Olive Garden
This Tennessee Photographer Tricked People Into Thinking She Took Engagement Photos In Italy, When It Was Really An Olive Garden
"When you want Italy vibes for your engagement session but live In Tennessee..."
Former Olive Garden Employees Shared Their Secrets And Stories, And Frankly, It's Interesting As Hell
I'll never think about the endless soup, salad, and breadsticks the same way again.
Former And Current Olive Garden Employees, What's Something You Wish Everyone Knew About Working There?
When you're there, are you actually family?
Eat An Olive Garden Feast And We'll Reveal Your Inner Pixar Character
Remy from Ratatouille would be proud.
Someone On Twitter Said It's "Tacky" To Eat Free Bread Immediately At Restaurants, And The Responses Have Me In Tears
I want bread to ooze out of my pores by the time I'm done.
Spend The Day Eating At Chain Restaurants And We'll Tell You If Your Palate Is Worth More Than $75
Time to bust out that credit card.
It Shouldn't Be Hard To Spend Over $75 On Dinner At Olive Garden, But You Probably Can't
It might seem ~impastable,~ but you've got this! 🍝
How Many Of These 42 Olive Garden Food Items Have You Eaten?
Have you tried the eggplant parmigiana?
It's Time To Find Out What Popular Restaurant You Are
McDonald's, Cheesecake Factory, Olive Garden?
We Know Which "Twilight" Character You're Most Like Based Solely On The Food You Order From Olive Garden
"Is she even Italian?" "Her name is Bella."
Order From Olive Garden And We'll Give You A Disney Movie To Watch Tonight
More breadsticks, please!
21 Copycat Restaurant Recipes You Can Make In Your Own Kitchen
With restaurants temporarily closed, make these signature dishes in your own kitchen.
Georgia, Tennessee, And Alaska Want Restaurants To Reopen — McDonald’s, Chick-Fil-A, And Dunkin’ Are Saying Not So Fast.
The socially distanced future of eating out is coming, but it isn't here quite yet.
Your Olive Garden Preferences Will Reveal Something Positive About You
The breadsticks know all.
Most People Can't Identify These Olive Garden Dishes — Can You?
So many delicacies.
Which "Riverdale" Character Has A Crush On You Based On Your Olive Garden Order?
"In case you haven’t noticed, I'm weird."
Eat At Olive Garden And We'll Reveal If You're Going To Find True Love
Love is in the air... and the breadsticks.
25 Jokes About Olive Garden That Prove It's A Very Special Place
"My compliments to the microwave."
You Will Not Pass This Appetizer Quiz Unless You're Addicted To Chain Restaurants
Because, let's be real, apps are the best part.
Eat From These Different Kids’ Menus And We’ll Reveal How Many Kids You’ll Have
Mac and cheese, comin’ right up!
This Quiz Will Determine If You're Family At Olive Garden Or Not
Do you deserve a Never Ending Pasta Pass?
Eat At Olive Garden And We’ll Give You A Disney Princess To Brunch With
It’s time to eat!
We Know Your Zodiac Sign Based On The Restaurants You Like
This is pretty accurate.
We Know Your Deepest Darkest Secret Based On What You Order At Olive Garden
It's time to admEAT some things!
Make Nine Important Food Decisions And We'll Tell You Where You Belong
When you're here, you're family. Unless you're off eating your weight in cheesecake.
A Couple Was Arrested For Child Abuse After An Olive Garden Waitress In Kentucky Shared A Photo Of Them On Facebook
A 911 dispatcher who went to high school with the waitress saw the post and alerted authorities in the city where the couple lived to make a welfare check.
Which Free Restaurant Bread Is Actually The Best?
The ultimate free bread showdown.
33 Things That Almost All White People Are Guilty Of Doing
"White people love saying 'we got here at the right time!' when they’re somewhere and a line forms behind them."
Do You Prefer The Same Restaurant Breads As Everyone Else?
All bread is good....but which bread is better?
