OLIVE GARDEN
Date Night: three in one
Although I was super busy when Robert came home last week, we did find time to go out for a much needed date night. We decided to make the most of the night and went to three different restaurants. ...
Posted on 1/29/13 at 11:52 PM
Olive Garden Dinner Today & Dinner Tomorrow Special - EXPIRED
Olive Garden restaurants are running a Dinner Today & Dinner Tomorrow Special from today through November 18. You can enjoy an entree from a certain selection along with unlimited soup or salad and b...
Posted on 10/8/12 at 9:19 PM
And We're Back!
Good news. GF Gourmet is back in business, at least for a while. Expect a change coming in late December or early January when we'll expand the reach and coverage of the blog, but more on that later....
Posted on 9/27/12 at 3:02 PM
Seafood Brodetto
A lot of recipes for fish soups and stews can trace their origins to the coastal areas of Italy where seafood reigns. One such dish is cioppino, the pride of many find California restaurants, which wa...
Posted on 6/30/12 at 1:25 PM
Olive Garden Rumor May Be True
For nearly 20 years the rumors of an Olive Garden coming to Grand Forks have run rampant. I'm still skeptical, but if that's not an Olive Garden in the above photo, well, then someone is building a ...
Posted on 11/14/11 at 11:02 AM
MARILYN HAGERTY: Olive Garden has ups, downs with readers 
By Marilyn Hagerty , April 04, 2013
THE EATBEAT: The Olive Garden, one year later
By Marilyn Hagerty , March 06, 2013
Marilyn and Anderson together again 
By Herald Staff Report , November 12, 2012
CHEF JEFF: Seafood Brodetto
By Herald Staff Report , June 30, 2012
MARILYN HAGERTY: Messages are good, bad and ugly when you go viral 
By Marilyn Hagerty , March 24, 2012
Preview of today's Anderson Cooper daytime show featuring Herald's Marilyn Hagerty (with video)
By Ryan Bakken , March 19, 2012
- Still image from Tuesday's 'Anderson'
- Before Mom went viral: Marilyn Hagerty's son gives take on the columnist beyond an Olive Garden review
- NEW LLOYD OMDAHL: Marilyn for Congress, president, maybe queen
- VISIT TODAY! Read other Marilyn columns, buy her e-book, wear her T-shirt
- MARILYN HAGERTY: Scallops are nice, but New Yorkers line up for burgers
- Talk about this topic
Marilyn Hagerty hardly shaking her Internet virus 
By Mike Brue , March 14, 2012
WATCH VIDEO: Marilyn breaks Olive Garden breadsticks with NBC 'Today' correspondent 
Watch NBC 'Today' show reporter Kevin Tibbles' report on Herald columnist Marilyn Hagerty, who, he says tongue-in-check, "had the audacity" to review Grand Forks' new Olive Garden restaurant - and become an Internet sensation.
By Herald Staff Report , March 13, 2012
- Kevin Tibbles interviews Marilyn
- RYAN BAKKEN: Marilyn the media darling
- Marilyn Hagerty: 'The little old lady on Cottonwood Street’
- VIDEO: 'How do you not love her?' 'GMA' on Marilyn
- NEW THAT REMINDS ME WITH MARILYN HAGERTY: Grand Forks hosted state basketball tourney in ’62
- Marilyn mania continues with 'The Tonight Show' snub
- Marilyn takes Manhattan: This week ... on Areavoices
- From Wall Street Journal: Reporter Bob Hagerty's report on Marilyn, 'When Mom Goes Viral'
- Talk about this topic
Marilyn mania continues with 'The Tonight Show' snub
By Ryan Bakken , March 12, 2012
- Marilyn Hagerty
- Looking at email
- Kevin Tibbles interviews Marilyn
- Hagerty, Jacobs with new T-shirt
- Preparations for CNN interview
- From Wall Street Journal: Reporter Bob Hagerty's report on Marilyn, 'When Mom Goes Viral'
- Carrie Sandstrom, Bismarck, letter: Thanks, Grandma! Notes of Marilyn’s biggest fan
- VIDEO: 'How do you not love her?' 'GMA' on Marilyn
- Marilyn Hagerty: 'The little old lady on Cottonwood Street’
- MATTERS AT HAND: Grand Forks and Herald bask as Marilyn goes viral
- Talk about this topic
- NEW THAT REMINDS ME WITH MARILYN HAGERTY: Grand Forks hosted state basketball tourney in ’62
- Marilyn takes Manhattan: This week ... on Areavoices
- NEW RYAN BAKKEN: Marilyn the media darling
- Marilyn Hagerty: 'The little old lady on Cottonwood Street’
Next national TV spot for Marilyn: Tonight's 'Piers Morgan' on CNN 
Marilyn Hagerty, the Grand Forks Herald food columnist who is riding an Internet high after her GrandForksHerald.com viral restaurant review last week, is scheduled to appear on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" with guest host Jane Lynch.
