{"id":12440,"date":"2010-06-18T22:09:06","date_gmt":"2010-06-19T02:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=12440"},"modified":"2010-06-18T22:09:06","modified_gmt":"2010-06-19T02:09:06","slug":"local-resident-wins-olive-garden-trip-to-italy-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/06\/18\/local-resident-wins-olive-garden-trip-to-italy-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Local resident wins Olive Garden &#8216;Trip to Italy&#8217; contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Olive_Garden.png\" alt=\"Screen capture of the Olive Garden's Trip to Italy website.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Press release from Olive Garden:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>(June 17, 2010) &#8211; One sweepstakes. 3 million entries. Four Winners.  Eight days of discovering the secrets to Italian cuisine.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This month, Fort Wayne resident Thomas Higginbotham was selected as one of four grand prize winners for Olive Garden&#8217;s 2010 Culinary Tour of Italy sweepstakes.  In early 2011, Higginbotham and a guest will take the all-expense paid, guided trip through Italy and get an insider&#8217;s look at Olive Garden&#8217;s Culinary Institute of Tuscany.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights of the grand-prize trip include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learning the essentials of authentic Italian cooking from master Italian Chefs Paolo Lafata and Romano Neri  the Culinary Institute of Tuscany;<\/li>\n<li>Experiencing the local culture and cuisines of Rome, Florence, San Gimignano and Riserva di Fizzano, near Castellina in Chianti; and<\/li>\n<li>Exploring the Rocca delle Macie Winery to learn about the process of Italian wine-making through a wine tasting and pairings class.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To learn more about the sweepstakes visit www.olivegardentriptoitaly.com.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release from Olive Garden: (June 17, 2010) &#8211; One sweepstakes. 3 million entries. Four Winners. 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