darden restaurants

Beloved restaurant chain shutters more locations — only 11 across the country remain

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Bahama Breeze is about to blow away for good. Earlier this year, parent company — Darden Restaurants — announced all Bahama Breeze locations would close down for good, sailing away after 30 years. The Orlando-based chain revealed 14 of its restaurants would shut down while 28 would be converted into other Darden brand eateries (Olive … Read more

Italian exchange student tricked into eating at Olive Garden — and his astonishing reaction has gone viral: ‘Rhonda, why?’

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Italian exchange student tricked into eating at Olive Garden — and his astonishing reaction has gone viral: ‘Rhonda, why?’

Talk about culture shock. An adorable Italian exchange student has become a social media star after his American host mom dragged him to Olive Garden — a carb-heavy field trip that had the unsuspecting visitor all but yelling basta! before even making it to the table. In a string of hilarious and now-viral clips, viewers … Read more

I’m a dietitian — here’s what to order at the Olive Garden when you’re trying to eat healthy

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I’m a dietitian — here’s what to order at the Olive Garden when you’re trying to eat healthy

Cancel the Tour of Italy — and nix those unlimited breadsticks. Dining out at the Olive Garden has been a relatively affordable favorite for more than thirty years — with nearly 900 restaurants, most of us are familiar with its unabashedly American-Italian menu, brimming with cheesy pastabilities. But could a meal here actually be healthy? While bowls … Read more