re: Is anybody at Olive Garden tasting their food?

I am sure it will. I did it on the cheap almost 10 years ago. Have learned a lot since then. I am not advocating anything. I am just telling you my first impressions.

As for New Orleans Italian food, the story of the development of that is really interesting, from the Sicilians arrival on. I didn't know any of that until I came back from Italy and started trying to figure out the differences in food here and there.