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Olive Garden
reopening
Oct. 5, 2020
Indoor Dining at the Times Square Olive Garden
“Social Distancing Is Temporary, But Family Is Forever.”
By
Allie Conti
olive garden
Aug. 12, 2019
Olive Garden Confirms Downfall of America With ‘Lifetime Pasta Pass’
“Olive Garden has always been known for Italian Generosity.”
By
Chris Crowley
the chain gang
Aug. 22, 2018
Olive Garden Will Sell You a Year of All-You-Can-Eat Pasta for $300
A good price for death by Alfredo sauce.
By
Chris Crowley
the chain gang
Feb. 22, 2018
Olive Garden, Bent on Overfeeding America, Unveils Meatball-Stuffed ‘Pizza Bowl’
It’s a giant pizza bread bowl filled with ten meatballs.
By
Clint Rainey
the chain gang
Feb. 1, 2018
Olive Garden Unveils Pasta Nachos for the Super Bowl
The chain’s newest dish to scandalize Italian-Americans.
By
Clint Rainey
the chain gang
Sept. 15, 2017
Olive Garden Sold Americans 22,000 Pasta Passes in Less Than a Second
Presumably, half of them are headed to eBay.
By
Clint Rainey
the chain gang
July 27, 2017
Olive Garden’s Breadstick Magazine Isn’t Real — Yet
Could this innocent tweet be the future of publishing?
By
Rachel Sugar
tough question
July 17, 2017
Viral Reddit Post Asks People to Justify Eating at the Times Square Olive Garden
The post is at 11,000 comments and counting.
By
Clint Rainey
the chain gang
June 27, 2017
Olive Garden’s Parent Company Warns It’s Testing Amazon Deliveries, Too
Who’s strong enough to resist two-hour Prime breadsticks?
By
Clint Rainey
the chain gang
Oct. 4, 2016
Olive Garden Says It’d Sure Be ‘Helpful’ If More Chains Went Bankrupt
Industry struggles have gotten so real that companies are now rooting against one another.
By
Clint Rainey
Sept. 15, 2016
This Year, Olive Garden Will Auction Off Its Own Damn Endless-Pasta Passes
The chain was not pleased when users resold them at a huge markup.
By
Clint Rainey
end times
Sept. 13, 2016
Olive Garden Will Sell Tens of Thousands More Unlimited-Pasta Passes This Year
That’s ten times the number it inflicted on the country last year.
By
Clint Rainey
The Chain Gang
May 25, 2016
Olive Garden Stakes Its Future on ‘Spaghetti Pie’
The decidedly not-Instagram-worthy noodle glop in a pie crust arrives this summer.
By
Clint Rainey
Hell to Pay
Jan. 27, 2016
Moms Says Olive Garden’s Ads ‘Glorify Satan’
They’re protesting the chain for sponsoring the “spiritually dangerous” show
Lucifer
.
By
Clint Rainey
Gross
Dec. 28, 2015
Times Square on NYE Gets Even Worse
Dinner at Ruby Tuesday costs up to $1,699.
By
Sierra Tishgart
The Chain Gang
Oct. 13, 2015
Olive Garden Is the Latest Restaurant to Boot an on-Duty Cop
The officer was there with his family for a birthday lunch; the issue was his gun.
By
Clint Rainey
Oof
Sept. 17, 2015
Because America Demanded It, Olive Garden’s Endless Pasta Pass Is Back
And now, for $300, an entire family can load up on never-ending alfredo.
By
Clint Rainey
The Chain Gang
June 12, 2015
The Olive Garden Food Truck Managed to Offend an Entire Italian Community in
The chain’s roving breadstick mobile is paying the North End an unwelcome visit this weekend.
By
Clint Rainey
The Chain Gang
May 26, 2015
Olive Garden Moves Toward Becoming an All-Breadstick-Everything Restaurant
Get ready for … breadstick crostini.
By
Chris Crowley
The Chain Gang
Oct. 10, 2014
Those Activist Investors Have Finally Won Control of Olive Garden and Its
Starboard Value seized 12 of 12 board seats this morning.
By
Clint Rainey
Gauntlets
Sept. 26, 2014
Some Brave Soul Vowed to Spend 49 Days Eating Nothing But Olive Garden Pasta
This guy is like the Charles Lindbergh of rigatoni.
By
Hugh Merwin
The Chain Gang
Sept. 19, 2014
Now Olive Garden’s Employees Are Threatening to Strike
They want executives and shareholders to know they have issues, too.
By
Clint Rainey
The Chain Gang
Sept. 15, 2014
Corporate Executives Defend Olive Garden’s Unlimited Breadsticks
“The Outlook for the Future Is Bright.”
By
Clint Rainey
Stirring the Pot
Sept. 12, 2014
Activist Olive Garden Investors Want to Kill Unlimited Breadsticks
All that dough on the table means less in their pockets.
By
Clint Rainey
Once-in-a-Generation Deals
Sept. 9, 2014
There’s a Thriving Black Market for Olive Garden’s Never Ending
How much are you willing to spend in order to feel like a god?
