Monthly Archives: May 2009

How I Learned to Cook

One of my favorite books is called “How I Learned to Cook.”  40 of the world’s most fantastic chefs, including Anthony Bourdain and Mario Batali, discuss how they learned to cook, why they they decided learn to cook, or what hepled them choose their particular style of cooking.

Next up, Heat.  Followed by Nasty Bits.

Restaurant Ratings

Anthony Bourdain recently said that restaurants should not have health inspection ratings after a visit to Los Angeles.  He said that restaurants should stand on the merit of their dishes.

While I agree that a restaurant’s cleanliness isn’t representative of its flavors, I also don’t think that quality food needs to be created in a dirty kitchen.

A message to restaurants: If you have a B rated or lower restaurant, I, and many other people, will not eat there.  Clean it up.  Pretend that you care about our health.

Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce Recipe

It’s been said that, “Olive Garden has the best alfredo sauce.”  Whomever said that is likely a genius.  It is indeed fantastic.

What’s in Olive Garden’s alfredo sauce?  Nobody really knows.  Their website lists the ingredients, but the ingredients seem to be incomplete.

How many calories are in Olive Garden’s alfredo sauce?  It doesn’t matter.  It’s delicious.

I’ll tell you what I think the secrent to Olive Garden’s alfredo sauce is: basque goat cheese.  That’s right, a Spanish goat cheese.  It could explain the sharp bold flavor.  Don’t judge the sauce until you’ve tried the sauce.