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THE EATBEAT: Long-awaited Olive Garden receives warm welcome VIDEO, bottom of article: "CBS This Morning: Saturday" interview with Marilyn Hagerty All in all, Eatbeat columnist Marilyn Hagerty writes, the new Olive Garden "is the largest and most beautiful restaurant now operating in Grand Forks. It attracts visitors from out of town as well as people who live here. By: Marilyn Hagerty, Grand Forks Herald After a lengthy wait for Olive Garden to open in Marilyn Hagerty Grand Forks, the lines were long in February. The novelty is slowly wearing off, but the steady following attests the warm welcome My first visit to Olive Garden was during midafternoon, so I could be sure to get in. After a late breakfast, I figured a late lunch would be fashionable The place is impressive. It's fashioned in Tuscan farmhouse style with a welcoming entryway There is seating for those who are waiting Marlyn Hagerty My booth was near the kitchen, and I watched the waiters in white shirts, ties, black trousers and aprons adorned with gold-colored towels. They were busy at midday, punching in orders and carrying out bread and pasta
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Overview

Marilyn Hagerty's Olive Garden Review is an earnest restaurant review written by North Dakotan newspaper columnist Marilyn Hagerty which became the subject of celebration and mockery after being posted online in March of 2012.

Background

On March 7th, 2012, the Grand Forks Herald[1] of North Dakota published a review by the 85-year-old food critic Marilyn Hagerty titled "Long-awaited Olive Garden receives warm welcome."[1] In the review, Hagerty earnestly remarked that the chicken Alfredo was "warm and comforting on a cold day", "the server was ready with Parmesan cheese", and that the Olive Garden was the "largest and most beautiful restaurant now operating in Grand Forks."

The same day, the Denver, Colorado blog The Denver Omelette[7] published a post titled "North Dakota….where Olive Garden is king" which mocked the Grand Forks Herald review and referred to Hagerty as "the cutest food blogger ever." Shorty after, Daniel Malloy tweeted a link to the review which received 3 retweets.


Notable Developments

The day after the review was published, it was callled "unwittingly hilarious" by the men's lifestyle blog Guyism[11] before making its way on to a number of websites including the food blog Eater[9], the tech culture blog Boing Boing[8], the Internet humor site UpRoxx[10], the Internet tabloid Gawker[2] and the content-aggregator blog The Huffington Post.[6] A Reddit[12] post by user Andewz111 titled "Big happenings in Grand Forks, ND where an Olive Garden has finally opened; check out a local paper's review of the restaurant" linked directly to the review and accumulated over 2,500 up votes in less than a week.

Hagerty's Reaction

On March 8th, Hagerty was interviewed by the Village Voice[3] and addressed some of the negative attention she had received from the review:

"I may sound a little on the defensive to you today because of the emails I've received. One was kind of snotty. But the other four or five were kind of friendly. But my daughter tells me I should go on Facebook and read all this crap. And I do not have time to let myself be bothered or read all that stuff. I have a Sunday column I'm doing now about a completely different subject. I don't have time to sit here and twit over whether some self-styled food expert likes, or does not like, my column. The publisher likes it."

Anthony Bourdain, the host of the American travel and food show No Reservations, tweeted a link to the interview in a show of his support for Hagerty against the "snarkologists":


On March 9th, the Grand Forks Herald[4] revealed that the review had accumulated nearly 300,000 views within 56 hours and posted a video including an interview with Hagerty herself.

New York City Visit

On March 13th, Hagerty visited New York City[13] for a publicity and dining tour. On her first day, she ate a "dirty-water dog" on camera during a press event with the New York Times. She remarked that the hot dog could've been "a little hotter" but that she liked the "combination of mustard and onions."

Her entire trip is currently being chronicled via a Twitter[15] account and a blog.[14]

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External References

[1] Grand Forks Herald – THE EATBEAT Long-awaited Olive Garden receives warm welcome

[2] Gawker – Grand Forks Olive Garden Receives Positive Review

[3] Village Voice – Marilyn Hagerty, Grand Forks Olive Garden Reviewer, Speaks

[4] Grand Forks Herald – Marilyn Hagerty takes America by viral storm

[5] Gothamist – Grand Forks Food Critic Actually Hated Impressive Olive Garden

[6] The Huffington Post – Marilyn Hagerty's Olive Garden Review For 'Grand Forks Herald' Goes Viral

[7] Denver Omelette Blog – North Dakota….where Olive Garden is king

[8] BoingBoing – The Grand Forks Herald reviews the new Olive Garden in town

[9] Eater – Grand Forks Olive Garden Called Impressive by Critic

[10] UpRoxx – Elderly Viral Phenom Completely Flummoxed By Her Sudden Internet Fame

[11] Guyism – NEWSPAPER FOOD REVIEW OF NEW OLIVE GARDEN IS AMAZING

[12] Reddit – Big happenings in Grand Forks, ND where an Olive Garden has finally opened; check out a local paper's review of the restaurant

[13] New York Times – For a Professional Midwest Palate, a First Taste of a Dirty-Water Dog

[14] Area Voices – Marilyn Hagerty

[15] Twitter – lostincentralia

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Overview

Marilyn Hagerty's Olive Garden Review is an earnest restaurant review written by North Dakotan newspaper columnist Marilyn Hagerty which became the subject of celebration and mockery after being posted online in March of 2012.