By Forum Communications , March 12, 2012
- Carrie Sandstrom, Bismarck, letter: Thanks, Grandma! Notes of Marilyn’s biggest fan"
- MATTERS AT HAND: Grand Forks and Herald bask as Marilyn goes viral
- Read more Eatbeat columns and others by Herald columnist Marilyn Hagerty
- VIDEO: 'I still don't get it': Herald columnist Hagerty reflects on whirlwind publicity
- Talk about this topic
VIDEO: 'How do you not love her?' 'GMA' on Marilyn
By Herald Staff Report , March 12, 2012
- Still of Hagerty on ABC 'GMA' report
- Marilyn breaks Olive Garden breadsticks with NBC 'Today' correspondent
- From Wall Street Journal: Reporter Bob Hagerty's report on Marilyn, 'When Mom Goes Viral'
- Marilyn Hagerty: 'The little old lady on Cottonwood Street’
- SATURDAY: 'I've been a lot of other things, but never viral': Marilyn's interview about Olive Garden review on 'CBS This Morning: Saturday' (VIDEO)
- MATTERS AT HAND: Grand Forks and Herald bask as Marilyn goes viral
- RYAN BAKKEN SUNDAY: Marilyn’s press secretary speaks
- Read more Eatbeat columns and others by Herald columnist Marilyn Hagerty
- VIDEO: 'I still don't get it': Herald columnist Hagerty reflects on whirlwind publicity
- Carrie Sandstrom, Bismarck, letter: Thanks, Grandma! Notes of Marilyn’s biggest fan"
- FROM STAR TRIBUNE: Marilyn Hagerty 'takes viral fame (and snark) in stride'
- THE EATBEAT COLUMN THAT WENT VIRAL: Long-awaited Olive Garden receives warm welcome
- Read what others around the nation are saying online about Marilyn and her Olive Garden review
- Talk about this topic
- Marilyn mania continues with 'The Tonight Show' snub
- Marilyn takes Manhattan: This week ... on Areavoices
- NEW THAT REMINDS ME WITH MARILYN HAGERTY: Grand Forks hosted state basketball tourney in ’62
MATTERS AT HAND: Grand Forks and Herald bask as Marilyn goes viral
By Mike Jacobs , March 10, 2012
- Mike Jacobs
- Marilyn Hagerty takes America by viral storm (VIDEO)
- FROM STAR TRIBUNE: Marilyn Hagerty 'takes viral fame (and snark) in stride'
- 'I've been a lot of other things, but never viral': Marilyn Hagerty talks about Olive Garden review on CBS morning show (VIDEO)
- THE EATBEAT: Long-awaited Olive Garden receives warm welcome
- Talk about this topic
- RYAN BAKKEN SUNDAY: Marilyn’s press secretary speaks
- FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS: 'All of a sudden, all hell breaks loose': Hagerty's review of Olive Garden becomes Internet sensation
- Carrie Sandstrom, Bismarck, letter: Thanks, Grandma! Notes of Marilyn’s biggest fan"
- Read more Eatbeat columns and others by Herald columnist Marilyn Hagerty
- VIDEO: 'I still don't get it': Herald columnist Hagerty reflects on whirlwind publicity
'All of a sudden, all hell breaks loose': Hagerty's review of Olive Garden becomes Internet sensation
By Dave Kolpack , March 10, 2012
- Hagerty coverage image
- Read what others around the nation are saying online about Marilyn and her Olive Garden review
- Read other Eatbeat columns by Marilyn Hagerty
- FRIDAY NIGHT: Marilyn Hagerty ‘surreal’ journey in national spotlight adds 4 TV appearances
- SATURDAY: 'I've been a lot of other things, but never viral': Marilyn's interview about Olive Garden review on 'CBS This Morning: Saturday' (VIDEO)
- THE EATBEAT COLUMN THAT WENT VIRAL: Long-awaited Olive Garden receives warm welcome
- Talk about this topic
- MATTERS AT HAND: Grand Forks and Herald bask as Marilyn goes viral
- RYAN BAKKEN SUNDAY: Marilyn’s press secretary speaks
- Carrie Sandstrom, Bismarck, letter: Thanks, Grandma! Notes of Marilyn’s biggest fan"
- VIDEO: 'I still don't get it': Herald columnist Hagerty reflects on whirlwind publicity
Peter O’Toole, St. Paul, letter: To Marilyn: Keep up the good work 
Marilyn’s got it. And by the way, she handled that Twin Cities “City Pages” interviewer quite well. She has no pretensions; she’s as good as they get. The Herald is lucky to have her, and I’m proud of her.
By Peter O’Toole , March 10, 2012
Marilyn Hagerty ‘surreal’ journey in national spotlight adds 4 TV appearances
As Internet buzz over Marilyn Hagerty’s review of the Grand Forks Olive Garden continued to build today, the longtime Herald columnist said her newfound national fame was still “pretty surreal.”
March 09, 2012
- Hagerty coverage image
- Read what others around the nation are saying online about Marilyn and her Olive Garden review
- VIDEO: Hagerty interview on Thursday's WDAZ News at 10
- THE EATBEAT COLUMN THAT WENT VIRAL: Long-awaited Olive Garden receives warm welcome
- EARLIER: Marilyn Hagerty takes America by viral storm (VIDEO)
- MARILYN HAGERTY: When life deals you middle seat, grin and bear it
- Talk about this topic
- Read other Eatbeat columns by Marilyn Hagerty
- SATURDAY: 'I've been a lot of other things, but never viral': Marilyn's interview about Olive Garden review on 'CBS This Morning: Saturday' (VIDEO)
- AREAVOICES: Staying Inforumed's Rob Beer on Marilyn Hagerty's Internet traffic numbers (as of Friday afternoon)
- NEW FROM STAR TRIBUNE: Marilyn Hagerty 'takes viral fame (and snark) in stride'
- FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS: 'All of a sudden, all hell breaks loose': Hagerty on life as sudden Internet sensation
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