Restaurant Guide 2021
It is an understatement to say that it’s been a tumultuous year for restaurants near and far—and this guide you hold in your hands is intended to show them a little love. Use the following pages to give you some fresh ideas about where to go for foods that are spicy and savory, fresh or…
Rookie Restaurant of the Year
The creation of a brick-and-mortar restaurant for Blissful Spoon was a long time coming for Bendites, who have been clamoring for expanded offerings since at least 2018, when Miki and Kamal Bakkari started selling granola and baked goods at local farmers markets. The couple, meanwhile, admits that opening a bona fide restaurant was never really…
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Rookie Food Cart of the Year ▶ [with video]
Jeff Berneski has a giant panda head stashed at his food cart in Tumalo, and when we visit, he’s insistent we let him snap a photo or two of him wearing it. Good thing the Source Weekly loves goofiness of that and other varieties—so much so that the panda head graces the cover of this…
Restaurant of the Year
Around seven and a half years ago the Itti family moved from Port Townsend, Washington, to Bend, and our food scene has not been the same since. At that point, they’d been operating a Thai restaurant in Port Townsend for over two decades, and, seeing that Bend already had a handful of Thai restaurants, the…
Food Cart of the Year
It is impossible for someone to mention The Tin Pig or even The Podski without me instantly craving a chicken sandwich. Whether it’s the spicy Nashville Chicken, or the Sweet T that comes with pimento cheese and honey, foodies around Bend know The Tin Pig is the place to go for a chicken sando cooked…
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Baking the Magic: The making of the Source Weekly’s 2021 Restaurant Guide cover ▶ [with video]
The Source Weekly’s 2021 Restaurant Guide is graced with a super-cool cover made from real-life cookies crafted by Just Around the Bend Cookies, a Bend-based small business. In this video, Kathie Reid-Bevington talks about how she made the magic happen. Thanks to Just Around the Bend Cookies for this fun and creative collaboration! WATCH: The…