We Know Whether You're In A Relationship Based On The Olive Garden Meal You Build
When you're here, you're dating.
Pick Some Free Restaurant Bread And We'll Tell You What Type Of "Smart" You Are
Cheddar bay biscuits + breadsticks = genius. Duh.
19 Jokes About Olive Garden, Including, "What's A Super Salad?"
"Me at one day pregnant: The baby wants Olive Garden."
Go Eat At Olive Garden And We'll Tell You Who You Should Date From "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Don't forget the salad and breadsticks!
Eat At Olive Garden And We'll Reveal If You're More Like Cat Or Dog
Eat and find out!
You Will Not Pass This Quiz Unless You Are Addicted To Chain Restaurants
Do YOU feel God in this Chili's tonight?
22 Chain Restaurant Foods You Can Make At Home
Bring your favorite restaurant recipes to your own kitchen.
We Know When You'll Meet Your Soulmate Based On Your Olive Garden Order
Table for two, please.
Eat At Olive Garden And We'll Give You A Suburban House Mom Name
I'll just have water.
An Invisible Rating System At Your Favorite Chain Restaurant Is Costing Your Server
In data-hungry, tech-happy chain restaurants, customers are rating their servers using tabletop tablets, not realizing those ratings can put jobs at risk.
These Hilarious Scripts Written By A "Bot" Will Make You Laugh Out Loud
"Olive Garden. When you're here, you're here."
The Critic Whose Olive Garden Review Went Viral Remembers How Anthony Bourdain Spoke Up For Her
"Anthony Bourdain spoke up for me at a time when people all over the country were making great fun of the column I write," said Marilyn Hagerty.
We're 100% Certain We Can Guess Your Age With These Random Questions
C'mon, just try it. You know you wanna.
I'm Kind Of Obsessed With This 90-Minute Olive Garden Breadsticks Recipe
Unlimited breadsticks in my own home!!!
Olive Garden, Yes Olive Garden, Is Now Selling Nachos And They Look Good As Hell
Nacho regular pasta.
If You Spend Less Than $50 On A Valentine's Date At Olive Garden, You Win!
And no, you can't only eat breadsticks.
Would You Rather Buy These Foods Or Make Them Yourself?
Some of these choices might be kinda tricky!
Order A Giant Meal From Olive Garden And We'll Tell You What New Stuff To Watch On Netflix In December
When you're here, you're probably eating breadsticks.
Are You Here, And Are You Family?
Time to find out!
Eat A Lot Of Appetizers And We'll Tell You Why People Admire You
You is hungry. You is smart. You is important.
Answer Six Food-Related Questions And We'll Reveal If You're More Olive Garden Or Red Lobster
When you're here, you're family. Except when you're at Red Lobster.
IRS Delays Have Slowed Sales For Everything From Sneakers To Penne Alfredo
Companies including Foot Locker, Olive Garden and Dollar General say customers are spending less as they wait for their tax refunds.
Your Olive Garden Order Will Reveal Where In The World You Should Live
When you're here, you're family.
Can We Guess The State You Live In Based On Your Restaurant Choices?
Chips and salsa or breadsticks and salad?
30 Ways To Eat For Cheap At The Most Popular Restaurants
At Chili's, Outback, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and lots more. (And no, they didn't pay us to write this.)
Olive Garden Launches Spaghetti Pie, Just In Time For Summer
Just in time for summer: Spaghetti, held together by cheese, baked into a flaky pie crust. With bacon. And more breadstick sandwiches too.
If You Have A Spare $400, Go Ahead And Spend New Years Eve At Olive Garden
SPOILER ALERT: Endless breadsticks ARE NOT INCLUDED.
Grandmas Get Magical Disney Princess Makeovers
“We forgot that we’re old, we’re having a good time!”
Italian Grandmas Try Olive Garden For The First Time
"Who the f*ck made this?"
