 2008

    Movie Tavern

    Fried and frazzled.

  • Dining

    January 3, 2008

    Little Panda

    Welcome home.

  • Dining

    December 6, 2007

    Holiday Rush

    Restaurants unwrap a few surprises.

  • Calendar

    October 11, 2007

    Bible Thumper

    Author A.J. Jacobs took the Bible very seriously.

  • Dining

    July 19, 2007

    Fish Story

    Get fresh at Oceanaire.

  • Dining

    December 21, 2006

    Santa Baby...

    Some culinary wishes and dishes for the new year.

  • Dining

    August 3, 2006

    Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

    When you're here, you talk about family.

  • Dining

    July 13, 2006

    Metamorphosis

    Think globally, eat locally at Piatti Locali.

  • Dining

    May 18, 2006

    Walnut Brewery

    Denver's brimmng with brewpubs.

  • Dining

    April 13, 2006

    Ti Amo Ancora

    Sermon on the mountain

  • Dining

    April 13, 2006

    Sicilian Breeze

    Undici Ristorante

  • News

    March 2, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of March 2, 2006

  • Dining

    September 29, 2005

    Foreign Service

    Open-and-shut cases.

  • Dining

    December 23, 2004

    Bite Me

    Dear Santa...

  • Dining

    September 9, 2004

    The Simple Life

    Soup -- and everything else -- is on at Cafe Jordano.

  • Dining

    April 22, 2004

    Bite Me

    Just Ask Me

  • Dining

    December 25, 2003

    Bite Me

    My Letter to Santa

  • Dining

    August 21, 2003

    Love Is All You Need

    Be patriotic: Eat at Bambino's.

  • Dining

    July 17, 2003

    Bite Me

    The Real Deal

  • Dining

    January 30, 2003

    A Beautiful Dine

    Opal’s initial concept sounded ridiculous, but the result is sublime.

  • News

    August 15, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of August 15, 2002

  • Dining

    August 8, 2002

    Bite Me

    Back on the chain gang.

  • Dining

    August 8, 2002

    Paint the Town

    Maruti Narayan's food brushes up against greatness. Too bad no one's there to eat it.

  • Dining

    March 26, 1998

    Now, That's Italian

    Maruti Narayan's food brushes up against greatness. Too bad no one's there to eat it.

  • Dining

    December 6, 1995

    MOUTHING OFF

    Maruti Narayan's food brushes up against greatness. Too bad no one's there to eat it.

  • Dining

    September 27, 1995

    MOUTHING OFF

    Maruti Narayan's food brushes up against greatness. Too bad no one's there to eat it.

  • Dining

    February 8, 1995

    MOUTHING OFF

    Maruti Narayan's food brushes up against greatness. Too bad no one's there to eat it.

  • Dining

    June 22, 1994

    MOUTHING OFF

    Maruti Narayan's food brushes up against greatness. Too bad no one's there to eat it.

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