Marilyn Hagerty, Who Wrote Viral Review of Olive Garden, Dead at 99

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Restaurant reviewer Marilyn Hagerty died on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at age 99

The longtime journalist rose to popularity with her earnest 2012 review of a local Olive Garden

After the internet-breaking story, she published a book with Anthony Bourdain, judged on Top Chef and received an award for excellence in media

North Dakota newspaper columnist Marilyn Hagerty, who took the internet by a storm with a glowing 2012 review of her local Olive Garden , has died. She was 99.

Her daughter Gail Hagerty said that the journalist died on Tuesday, Sept. 16, from complications related to a stroke, CBS reported.

Hagerty is survived by her daughter, Gail, son, James "Bob" Hagerty, and eight grandchildren. Her late husband, Jack Hagerty, died in 1997 and her daughter, Carol Kay H