Ode to Olive Garden

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Back2Lawrence wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2023 5:28 pm
Mjl wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2023 5:01 pm The wing talk here combined with a great sale on them at Mariano's means I am grilling wings tonight.

Suggestions for a mild wing sauce? My kids don't do heat
For grilled wings—-bbq sauce works great. I generally water it down ever so slightly to be used for this purpose. Or Parmesan garlic is fantastic
I was just looking into making the bdubs parmesan garlic. Going to give that a shot.
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Turned out tasting right on point, following this, except used yogurt instead of mayo just because the idea of fatty meat drenched in fat seemed gross: https://www.mashed.com/1228967/copycat- ... gs-recipe/

Also did a hot gochuchang sauce for the adults.

$1.49 wings never tasted so good.
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I do an Asian marinade for grilled wings.
Soy, ginger, garlic, lime juice, sesame oil, and some ketchup.
Add sambal olek for some added flavor, won't add any heat.
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Putting the free breadsticks to good use. Yes, the video IS safe for work.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0pZnz0R ... _copy_link
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Not super amazing but not bad. Pretty decent descriptor of most publicly traded menu selections. Dumb it down for the masses.

And because I was bored, if you want a ‘Tour of Italy’, it’ll run ya…

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LA: 21.99
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Apparently, when they know you are a tourist, they don’t treat you as friendly as if at home.
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RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: Wed Dec 13, 2023 6:20 am Putting the free breadsticks to good use. Yes, the video IS safe for work.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0pZnz0R ... _copy_link
Safe for work, you sure?

Cuz I haven’t seen that much Alfredo on a breadstick since…nm
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RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: Wed Dec 13, 2023 6:20 am Putting the free breadsticks to good use. Yes, the video IS safe for work.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0pZnz0R ... _copy_link
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It's always nice to see my 2nd largest holding, Darden, DRI, parent co. of Olive Garden, get positive press.

I hadn't eaten there in years until a couple of weeks ago, and I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised.
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It has been years since I've been to the OG.
It wasn't great.
I have to say, looking at that pasta doesn't make me want to go back anytime soon.
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Restaurants, like medicine, shouldn’t be publicly traded.
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I prob last went to OG like a decade ago. Super classy date night with my girlfriend at the time.

The server comes over and, as part of introducing himself, sets a 1.5 liter bottle of rosé on the table.

Oh, well, what’s that? You just set it there and we get to go to town like it’s salad and breadsticks, right?
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To be clear, white zinfandel is not a rose
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Carlo rossi Carlo rossi fine Rhine wine
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ousdahl wrote: Wed Dec 13, 2023 1:41 pm Super classy date night with my girlfriend at the time.
I think I may have figured out why you are single....
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Yeah, duh.

Cuz she was my girlfriend at the time, not any more.
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She's no longer all you can eat.
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And forget about pennetration.
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