By
Alan Sytsma
The Chain Gang
Sept. 8, 2014
The Instant Success of Olive Garden’s ‘All You Can Eat’ Pasta
The Never Ending Pasta Passes have run out.
By
Clint Rainey
For Sale
May 16, 2014
Red Lobster Will Be Sold for a Mere $2.1 Billion
Price does not include cheddar biscuits.
By
Hugh Merwin
Food Safety
Aug. 5, 2013
Stomach Virus Linked to Bagged Salad at Olive Garden and Red Lobster
More bad news related to the cyclospora outbreak.
By
Sierra Tishgart
Faith in Humanity
Mar. 27, 2013
Olive Garden (Maybe) Gives Family Free Meal After Girl Reveals,
Breadsticks make everything better.
By
Sierra Tishgart
Unlimited Breadsticks
Mar. 6, 2013
Octogenarian Food Critic Marilyn Hagerty Goes Back to Olive Garden
Busy lady.
By
Hugh Merwin
We’re Full
Oct. 9, 2012
Restaurants Honor Gastric Bypass Restaurant ‘Discount Cards’
Smaller portions, better prices.
By
Hugh Merwin
The Chain Gang
Mar. 12, 2012
A Tale of a Saturday Night at San Francisco’s Only Olive Garden
Did you know there’s an Olive Garden in S.F.? There is!
By
Jay Barmann
Social Media
Mar. 9, 2012
Making Sense of the Whole Marilyn Hagerty Olive Garden Review Fiasco
How a newspaper reporter from North Dakota became the latest Internet sensation.
By
Michael Gebert
Mediavore
Mar. 9, 2012
Open-Carry Advocates Meet-Up at Applebees Is Sure to Be a Real Blast; D.
Plus: Ocean City rejects BYOB proposal; and organic pollutants make us fat, all in our morning news roundup.
Mediavore
Dec. 21, 2011
Infant Diets Predict Future Taste for Salt; North Korean Food Aid Delayed
Kim Jong Il’s death might have derailed the resumption of U.S. donations.
Mediavore
Dec. 21, 2011
Whitey Bulger’s Holiday Diet; Why Kids Grow Up to Love Salt
Plus Olive Garden courts a foodie clientele and more, all in our morning news round-up.
By
Kara Baskin
Mediavore
Dec. 7, 2011
Sam Nazarian Keeps Tabs on The Bazaar; Wine Finds An Edge
The hospitality entrepreneur claims the restaurant makes $13.5 million every year.
Mediavore
Dec. 7, 2011
Upstate PA Waitress Could be the State’s Most Efficient Thief; ‘Bitch’
Plus: Get ready for trendy grilled cheese vegetable desserts in the New Year; and could too many free breadstick refills be the cause of Olive Garden’s financial woes, all in our morning news roundup.
Health Concerns
Sept. 15, 2011
Did Michelle Obama Just Put an End to All-You-Can-Eat Breadsticks?
Olive Garden and Red Lobster say they’ll make their food healthier.
By
Jenny Miller
The Chain Gang
Aug. 10, 2011
One Olive Garden Was Maybe Serving All-You-Can-Eat Hepatitis
Health officials are warning customers to get vaccinated.
By
Alan Sytsma
Mediavore
June 1, 2011
Essex County Pins Economic Hopes on The Olive Garden; Coupon Fatigue Is Real
Plus the taxing life of a socialite and more, all in our morning news round-up.
By
Kara Baskin
Chain Gang
May 24, 2011
Case Closed on the Mystery of the Tipsy Toddlers
Employees drinking on the job — out of sippy cups — creates a recipe for boozy mishaps.
By
Collin Keefe
Nice Try
May 18, 2011
Maybe She Should’ve Thrown in Some Breadsticks
A woman attempted to trade takeout greens for cocaine.
By
Jenny Miller
Oops
Apr. 19, 2011
Of Course Chili’s Is Serving Booze to Kids, Too
And we totally called this.
By
Nick Kindelsperger
Oops
Apr. 14, 2011
Now Olive Garden Is Giving Toddlers Booze, Too
Advice to parents: Just stay away from the chains.
By
Alan Sytsma
Jokes
Apr. 1, 2011
LTH Honors Olive Garden, Alinea Gets a Groupon: The Best of April Fools’
It’s been a strange day.
By
Nick Kindelsperger
Mediavore
Mar. 31, 2011
Neighborhood Rezoning Hasn’t Brought Many New Restaurants; Olive Gardens
Mediavore
Mar. 31, 2011
Tastespotting Rules The World of Food Porn; How to Make A-Rod’s Kale Chips
Sarah Gim’s website depicting photos of people’s food gets over five million visitors a month.
Mediavore
Mar. 31, 2011
Local Mom to Testify to the FDA About Food Dyes and ADHD; Olive Garden Gets a
Plus: Italian mamas use delivery services to send home-cooked meals to their grown-up kids; and chefs lie about gluten-free dishes, all in our morning news roundup.
Health Concerns
Mar. 15, 2011
More Olive Gardens? Don’t Make Us Sick!
Landlords want more Olive Gardens, but an East New York outpost was recently closed by the Health Department.
By
Daniel Maurer
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