Darden Restaurants stock soars as Olive Garden piles on the pasta

Darden Restaurants (DRI) shares soared as executives’ optimism about future demand outweighed mixed earnings for the last quarter, when two of the company’s flagship brands — Olive Garden and Lo [...]

Ports-a-plenty, a zen garden creator and other new indie games worth checking out

Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. This week saw the arrival of some fairly high-profile ports, a relaxing garden creation game and much more. I've eve [...]

Cyber Monday Lego deals you can still shop today: Up to 50 percent off Star Wars, Disney, Harry Potter and more toy sets

Were you a Lego set kid or a giant-bucket-of-Legos kid? I was a sets kid all the way — I loved, and still love, the zen feeling of building something incredible a little bit at a time. Also, every t [...]

What to read this weekend: Locked in with The Iron Garden Sutra

Need something new for your reading list? This week, we recommend A.D. Sui's The Iron Garden Sutra, a meditative horror sci-fi/fantasy and murder mystery. <br /> <br /> <br /> [...]

Olive Garden rolls out cheaper meals with smaller portions as consumers look to save

The birthplace of endless pasta and unlimited breadsticks is offering smaller servings for a lower price — and it seems to be helping sales [...]

Olive Garden is bringing back its $100 unlimited pasta pass after a six-year break

The chain will sell 10,000 passes on July 16, each covering 13 weeks of unlimited pasta, soups, salad, and breadsticks [...]

Olive Oil for Everything? Not So Fast — Here's What Cooking Oil to Use Instead

Canola, avocado, safflower, and olive oils each shine in different recipes. [...]

Why Chefs Don't Use Olive Oil for Everything (and What They Use Instead)

You're probably using olive oil for everything, and it's holding your cooking back. [...]

Deoleo, the world's largest olive oil company, stock surges as Spanish cooperative Dcoop leads takeover race

The sale of the world's largest olive oil bottler is in its final phase, with a closing initially expected in September [...]