The untold story about how Olive Garden’s most popular special came to be

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When the first Olive Garden opened in 1982 in Orlando, Florida, it was a disaster.
Long lines formed to get inside. The cooks couldn’t make enough sauce to keep up with demand. Bells constantly rang, alerting the kitchen staff that a table was waiting more than 10 minutes for their…

This story appeared on edition.cnn.com, 2025-07-05 00:00:00.
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