Background

On March 7th, 2012, the Grand Forks Herald[1] of North Dakota published a review by the 85-year-old food critic Marilyn Hagerty titled "Long-awaited Olive Garden receives warm welcome."[1] In the review, Hagerty earnestly remarked that the chicken Alfredo was "warm and comforting on a cold day", "the server was ready with Parmesan cheese", and that the Olive Garden was the "largest and most beautiful restaurant now operating in Grand Forks."

The same day, the Denver, Colorado blog The Denver Omelette[7] published a post titled "North Dakota….where Olive Garden is king" which mocked the Grand Forks Herald review and referred to Hagerty as "the cutest food blogger ever." Shorty after, Daniel Malloy tweeted a link to the review which received 3 retweets.


Notable Developments

The day after the review was published, it was callled "unwittingly hilarious" by the men's lifestyle blog Guyism[11] before making its way on to a number of websites including the food blog Eater[9], the tech culture blog Boing Boing[8], the Internet humor site UpRoxx[10], the Internet tabloid Gawker[2] and the content-aggregator blog The Huffington Post.[6] A Reddit[12] post by user Andewz111 titled "Big happenings in Grand Forks, ND where an Olive Garden has finally opened; check out a local paper's review of the restaurant" linked directly to the review and accumulated over 2,500 up votes in less than a week.

Hagerty's Reaction

On March 8th, Hagerty was interviewed by the Village Voice[3] and addressed some of the negative attention she had received from the review:

"I may sound a little on the defensive to you today because of the emails I've received. One was kind of snotty. But the other four or five were kind of friendly. But my daughter tells me I should go on Facebook and read all this crap. And I do not have time to let myself be bothered or read all that stuff. I have a Sunday column I'm doing now about a completely different subject. I don't have time to sit here and twit over whether some self-styled food expert likes, or does not like, my column. The publisher likes it."

Anthony Bourdain, the host of the American travel and food show No Reservations, tweeted a link to the interview in a show of his support for Hagerty against the "snarkologists":


On March 9th, the Grand Forks Herald[4] revealed that the review had accumulated nearly 300,000 views within 56 hours and posted a video including an interview with Hagerty herself.

New York City Visit

On March 13th, Hagerty visited New York City[13] for a publicity and dining tour. On her first day, she ate a "dirty-water dog" on camera during a press event with the New York Times. She remarked that the hot dog could've been "a little hotter" but that she liked the "combination of mustard and onions."

Her entire trip is currently being chronicled via a Twitter[15] account and a blog.[14]

Search Interest

External References

[1] Grand Forks Herald – THE EATBEAT Long-awaited Olive Garden receives warm welcome

[2] Gawker – Grand Forks Olive Garden Receives Positive Review

[3] Village Voice – Marilyn Hagerty, Grand Forks Olive Garden Reviewer, Speaks

[4] Grand Forks Herald – Marilyn Hagerty takes America by viral storm

[5] Gothamist – Grand Forks Food Critic Actually Hated Impressive Olive Garden

[6] The Huffington Post – Marilyn Hagerty's Olive Garden Review For 'Grand Forks Herald' Goes Viral

[7] Denver Omelette Blog – North Dakota….where Olive Garden is king

[8] BoingBoing – The Grand Forks Herald reviews the new Olive Garden in town

[9] Eater – Grand Forks Olive Garden Called Impressive by Critic

[10] UpRoxx – Elderly Viral Phenom Completely Flummoxed By Her Sudden Internet Fame

[11] Guyism – NEWSPAPER FOOD REVIEW OF NEW OLIVE GARDEN IS AMAZING

[12] Reddit – Big happenings in Grand Forks, ND where an Olive Garden has finally opened; check out a local paper's review of the restaurant

[13] New York Times – For a Professional Midwest Palate, a First Taste of a Dirty-Water Dog

[14] Area Voices – Marilyn Hagerty

[15] Twitter – lostincentralia

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The "Humor" here is that she reviewed something as mundane and common as The Olive Garden, as most critics review new and interesting eateries. It would be like a five-star chef giving a serious review of McDonald's Big Mac.

In other words, this isn't funny.

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