Doug Rivers on November 10th, 2008

 For my appetizer, I ordered the Bread Sticks ($5.99). Since Lynda loves these as much as I do and because it is fairly large for an appetizer, she had to help me with this order. They brought out this large pizza pan with six large bread sticks swimming in a sea of garlic butter, with [...]

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Doug on October 8th, 2008

The dining room was very quiet, with soft jazz playing in the background when Lynda arrived 10 minutes later. After she had time to check out the menu — while nibbling on piping-hot, herbed focaccia bread — we both started off with a pair of side salads ($4); a field green salad which had the [...]

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Doug on October 6th, 2008

Lynda and I both ordered House Salads ($3.75, although our salads may have been cheaper since we ordered them with pizzas) and she ordered an 8-inch Broccoli & Garlic pizza ($8.50) on thin crust. It had broccoli and garlic that had been sautéed in olive oil and baked on a white sauce and covered in [...]

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Doug on October 1st, 2008

Menu board at Lotsa Pasta. ©2008 Doug Rivers. I am not sure that this really constitutes a restaurant review because the main reason Lynda and I go to Lotsa Pasta is not the restaurant, such as it is, but to buy fresh pasta and sauces to prepare at home from the international food store that [...]

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Doug Rivers on September 19th, 2008

  Every few months, Lynda and I get together with some very good friends that I worked with several years ago, to catch up with some pleasant conversation over good food. Coordinating our get-togethers can be a somewhat amusing juggling act, with our varying schedules and commitments, but they always turn out well and in my [...]

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