Maybe this restaurant actually has Italian workers in the kitchen, but I'm thinking--if its employees are like those of most restaurants--that it'd be more encouraging if there were a Spanish translation.

Pasta Blitz is great..the owner Anna will tell you all of her wonderful Italy stories..just ask! Love her pizzas, pastas and fresh Mozzarella Caprese. Her homemade bread is delicioso!

Wait a second...Diane? Haven't we had her here shilling before?

although i appreciate the intent, it still worries me that employees need to be REMINDED to wash their hands before returning from the restroom to handle MY food! is there a law that it must be posted or something?

Delcioso is Spanish not Italian Diane. Nothing worse than a hacky shill.

If it's so Italian, how come it's called Pasta Blitz? Is it trying to conquer nearby French restaurants?

I have a vague memory of a conversation with someone once to the effect that there is a law about posting such notices. When I'm in NYC I see enough of the same format notices on how to do the Heimlich maneuver that there must be a law about that up there.

Diane,

There is an inverse relationship between the number of exclamation points and the effectiveness of the shill. Also, "great", "wonderful", "Love", and "delicioso!" are probably three too many superlatives for a single shill.

qzans, I think it's a health dept reg. and yes, it worries me too. But, I'd rather have them "reminded" than to just assume that they do it!

Diane,
What about "sheer bliss"? Was nothing sheer bliss?

I want tweed bliss, myself.

It's nice to see the hounds on watch for PR propaganda. It's a real service and fun to watch. Why can't these PR shills get it right? The flowery superlatives and general praise. Barf. It's like Liberace on meth decribing Elton John's closet.

Pasta Blitz? What were the rejected names? Pasta Massacre? My Bloody Valentino's?

I kind of like My Bloody Valentino's...maybe a vampire themed Italian joint?

I think the world could survive just fine without a vampire themed Italian joint, personally.

Let's see...we could have the Mortar and Pistol, the Trencherman, the Asparagus Spear, Slings and Marrows, Walther Cafe and, of course, the Yumi Target.

Pasta Blitz? Seems I've seen others in Clarksville and on the Elkridge/Columbia border. Is Diane really shilling for a chain restaurant?

My Bloody Valentino's refers to a dreary shoe-gazer band that my man-boy VoodooPork likes called My Bloody Valentine. It's like aural Valium mixed with ground glass.

I think you need to get your "shills" correct. I truly love Pasta Blitz..the food is reasonably priced and the food excellent. Anna doesn't need to pay anyone to "shill" for her..she's a working woman trying to make her restaurant a success..that was where my excitement came from..sorry if it was a bit too much for all of you. I think you all need a drink.

Amanda, My Bloody Valentine isn't *that* bad. I mean, they aren't emo.

Diane told me about the place a while back. I knew she was no shill but was curious whether she would even respond to the accusation being a classy lady.

Shill fail. Program abend.

Abend!
I haven't heard that word in years. As a techie, we didn't like seeing that pop up onscreen.

That, or the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD).

Diane,

I apologize for accusing you of shilling. After a long drink last night, I realized how unfair it was of me to jump to such a conclusion based solely on someone's writing style. I would hate to think that anybody would be reluctant to comment on this site because of something I said and for that, I am most sorry.

Oh, LL, back in my shilling days - I like to think I was better at it than those who post here, but self-deception has always been a favorite game - I'd have done the End Zone Dance if I'd gotten an apology-after-capture!

(Actually, back in my shilling days, I was upfront about what I was doing and used to enlist the shillee whenever possible.)

Thanks, Lissa, I LOVE your sense of humor! You're SO darned inventive!