If you want to eat healthier this year, make more responsible purchasing decisions or decrease your carbon footprint, think about eating local. As inspiration for a healthier lifestyle watch the screening of “The Evolution of Organic” at Central Oregon Locavore. The movie is about the history of organic agriculture, narrated by the group that championed […]
Lisa Sipe
Food Writer | The Source Weekly
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New Chef in Residence at Plantd
It’s a new year, and Plantd has new menu items from a new chef, Tenzin Sherpa. If Sherpa sounds familiar, he owns the food cart, Himalayan Bites. He will be infusing the Plantd menu with the healthy cooking and aromatic spices he grew up with in Nepal. If you’ve dined at Sherpa’s food cart, a […]
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Tortillas with El Sancho
Learn to make tortillas from one of Bend’s favorite taco shops, El Sancho. The demo and hands-on experience covers making handmade tortillas from the proper hydration and mixing of dried masa to the shaping and cooking of tortillas. Once you make your own tortillas you can fill them with El Sancho’s signature condiments and fillings. […]
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Wubba’s BBQ Shack Closes Brick and Mortar
After six years, Wubba’s BBQ Shack is permanently closing its brick and mortar restaurant on Layton Avenue, due to the sale of the building. On Facebook they stated, “we will be seeking out another location in the future.” Until then you can find Wubba’s BBQ Shack at the food cart at River’s Place across from […]
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Pisano’s Named Best Pizzeria in Oregon
Tumalo restaurant receives a nod based on TripAdvisor reviews
A recent USA TODAY article ranked Pisano’s Woodfired Pizza best in Oregon, based on the opinions of TripAdvisor diners. The list was curated by taking “into account the ratio and quality of pizzeria reviews compared to overall ratings, along with quality and quantity of reviews received in the past year (ending September 2018). Featured restaurants have […]
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Boxwood Kitchen Opens in The Old Mill District
Boxwood Kitchen’s Supper Club officially opens on Thur., Jan. 3. In the spirit of traditional supper clubs, the restaurant will focus on food and encourage community and connection. The sample menu ranges from $10 to $28 and includes upscale comfort food with an international flair, including red curry mussels with chorizo, lamb meatballs with harissa […]
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Watch This: Salt Fat Acid Heat
Looking for some binge-worthy kitchen inspiration? Regardless of your skill level you will fall in love with the four-part food documentary on Netflix, “Salt Fat Acid Heat,” from cook, teacher and author Samin Nosrat. Based on Nosrat’s James Beard Award-winning, and The New York Times bestseller, the series takes you to Japan to learn how salt enhances […]
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Meal Planning Made Easy Workshop
The idea behind meal planning is that instead of asking “what’s for dinner?” each night, you decide, shop and prep for the week ahead. In this free, hour-long workshop, Kristi Coughlin of Effectual Nutrition will go over how to make meal planning simple—promising you won’t spend all day on Sunday in the kitchen prepping food. […]
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2018 Delivered More to Eat and Drink
Box Factory and food carts explode, while Japanese food took a hit
As the year ends, here’s a look at some of the happenings in the food scene in Central Oregon in 2018. Rise and fall of the small market We lost Bond Street Market, the charming downtown convenience store due to a rent increase. Devore’s Good Food Store was sold and is now The Humble Beet. […]
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Eggnog Three Ways (plus a vegan version)
The holiday cocktail for prosperity & good health
Not everyone loves eggnog, but for those who do, the luxurious, rich and creamy spiked cocktail personifies the winter holidays. Historically, the beverage went by the name milk punch—or the slightly more descriptive egg milk punch. You might think you can call it an egg flip, but that would mean the nog was missing cream. […]
