re: Pasta Garden in Baton Rouge. Who remembers it?

You gunna post some recipes here? for the Recipe thread.

I worked there one night and quit. Service bartender, worked my arse off, got tipped out $20. I remember the drink gun was wrong. I forget exactly what it was, but different than any place I’ve ever worked. I made a drink and hit the button that normally would have been correct, and I made some nasty drink. So I dumped it and made another. The owner saw me do it, told the manager. He told me something, said I could have saved it in case someone ordered it. I replied the gun is wrong, and I made some nasty drink no one will order.
Busted my arse all night for $20 tip out. I never went back. There was no bar, just a small space for customers to come up to and order while they were waiting. I may have made $30 from customers.

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What year was this?

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1991. I just got back from Desert Storm

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Semolinas>>>>>Pasta Garden

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I concur. Pasta Garden was good, but Semolina's was very good....Several good food options in that area back in the day, Pasta Garden, Ground Patti, Piccadilly, Podnuh's & Hawks Nest. On the other side of the Interstate was a Denny's for late night food after doing some carousing at Common Point or Sherwood Junction.

Very good dish

He also ran Mama Brava's in Cortana Mall...anyone remember that place?

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He also ran Mama Brava's in Cortana Mall...anyone remember that place?

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Absolutely. I grew up in Broadmoor and practically lived in the mall. Had my first date with my husband at Mama Brava's as a matter of fact.

There was a shrimp and angel hair pasta that had a little heat to it, OMG, so good. For 4th of July, I made a pasta salad, trying to recreate theirs. I failed. Theirs was SO GOOD!!!