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Farfalle Follies

Bellyaching is rife this year among the Americans in the Olympic Village about the quality of the food. Assessments run from "awful" to "possibly a cat". It may seem like a case of ugly Americans, but they weren't the only ones complaining. The Russian delegation was far from impressed with the quality of the grub. They feel not only that the food is terrible, but the portions are too small. Classic!  

We feel the Russians and Americans have no one to blame but themselves. Even Bode Miller is smart enough to stay in his RV and cook up some Ramen on his hot plate after a night on the town instead of risking institutional cuisine.

Here's the tipoff: The Italian Ski Team is staying not in the Village, but at the Grand Hotel in Sestriere, and they love the food. It's an old travel maxim. Never eat at the places where most of the other patrons are from out of town.

Or is the bad food an Italian plot to increase their medal count in the games by tweaking their opponent's digestive tracts? Death by Meatball, we'll call it. It's far cleverer than bribing a French judge.

[Image via farleyj/Flickr]

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