Olive Garden Is Breaking One Of The Fundamental Rules Of Cooking Pasta

Olive Garden's sales are down, and an activist investor in the restaurant believes the pasta is partly to blame. The Italian restaurant chain supposedly breaks a basic rule of Italian cooking -- salting the pasta water. "Shockingly, Olive Garden no longer salts the water it uses to boil the pasta, merely to get a longer warranty on its pots," Starboard writes in its 300-slide presentation. "This appalling decision shows just how little regard management has for delivering a quality experience to...