Today, we are reviewing the Pasta e Fagioli Soup from Olive Garden. This is our first assessment of an Olive Garden dish on Coalition Eats. Pasta e Fagioli has been a longtime staple on their menu. “Pasta e fagioli” translates to “pasta and beans,” which are key components of this soup. Historically, pasta e fagioli was a dish favored by those with limited resources, but today, it enjoys popularity among
Bocock Brothers Premium Cigars has announced the Coach O Stadium Series. This limited-edition collector’s release for LSU is the latest installment in the company’s college sports series. The release bears the name and endorsement of former LSU Head Coach Ed “Coach O” Orgeron, who led the school to an NCAA Football Championship in 2019. The hand-painted boxes open to reveal an original design inspired by a night under the lights
Rocky Patel Royal Guard Today we review the Rocky Patel Royal Guard. This is an exclusive cigar made by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars for Smoke Inn, the South Florida and online retailer, as part of the retailer’s MicroBlend series. The Smoke Inn MicroBlend Series concept involves Smoke Inn teaming up with some leading brands and manufacturers in the cigar industry to produce a small-batch, limited-run exclusive to its shops. The
Labor Day is just around the corner, and Cigar Dojo and Alec Bradley are teaming up to make the holiday a little more fun! We’re giving away this retro-style Alec Bradley 54-quart cooler to one lucky Dojo member. HOW TO ENTER: (video) 🔥 Smoke an Alec Bradley cigar 📱 Check in your cigar on Dojoverse.com 🎟️ Every Alec Bradley check-in counts as another entry! That means the more Alec Bradley
On Prime Time Episode 384, Pauly DiSilvio makes his debut on the Prime Time Show! Pauly’s a fixture on the New York City cigar scene as the owner of La Casa Grande – located in the Bronx New York. In recent years, he has been a driving force behind brands for Chazz Palminteri and Martin Kove. Tune in to Prime Time Episode 384 at 10pm ET, starting on Thursday, August
LA Cigar Collective (LACC) has announced its third exclusive cigar, Le Flambeaux. Produced by Kelner Cigars SAS in the Dominican Republic, LACC has also said it will wholesale this for nationwide distribution. For this project, LACC challenged Klaas Kelner of Kelner Cigars SAS to “Build us a cigar that’s full-bodied. Push beyond the strength profile people expect from a Kelner blend without sacrificing the complexity and balance that define your
Cigar Dojo has announced the launch of Cigar Ranker, a new online platform that gives cigar enthusiasts the ability to create, rank, and share their own Cigar of the Year lists. Available now at CigarRanker.com, the platform allows users to search the eligible 2026 cigar database and build a personal Top 20 ballot. Cigars can be added, removed, and reordered throughout the year, allowing each ballot to change as new
This week on Smoke Night LIVE, longtime friend of the Dojo Tom Zbyrad joins us in-studio! As Product Manager for Zino and Portfolio Brands, Tom has a unique perspective on Zino, Davidoff, and the cigar industry as a whole. We’ll catch up with Tom, find out what’s happening with Zino, get his take on the current cigar landscape, and probably venture into a few topics we never planned on discussing.
LA Cigar Collective has teamed with Klaas Kelner and Kelner Family Cigars for Le Flambeaux, marking the retailer group’s third exclusive cigar release. For the project, LA Cigar Collective asked Kelner to create a cigar with considerably more strength than smokers might normally associate with his blends, while retaining the balance and complexity of his previous work. “Build us a cigar that’s full-bodied. Push beyond the strength profile people expect
Casa Carrillo has brought back its Dark Rituals line for 2026, though the returning name now comes with an entirely new blend. The new Dark Rituals centers on a Pennsylvania Broadleaf Maduro wrapper over a Connecticut binder and Dominican fillers. The cigars are described as medium-bodied and are box-pressed, with production taking place at the Casa Carrillo factory in the Dominican Republic. Rather than recreating an earlier version of Dark