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Isabel Keane

North Dakota restaurant critic who went viral for Olive Garden review dies at age 99

Marilyn Hagerty, a reporter for the Grand Forks Herald for nearly 70 years, whose restaurant reviews launched her to Internet stardom in 2012, died Tuesday at 99 - (AP)

A longtime North Dakota newspaper columnist who became famous for an earnest review of her local Olive Garden – getting her a book deal and praise from Anthony Bourdain – died Tuesday at 99.

Marilyn Hagerty, a reporter for the Grand Forks Herald for nearly 70 years whose restaurant reviews launched her to Internet stardom in 2012, died from complications related to a stroke, her daughter, Gail Hagerty, said.

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