Grand Forks Olive Garden Restaurant Review

[Pretzel_Warrior]

http://www.npr.org/2013/09/01/216866468/restaurant-critic-finds-meaning-at-the-olive-garden-in-grand-forks

You can either read or listen to audio of this NPR interview of Marilyn Hargerty, esteemed restaurant critic.

"Can a cholesterol-conscious matron from the west side find happiness at the East Side Dairy Queen?" So begins Marilyn Hagerty's review of the national creamery franchise for her local paper, The Grand Forks Herald, in Grand Forks, N.D.

The 87-year-old Hagerty has reported on food, events, and local profiles at the Herald for more than 25 years, but she earned 15 minutes of national fame last year with a positive review of her local Olive Garden restaurant.

Thousands of people took to the Internet to ridicule Hagerty for her lowbrow tastes. But there followed a powerful backlash of people who came to her defense, tired of elitism among food and restaurant critics.

Now, Marilyn Hagerty has written a book, with a foreword by Anthony Bourdain. It's called Grand Forks: A History of American Dining in 128 Reviews.

[RC]

1. People don't usually mess with Marilyn Hagerty more than once.

She can take care of herself.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

2. she's even reviewed Subway Sandwich Shop

and the Holiday Inn restaurant. She's cute. Funny as hell, and probably a lot more well off than before this broke out.

[RC]

3. I know. I used to live in Fargo and Interneted to the Grand Forks Herald web site.

Even though it is owned by the same Republican family as the Fargo Forum, the Herald used to be a much better newspaper and had real news in it. Not so much the last time I looked. For many decades the Fargo Forum was not so fondly known as the Fargo Foolum. From at least 1959 when we moved there. They haven't gotten any better with time, just less competition.

[reddread]

4. old news. ketchup

http://www.today.com/video/today/54545731

[Pretzel_Warrior]

5. yes. but in case you haven't noticed...Olive Garden is a thing on DU

again today

[reddread]

6. well it beats talking about spying on citizens. n/t

[Pretzel_Warrior]

7. and it beats lying for the Russian government just for kicks

[reddread]

8. it beats purple up left downward skizzlemorrph! n/t

[Autumn]

10. Yeah I had to hide all one of the post.

[sharp_stick]

9. Not as good as Times Square

I had the full tasting menu at Per Se on a Thursday and then on Friday went to Olive Garden. Olive Garden Times Square by a mile. Nothing like that authentic Tuscan meal for a Friday before a show.