Thanksgiving Dinner at Blu Italian Grill

[Robin Garr]

Thanksgiving Dinner at Blu Italian Grill

*Pumpkin bisque
*Carved turkey with cranberry-tangerine fondue
*Sliced tenderloin with a bacon-mushroom ragout
*Tagliatelle bolognaise
*Roasted acorn squash
*Apple-walnut stuffing
*Sweet potato-marshmallow gratin
*Green bean casserole
*Pecan pie and more!

WHEN: Thursday, November 24th at Noon to 5 p.m.

WHERE: BLU Italian Grille at the Louisville Marriott Downtown

HOW: Call us at (502) 671-4285 or email
blu@marriottlouisville.com. Reservations required.

$35 per person. Kids 10 & under 1/2 off. Complimentary self-parking included.

I'm not inspired at $35 a pop.

I'm not inspired at $35 a pop.

I was thinking the same thing

[Robin Garr]

To be a little pedantic about it, serving Bolognese over tagliatelli sounds mighty authentic, but spelling it "Bolognaise" in French, not so much.

Well, there you go, you learn something new every day. When I was growing up, we often had - as we called it - spaghetti bolognaise, spelt like that. I never knew that, a) there was another way to spell it, and b) that it should never ber served with spaghetti, only taglietelli!!!

To be a little pedantic about it, serving Bolognese over tagliatelli sounds mighty authentic, but spelling it "Bolognaise" in French, not so much.

[Robin Garr]

Well, there you go, you learn something new every day. When I was growing up, we often had - as we called it - spaghetti bolognaise, spelt like that. I never knew that, a) there was another way to spell it, and b) that it should never ber served with spaghetti, only taglietelli!!!

I thought you Brits called it "Spag Bol," Alison!

Okay, it's a pedantic point, but in Italian it really should be "Bolognese" (just like Genovese or Milanese or Abruzzese or any other -ese as a prefix meaning "from" or "in the style of." French accomplish something similar with "-aise" (think Mayonnaise or Hollandaise), but why give an Italian food a French name?

but why give an Italian food a French name?

Maybe because they don't know any better?

We do call it Spag Bol Robin!!

Well, there you go, you learn something new every day. When I was growing up, we often had - as we called it - spaghetti bolognaise, spelt like that. I never knew that, a) there was another way to spell it, and b) that it should never ber served with spaghetti, only taglietelli!!!

I thought you Brits called it "Spag Bol," Alison!

Okay, it's a pedantic point, but in Italian it really should be "Bolognese" (just like Genovese or Milanese or Abruzzese or any other -ese as a prefix meaning "from" or "in the style of." French accomplish something similar with "-aise" (think Mayonnaise or Hollandaise), but why give an Italian food a French name?

why give an Italian food a French name?

Don't try to make sense of the British! They would prefer it if you didn't. (My mum's British, so I'm allowed to say that.) They revel in their peccadilloes.

[Robin Garr]

why give an Italian food a French name?

Don't try to make sense of the British! They would prefer it if you didn't. (My mum's British, so I'm allowed to say that.) They revel in their peccadilloes.

I'm not talking about the British, I'm talking about the menu-writers at Blu ITALIAN Grill!