How Olive Garden Is Boosting Sales
Olive Garden is kicking the habit of luring customers by offering big discounts. But don't worry, never-ending pasta isn't going anywhere.
Which Restaurant Has The Best Free Bread?
8 people are transported to bread heaven for the ultimate bread showdown.
We Tried Olive Garden’s New Breadstick Sandwich And Here's What We Learned
From two people who have just eaten it for the first time and lived to tell the tale.
Cancel Your Plans, Olive Garden Is Going To Offer Breadstick Sandwiches
We all knead this.
We Went On The World's Worst Bar Crawl So You Don't Have To
This is what happens when you hit seven chain restaurant bars in one day in search of the grossest cocktail.
Olive Garden Parent Gets New CEO
Darden Restaurants has tapped a company insider to take the helm of the Olive Garden parent just four months after an activist investor replaced its entire board.
Here's Why Activist Investing Isn't Going Away
A new report details the eye-popping numbers surrounding activist campaigns in 2014, which reached new heights and targeted bigger companies than ever.
The Future Of Olive Garden: A Takeout Container Full Of Bread Sticks
Darden Restaurants had its first earnings call since its board was completely replaced two months ago, on which it heavily emphasized to-go ordering at its largest chain. "Olive Garden has great food that travels very, very well."
What Happens To Your Stock When A Hedge Fund Takes Over
Activist investing exploded this year, from Olive Garden to Sotheby's and everything in between. Here's a look at how companies targeted by activist hedge funds performed in the market after the fact.
Red Lobster's Comeback Plan: More Lobster
The seafood chain, recently sold to private equity firm Golden Gate Capital, plans to revamp its new menu to focus more on its namesake. For diners, it means more surf, less turf.
How To Lose A Board In 10 Months (And 7 Easy Steps)
Darden Restaurants did just that, and in a shockingly swift and public fashion. Here's a look at just how the board of the casual dining giant and parent to brands like Olive Garden and, until recently, Red Lobster, pulled it off.
Hedge Fund Wins Entire Board Of Olive Garden Parent
In what was almost a foregone conclusion in the days leading up to the Darden annual shareholder meeting, Jeff Smith's Starboard Value successfully replaced all 12 of its board members.
14 Awful Moments In Olive Garden Owner's Terrible Year
Darden Restaurants must be dying for 2014 to end.
A $68M Farewell For Olive Garden Parent CEO And Two Execs
The outgoing CEO and two top executives of Darden Restaurants stand to receive a total of $68 million over the next two years. Meanwhile, tipped employees of Olive Garden receive $2.13 per hour.
Exclusive: Olive Garden Server Representing Restaurant's Employees Says "Things Need To Change"
As the heated battle between Darden Restaurants and hedge fund Starboard Value comes to a head, an Olive Garden employee representing the restaurant's workers spoke exclusively to BuzzFeed News about what life at the chain is really like. "There are things that need to change."
Every Member Of Olive Garden Owner's Board Should Be Replaced, Says Adviser
One of two leading leading proxy advisory firms has recommended shareholders of Olive Garden parent Darden replace the entire board with activist hedge fund Starboard Value's slate of 12 nominees. The news comes as Starboard is preparing to meet with Darden employees who have threatened direct action ahead of next month's annual shareholder meeting.
Thousands Of Olive Garden Employees Threaten "Direct Action" Against Darden, Starboard
A petition started by an Olive Garden employee to force Darden and Starboard Value to listen to workers' concerns over layoffs and wages has gathered nearly 7,000 signatures.
John Oliver Makes An Olive Garden Commercial From Hedge Fund's Powerpoint Presentation
Starboard Value's meticulously detailed takedown of Olive Garden, which claims the restaurants gives away too many free breadsticks, overuses salad dressing, and doesn't salt the water before cooking its pasta, made it to Last Week Tonight With John Oliver.
Olive Garden Owner Defends Breadstick Strategy As Conveying "Italian Generosity"
Four days after an activist hedge fund released an eviscerating analysis on the state of Olive Garden restaurants, claiming it was giving away too many breadsticks and doesn't salt the water before cooking its pasta, among other things, parent company Darden responds.
