Before there were “Awesome Blossom Petals,” there was the original Awesome Blossom – a spectacular whole-onion creation that wowed Chili’s diners from the moment it hit tables. While this ...

Twenty years after it disappeared from restaurants, Chili's is bringing back its Awesome Blossom appetizer for a limited time at a new Chili's location.

The onion is cut into petal-like pieces. The Awesome Blossom was a favorite of Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell, who was the regional manager of the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of Dunder ...

We were on a mission for Awesome Blossom, Chili’s trademark appetizer of breaded and deep-fried onion bloom. It’s amazing how much surface area you can fry with one onion.

In one episode, Scott, played by Steve Carell, orders an awesome blossom — a deep-fried onion with a cheese dipping sauce — while trying to win a new client over lunch at Chili’s.

While today there are knockoffs at plenty of other chains, including Chili’s Awesome Blossom and Lone Star’s Texas Rose, the Bloomin’ Onion, which was invented by Outback founder Tim Gannon ...

Bloomin’ Onions” and “Awesome Blossoms” are hot. Not since the nation’s discovery of Buffalo chicken wings have so many people been talking about a restaurant appetizer. No matter what ...

In one episode, Scott, played by Steve Carell, orders an awesome blossom — a deep-fried onion with a cheese dipping sauce — while trying to win a new client over lunch at Chili's.