Comments on: Sorry Olive Garden http://useyourwisdom.com/?p=86 Using your wisdom to navigate everyday life. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:53:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: Holly http://useyourwisdom.com/?p=86&cpage=1#comment-207 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:23:58 +0000 http://useyourwisdom.com/?p=86#comment-207 You and Kris are right. All of those restaurants, Chili’s, Outback, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Fridays, etc., I can get a better steak or meal at home. (But I do enjoy the Cheesecake Factory)
It’s the nothing more than convenience and popularity. Now that I don’t live in a big city any more, it’s a little harder to find the whole in the wall places that are good, I enjoy our little Michaelangelo’s pizza/pasta place 3 minutes from our house. It’s closer than Olive Garden, quicker, nice people and much tastier!

]]> By: Kris in Hawaii http://useyourwisdom.com/?p=86&cpage=1#comment-205 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 20:15:33 +0000 http://useyourwisdom.com/?p=86#comment-205 At all the big chain restaurants, the food is standard and industrial. This includes them all –Outback Steakhouse, Charthouse, etc. There is a Cheescake Facotry in Honolulu, but I cannot imagine waiting in their constant 2-hour line for big portions of standard food. Not when there are so many great small regional restaurants around.

On the subject of Italy, you should GO! (I know we had this conversation before, but it was about handbags!)… In Italy, eating is an event, an experience, one meant to savor and last hours. Plus, the food is surprisingly light and healthful, NOT ful of the heavy sauces and such you’d imagine.The ultimate is getting invited to someone’s home, where even on a schoolnight you get served a six course meal. I guess Italian food is hard to describe. But suffice to say, when the little gas station mini marts have the best Italian food you’ve ever had, you definitely KNOW you are in Italy! Ciao!!

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