Alan Martin, the moron who strapped himself down to a chair in a Burlington, NC Olive Garden to shovel the pasta from his Never Ending Pasta Pass into his mouth for seven weeks, has finished his self-inflicted sentence.
Alan Martin, a church minister and father of two, has sentenced himself to seven weeks in Never Ending Pasta Pass prison at Olive Garden. He invited the Fox affiliate in Burlington, NC to visit him as he slurps down another bowl of limp noodles swimming in room temperature pond water. It is the saddest two minutes I…
In response to hedge fund Starboard Value's scathing 300-page slideshow about everything from the size of the carb kingdom's asparagus to the lack of salted water for their pasta, Olive Garden released a relatively concise report of their own. In 24 pages, the restaurant basically says, "Hey, man, we're in the…
You've probably been busy eating real food to notice that America's favorite breadstick-shaped-baked-wheat purveyor, Olive Garden, is currently in the grips of a nasty proxy fight. Starboard Value LP, an investor in Darden Restaurants Inc.—Olive Garden's parent company—is vying for control of the Darden's board as…
So you bought an Olive Garden Never Ending Pasta Pass. We understand, and there's no reason to be embarrassed. The prospect of all those noodles—all that oil, all that sauce—was too tempting, but now, after a period of sober reflection, you realize you've made a mistake. Unfortunately for you, there's no turning back.
In a landmark effort to have you put down the Ruby Tuesday's menu and start thinking about Olive Garden for just a second please, Olive Garden announced the Never Ending Pasta Pass today. For just $100, you get seven weeks of unlimited pasta, breadsticks, salad, soda, and other things that are served at Olive Garden.
The FDA announced this week that a Mexican salad mix served at Iowa and Nebraska Olive Gardens and Red Lobsters contained parasites that cause a severe stomach virus called cyclospora, giving bottomless salad bowls a whole new meaning.
Adam Howell was at an Olive Garden in Charlotte last night when he overheard a couple at a nearby table quarreling
Times aren't so good at Darden Restaurants, which announced this morning its net income fell 37 percent this quarter.
Darden Restaurants Inc., the parent company of popular casual dining establishments such as Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and LongHorn Steakhouse, is no longer offering full-time work schedules to employees at "a select number" of restaurants in four markets across the country.
After one week of viral stardom Marilyn Hagerty, the 85-year-old North Dakota restaurant critic famous for her polite review of the local Olive Garden, is rebelling against her new fanbase of disaffected New Yorkers. Have we pushed our beloved Marilyn too far?
This morning, 86-year-old Marilyn Hagerty's Olive Garden restaurant review for The Grand Forks Herald titillated the internet. "I don't get it," Marilyn said of the world's fascination with her earnest quest to evaluate the ubiquitous chain restaurant with a standardized menu.
The recently-opened Olive Garden in Grand Forks, N.D., is off to a great start, according to Marilyn Hagerty, longtime food critic for the Grand Forks Herald. The restaurant "is the largest and most beautiful" in town and has been patronized by visitors "from out of town as well as people who live here," Hagerty…
Today we took a look at what your favorite casual dining restaurant says about you. One of the places on the list was the Olive Garden, home of unlimited soup and breadsticks. Great deal, right? Not necessarily, warns a commenter.
Cancel tomorrow's date night at Olive Garden immediately! The Darden Restaurant Group, which runs fine dining boutiques Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and other strip-mall destinations is getting itself healthy with Michelle Obama's help. That just ruins everything.
Here is a list of the places Facebook users "check-in" the most, via Mashable:
Today we heard the unfortunate news that an Olive Garden eatery in North Carolina might be the site of a hepatitis outbreak. Yikes! Might be time for a little PR maneuvering, starting with a new slogan for commercials.
If you've eaten at the Olive Garden in Fayetteville, North Carolina, you probably have hepatitis, that's just science. After an employee tested positive for Hepatitis A, hundreds of panicked former customers descended upon the local healthcare clinic for vaccination.
Someone who claims to have penetrated the hallowed halls of Olive Garden's Culinary Institute of Tuscany says the school is hardly the MIT of Ravioli Sciences touted in commercials. In fact, there's no school at all.
Just a week after we learned of a baby who got drunk at Applebee's and a toddler who got soused at Olive Garden comes the story of Brooklyn Davis, a four year-old who got hammered at a Chili's outside of Chicago. Three is a trend!
