Marilyn Haggerty's amazing Olive Garden review and the subsequent viral shitstorm

^^^ Fanfic time!

First irony alert: Apparently, Sandstrom is a past “Student of the Year” recipient for the group Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) and is part of the Grand Forks Community and Campus Committee on High-Risk Alcohol Use.

Second irony alert: Sandstrom penned an op-ed about drinking responsibly published only five days before her arrest. As she wrote, “As sad as it makes me to type these words, high-risk drinking is a fact of student culture here at UND. The decision to drink in a risky way is one far too many students make; and, unfortunately, personal decisions often have consequences for many mo

i don't want to start a rumor based on pure speculation and potential for entertainment value, BUT i heard sandstrom's uncle owns Shark Sauce Ltd.

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There were six of us around the table for lunch at Del's recently. And there were no holds barred. That is, we went for the glistening brown gravy over mashed potatoes in traditional hot meat sandwiches There's a choice of hot beef, turkey, hamburger or meatloaf. My advice is to make it a half sandwich for $5.29. If you go for the $6.59 version, you need to go home and mow the lawn. Or run half way to Hillsboro and back.

The day at Del's begins with early morning breakfast specials, including biscuit and gravy for $3.50.

I found a bottomless cup of pretty good coffee for $1.99 while I was waiting for my friends. The whole pot was left on my table.

LAKOTA, N.D — The creamy cabbage and ham soup was thick.The macaroni salad was just like people used to make at home.There is a Reuben sandwich on rye bread, and a turkey ranch wrap.

All of this was at Elaine's House of Dreams on U.S. Highway 2 in Lakota. On a recent Tuesday, there also was a french dip or chipotle hoagie.The chef salad came with turkey and ham.

And the dessert! It was memorable. A choice of the best blueberry pie or a fluffy cream pie. Homemade.

I get the sense that Hagerty allowing herself to use an exclamation point is like a man released from a hospital after an enema diet.

She sounds like she's on the verge of giving up just prior to getting to the dessert

"pretty good coffee" in alfred's last revive was an ominous hedge.

also loling so hard at "there is a reuben sandwich". well, at least it exists.

would read a haggerty novel about visiting every Supreme store btw.

loling so hard at "there is a reuben sandwich".

Diplomacy is the essence of successfully living in places with very small populations that all know each other. Our Marilyn has mastered the non-committal statement.

As my dad liked to say when handed an infant, "Well! That certainly is a baby!"

"The dessert was memorable" - love her subtle shade.

Homemade.

people don't make macaroni salad at home anymore

https://www.google.com/maps/@48.0356299,-98.345582,3a,56y,8.33h,92.81t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1q5PgYV3c_edBB4ZDVpsVw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

the sign sez: "Have you wet your plants today"

i don't find this stuff remotely charming or particularly subtle.

the "sophisticated" appreciation of hagerty seems like some kind of desperate expression of ennui, just as the initial mockery of her seemed desperately cruel.

where does that leave the tao lin fans

btw the other side of the sign says "do these plants make my butt look big" -- that side was made for you and me

"have you wet our plants today !"

(amateurist otm)

The creamy cabbage and ham soup was thick.The macaroni salad was just like people used to make at home.There is a Reuben sandwich on rye bread, and a turkey ranch wrap.

All of this was at Elaine's House of Dreams on U.S. Highway 2 in Lakota. On a recent Tuesday, there also was a french dip or chipotle hoagie. The chef salad came with turkey and ham.

it's like Hemingway

Outside, dust swiveled as my lover drove off towards the horizon.

And the dessert!

It was memorable.

not memorable enough to keep Alfred from reviving thread 2x with the same post

... unless that was your joke? idk

Ha. I didn't even notice. I was imagining the chef salad with turkey. And ham.

And the server who told me to "Step up, step up," when I came in was there with a friendly farewell. Even though I am not, he was calling me "darling" as I left.

http://www.grandforksherald.com/accent/food/4105022-eatbeat-culvers-so-many-choices-its-almost-bewildering

god she is practically richard ford-esque. what is it?? they both are capable of delivering this chunky, descriptive realism that's both deeply skeptical and ultimately optimistic, the two instincts rubbing against each other with endlessly entertaining results. and sometimes cancelling out like sine waves, producing a kind of flat american zen.

