A Taste of Italy on My Special Day

September 26, 2014 in Birthday, Dinner, Food, Italian

It’s Friday so it is time for…food trip Friday! Like I said in my previous post about the app for the foodie, we love to eat out especially on special occasions. Today’s post was our latest excursion which was extra-special because it was my birthday which happened earlier this month.

I am a lover of pasta or anything Italian; something that I have in common with my two boys – my husband and my son to be precise. So it is no surprise if among the many cuisines there is in the city, we went to an Italian restaurant which is probably one of the popular if not the most popular in the country: Olive Garden.

And like I said in the post, we go to a different restaurant every time we go out. Needless to say, it was our first time to sample Olive Garden, and of course, the foods did not disappoint, and the service…excellent!

A complimentary wine that the husband and I shared. I am not a wine person compared to the hubs so I only took a few sips of this. Good wine though.

Their house salad was perhaps the biggest salad serving that I’ve ever seen. Seriously. We didn’t even eat it all. There would not have been enough room for our entree’ if we had.

The little one’s chosen appetizer, as always, wherever we go and it’s available, Calamari.

Hubby’s Classic Lasagna

My stuffed mushrooms plus ravioli and zucchini.

And a little dessert treat (a very nice surprise) for me from Olive Garden, Piccoli Dolci. This was heavenly. Really. I let the boys taste it too and they agreed with me.

I wasn’t able to take a photo of the little one’s chosen entree’ which was the spaghetti and meat balls because he was already gobbling before I knew it. He must have been really hungry. Hee-hee.

What are your favorite cuisines? Do you like Italian too?

About Lynndee

I consider myself a foodie and I love road trips. I currently reside in North Carolina with my husband and son. I hold a degree in Bachelor of Science in Commerce with a Major in Management from my Alma Mater, Notre Dame of Dadiangas University in my hometown of GenSan, Philippines. I also love listening to music, singing, watching TV, reading and cooking.