16 Reasons One Hedge Fund Thinks Olive Garden Is Kind Of A Total Disaster
Boatloads of breadsticks, too much salad dressing, false wait times, excessively long asparagus, and other grievances of an activist hedge fund gunning for change at the pasta powerhouse.
Investors In Olive Garden's Parent Company Have Suffered Long Enough Declares Hedge Fund As Annual Meeting Is Delayed
The parent company of Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse and other fast casual dining chains delayed its annual shareholder meeting amid allegations it was giving different information out to different classes of investors regarding the sale of Red Lobster. Activist investor Starboard Capital isn't happy with the move.
Why The Craziest Annual Meeting Ever Could Go Down Next Month
A lame duck CEO, a swift sale of Red Lobster without shareholder approval, and two hedge funds out for the entire board should make the Darden annual meeting in Orlando next month quite the spectacle. So. Much. Drama.
Darden Chairman And CEO Will Step Down As Red Lobster Sale Closes
Darden Restaurants announced late Monday that CEO Clarence Otis will be stepping down after 10 years with the fast casual dining giant. His departure follows the company's sale of Red Lobster to private equity firm Golden Gate Capital.
How Red Lobster Got Trapped Between Its Parent Company And Activist Investors
Darden says its sale last month of the seafood restaurant chain for $2.1 billion was full and fair. Activist investors say it was a scorched earth tactic meant to save the jobs of executives. A showdown is set for the company's annual meeting later this year.
The Definitive Ranking Of Free Restaurant Bread
Bread, I loaf you.
Red Lobster Investors Could Lose $850 Million In Value In Spinoff, Says Activist Hedge Fund
The claim comes in a new presentation by Starboard Value obtained by BuzzFeed and expected to be made public Tuesday morning.
High Cost Of Shrimp And Lack Of Customers Lead To 18% Earnings Drop For Red Lobster Owner
The company said in an earnings call Friday morning that the quarter was "challenging," especially at Red Lobster, which the company is trying to spin off. Darden's CEO also urged shareholders to communicate with the company instead of holding a special vote on the spin-off or sale that an activist hedge fund has been fighting for in recent months.
Darden Earnings Could Bring Fight Over Red Lobster Spin Off To Screaming Boil
Darden Restaurants reports earnings tomorrow, and another weak report could be enough to move shareholders to side with an activist hedge fund that is trying to stop the company from spinning off its chain of Red Lobster restaurants.
Hedge Funds Intensify Fight To Keep Olive Garden And Red Lobster Together
Starboard Value has gone on a hiring and purchasing spree to help with its battle to keep Olive Garden and Red Lobster under one corporate umbrella. How far will they go to keep the chains together?
Olive Garden Has A New Logo That It Says Will Lead A "Brand Renaissance"
Olive Garden's owner showed investors a new logo Monday as it works to reinvigorate the chain. It made changes to the menu last month.
What Went Wrong For Olive Garden And Red Lobster
The hedge fund Barington Capital Group is mounting a campaign to break up the parent company of Olive Garden and Red Lobster, Darden Restaurants, in part because of the abysmal performance of those two chains. Here's a look at how they fell so far so fast.
QUIZ: "Real Housewives Of New Jersey" Home Or Olive Garden Franchise?
When you're here, you're family. (That we have a very strained and complicated relationship with.)
What 2,000 Calories Actually Looks Like
As translated into bagels, burritos, and more. This will come in handy if you ever decide to subsist on chicken nuggets alone.
Why Marilyn Hagerty Is A Better Writer Than You
Everyone is missing the point.
Old People Writing On A Restaurant's Facebook Page
This Tumblr is pure gold. Old People Writing On A Restaurant's Facebook Page collects the agony and the ecstasy of chain restaurant patrons of a certain age who may not entirely grasp how the internet works.