At length, I ordered chicken rice soup, a small "Butter Burger" with mustard and dill pickle slices. And I asked for water. Then I got a big paper "glass" and took it over to the beverage dispenser. I got some soda that slipped in with my water. It was all right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4avM0qzEF5I

Even during travels with American Society of Newspaper food editors, I never had eaten goat meat. And after trying it, I am sure I will not order it again. The taste for me is too strong. But I thoroughly enjoyed the meal that included a generous portion of very good rice and a side salad.

it's getting cold up there!

Or there is an omelet ($4.50) made of egg, cheese, onion, spinach, spices and tomato.

The wait was long. Maybe a half-hour. But it was on a rainy evening, and I had my mind made up. I wanted lobster.

When I entered the Red Lobster with my daughter, Gail Hagerty (GH), we found a pleasant place to wait and watch the lobsters in the big tank. We actually got tired of watching since they were all cuddled up in a corner — not doing much. I learned later they are in a state of hibernation as they await selection.

paging Samuel Beckett, there is a call for you from Lakota ND

tbf this is more of an urban experiences blog than a restaurant review site, but I did get a Haggerty vibe.

https://remainsofla.com/2016/04/12/1955-foxs-altadena/#more-941

A sequel!

Sometimes when you take food home from a restaurant it tastes better the next day. And sometimes it just sits there in the refrigerator until you throw it out.

The leftover Ravioli Di Portobello I took home recently from the Olive Garden tasted better two days later.

The ravioli was good enough the first time around. That's when I had supper with Marcia and Brad Wehe and Jana and Charlie Makovsky.

The dinner for four with me at the Olive Garden went for $160 in the silent auction before the recent benefit dinner for Northlands Rescue City Mission.

We were welcomed to seats at a large table near the crackling fireplace. It was a pleasant evening. Samplings of wine appeared even though on a busy evening we were passing it by. At Olive Garden you at least get a taste even if you're not buying wine.

BW enjoyed the Stuffed Chicken Marsala. And even though he never had chicken marsala that was stuffed, he thought it added flavor and zest to the dish.

And MW found the eggplant she took home was even better the next day as a sandwich.

The portions seem large at the Olive Garden.

Age does not wither etc.

Five years!

Five years have passed since the email from a ''Joe Schmo'' showed up on my computer.

It said my Eat Beat column in the Grand Forks Herald about the new Olive Garden in Grand Forks was pathetic.

Well, okay.

http://www.grandforksherald.com/lifestyles/4231863-marilyn-hagerty-five-years-ago-jay-leno-cbs-abc-and-more-came-calling

Somehow, I keep especially remembering an invitation during the aftermath of my viral experience. It came from the Catholic Church at nearby Tabor, Minn. I was one of the judges for their best funeral hotdish contest.

Long may she reign.

extremely in this wheelhouse:

http://buffalonews.com/2017/05/16/tonawanda-sub-eater-may-move-new-street/

particularly Hagertyian, standalone graf:

"The town is blessed with a lot of shady trees."

kicker is phenomenal too.

He was right about that.

Adrian Alaniz of Grand Forks told me there was nothing better than the burrito Mojado at Las Ranitas. That's the large Mexican restaurant that opened eight years ago at Thief River Falls.

He was so enthusiastic, I decided I would have to try it. When I went over to check it out, I could see what Adrian meant. The burrito is, indeed, a worthy meal. It's the choice of steak or chicken burrito stuffed with rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole. All covered in cheese sauce.

It was my choice ($12.99) on a nice Saturday afternoon when I went over to check things out. I was "Eatbeating" with Susie Shaft (SS). She was pleased with her choice of Philly Cheesesteak Burrito ($11.99). It was made with green bell peppers and onions smothered in cheese sauce.

A sturdy foundation in these troubled times.

"Eatbeating with Susie Shaft" sounds like a public access show filmed in Canada in 1981.

more like a low-rent porn movie filmed in Canada in 1981

well, Hagerty's nickname is "The Appetite."

I was "Eatbeating" with Susie Shaft (SS)

this is like billy joel imitating lou reed