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The Olive Garden: A Hidden Culinary Lesson

By Marianne Salina

It seems that when everyone's hungry and there isn't a food joint in sight, an Olive Garden pops up out of nowhere. And often it comes with a sigh of relief. People everywhere enjoy the dependable angel hair pasta, or those who have tried the lighter cuisine from their Garden Fare section, seem to find the food downright satisfying. The Olive Garden keeps Italian cooking simple, and many crave the opportunity to follow their example.

Getting Candid about Cooking School

One of the most frequent customer requests at the Olive Garden isn't just that their favorite dish be prepared, but that they might have a copy of the recipe as well. While it isn't likely that the restaurant will be spilling their cooking secrets any time soon, you can learn how to make delicious, simple Italian food in cooking school. Often, when we attempt to imitate a tasty dish, it isn't the ingredients that fail us, but our own limited cooking abilities. At cooking school, if the aim is to prepare good, basic Italian, you can improve your culinary results in no time.

Create an Italian Masterpiece

Certainly everyone must research culinary programs to learn more about what is offered and what they wish to learn, but there are some rudimentary skills that you can hope to achieve in almost any program:

  • Selection and proper preparation of vegetables; so much depends on good tomatoes!
  • Using olive oil and garlic to spice up and flavor your food
  • Timing is everything! Learn how to allow each recipe its time to marinate, and reach optimum flavor

Sources

Societa Dante Alighieri

The Olive Garden

About the Author
Marianne Salina is a freelance writer in Spokane, Washington. She writes about pursuits in education and degree opportunities.