User:RestoGPW/Sample page

Seasons 52 was not acquired by Darden Reataurants. It was created by Darden in 2003 by a team led by Blaine Sweatt and Roger Thompson. After years of success with The Olive Garden and Red Lobster, two of the most popular restaurant groups in the US, they established a new charter:

To create a casually elegant restaurant that featured outstanding seasonal fresh food, with preparation techniques, ingredients and portion sizes that delivered all the delights of fine dining while keeping the calorie counts in check: every entrée had 575 calories or less, with even lower calories in each appetizer. They set out disprove the common assumption that healthy food was inferior food. “If a great restaurant is ten great things, Seasons 52 would deliver eleven,” according to Roger Thompson.

In Seasons 52, they delivered “stealth health,” where the benefits are not the promoted focus: let the delicious seasonal food, wine and stylish setting capture and captivate the guests. If they choose to read the menu carefully, they can discover the health benefits.

Another unique creation was their “Mini Indulgences” desserts, whose creation is credited incorrectly to PF Chang’s. These 2-3 bite-sized unapologetically rich desserts fulfilled every delicious sweet hope without inspiring guilt: “It’s just a few bites.”

20 years later, with more than 40 locations nationally, this unique restaurant continues to prove the delicious validity of their aspirations.