Happy Easter!

It’s one of the big holidays. Even a guy who doesn’t celebrate it, knows this. We start out headed to the church of your choice to celebrate the return of Jesus…and man could we use him now.

Then it’s time for a big family meal. Brunch sounds good, doesn’t it? Remember how the Barone’s from Everybody Loves Raymond did the big family Easter brunch?

“We should wallowing in a beautiful brunch of waffles and berries. And sausages of both link and patty.”

Sounds delish doesn’t it. Too bad it didn’t happen for the Barone’s that day because Debra and Marie were not talking to each other. It’s also not going to happen for most of this Easter because of social distancing due to the Coronavirus. No waffles. No berries. No sausages of either link or patty. No huge family meal.

The coronavirus has ruined Easter!

But then I heard an ad. It’s from a restaurant chain that you don’t normally associate with Easter. The Olive Garden wants to bring you your family Easter meal.

You can order platters of Lasagna, Chicken Parmigiana or some of their other Italian specialties. The O.G. will even deliver it right to your front door! Plus, if you spend more than forty dollars, the delivery is FREE!!!!

Okay…I know all the bad things that you are saying about Olive Garden. Yeah, I know how it’s average at best Italian food. Yeah, I know your mother makes much better whatever. Yada, yada, yada and so on.

But I’ll admit this…I LIKE THE OLIVE GARDEN! Really! Seriously!

I like the breadsticks and salad. I love their pasta e faguli, especially on a cold winter day. I love their peach bellini ice tea that has a real peach inside the glass. Okay, maybe that peach comes from a can…maybe not…it’s still a peach. But, what I like the most is that my family used to go there on my oldest daughter’s birthday. It’s the memories that I like more than the food and there’s nothing wrong with that. Nothing wrong at all!

And don’t tell anyone, but I’ve done a lot worse for Easter meals than Olive Garden. Yeah, you’re thinking that’s impossible, but one year we went to a buffet restaurant that you wouldn’t usually associate with good dining, much less Easter. Surprisingly, it was awesome. Excellent ham and roast beef and don’t get me started about the bread pudding….all you can eat bread pudding!

So if you can handle the buffet on Easter, why not the Garden?

Now I’m not advocating that you do this and I’m certainly not getting paid as a spokesperson for Olive Garden, although I am willing to offer my services for a fee. I’m just providing you with this important information!

So have a happy Easter. Enjoy your church service and family get together on Zoom. And if you do get Olive Garden for dinner, GET THE PASTA E FAGIOLI. You can dip your breadsticks in it….MMMMMM. It’ll make everything else taste better.

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