I don't need it. Many restaurants, they want to impress you. They are appalled by Italian restaurants in the United States. Earlier in the day, Victor Hazan struck up a conversation with a former student. It's not Italian.
Portions are too big.
There's too much on the plate. You start smelling garlic a block away from an Italian restaurant. A day later, you're still eating it. We never use it like they use it here. At the Saloon, Hazan orders her steak rare and makes a point of telling the server that she wants hers cooked without the hot broth that steak houses often pour on top.