marilyn hagerty

We still don't know what's up with that whole "meditating with my hammer Margo" thing, though.

Marilyn Hagerty also thinks the pastry should be enjoyed over a leisurely afternoon coffee, which we all know is never going to happen.

Earlier this year, 86-year-old Grand Forks food critic Marilyn Hagerty stole our hearts after a review of her local Olive Garden went massively viral—now, she's been awarded the 2012 Al Neuharth Excellence in Media Award.

Thanks to noted Olive Garden hater Anthony Bourdain, we'll be able to buy a book filled with Marilyn Hagerty's no-nonsense reviews at our local Urban Outfitters in the near future.

"P.S. This, too, shall pass. I soon will take my hammer named Margo and go down to the river. There I will meditate on the 15 years that have passed since the flood of 1997."

"I dont know exactly what put us here—something about a virus. I went viral. If that's what it takes to get a trip to NY, I might go viral more often!"

"By the way, her readers will recognize that as a fairly negative review since she spent a lot more time on the ambience than the food," said a former Grand Forks Herald editor.