Central Oregon athletes, we’ve found the book for you, “Run Fast. Cook Fast. Eat Slow: Quick-Fix Recipes for Hangry Athletes.” The cookbook will hit the shelves Aug. 14, but you can get your copy and join a one to three mile fun run and book signing with FootZone Bend. It’s an opportunity to run with […]
Lisa Sipe
Food Writer | The Source Weekly
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Food Preservation Hotline Open
It can happen to anyone. You buy too many ripe strawberries so you try your hand at canning. Once in the jars you wonder if they are sealed properly, and if they are, how long will they last? Have no fear: the food preservation toll-free hotline is open from Oregon State University Extension Service. “There […]
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Wood-Fired Roasted Beans at Bohemian Roastery
Coffee beans have been roasted over fire for centuries, but modern technology has made it so almost all beans are roasted using industrial machines. Bohemian Roastery built a custom roaster so it could slow roast beans in small batches using seasoned hardwood. To try a cup of coffee or cold brew nitro coffee made with […]
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Craft Kitchen Brewery Opens Food Cart
If you miss eating at Craft Kitchen & Brewery, they’re back! They’ve added a food cart to the brewery on Layton Avenue. “Our food cart is one of the biggest in Central Oregon, at 29 feet long,” said owner Courtney Stevens. “Because of the size we are able to execute most of our menu from […]
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When Western Medicine Fails, Vet Looks East
Dr. Scott Shaw, Westside Pet Hospital
“I‘m a very scientific person. You have to prove something to me to believe,” Veterinarian Dr. Scott Shaw said as he described his first exposure to holistic medicine. “I had to take a leap of faith at first.” Shaw had a few veterinary cases in which traditional Western medicine didn’t provide a cure. “I tried […]
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Chefs and their Pets
Do chefs’ dogs have the refined palates of their humans? We set out to find out
Do chefs dogs have a culinary advantage? Do they dine beyond the kibble and get special chef-made meals? Do they get leftovers at their humans’ restaurants? In honor of the Dog Days issue, we did some investigating to find out. Big Ski’s Pierogi Rich Winiarski and Finn Finn is a 7-year-old Lab Pointer mix whose […]
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Start Whining: Sip is Closed
Goodbye, Sip Wine Bar. You had a great summer patio. Those black-striped canvas curtains made us feel like we were in a high desert cabana with no pool. The business started in 2014 and had two sets of owners. The most recent owner, Chelsea Whitaker, made the tiny restaurant more upscale and revamped the menu—but […]
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ZPizza Opens at Best Western
The Best Western Premier Peppertree opened last month on the corner of Bend’s Mount Washington Drive and Reed Market Road, and now you can dine at the attached restaurant, ZPizza. The restaurant started in the art colony of Laguna Beach, Calif., and is franchised across the country. ZPizza is known for using non-GMO wheat flour […]
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Help Deschutes Brewery choose new beers
Influence the next brew available at Deschutes Brewery by going to an upcoming Saturday sampling session. Each free session features a new experimental beer and you get to give your feedback. The Facebook invite says, “Mysterious beer seeks willing tastebuds for a mind-blowing voyage of discovery.” Are your tastebuds looking for a hoppy mate? The […]
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Feel Good Food for Busy Lives
Plantd takes root at Fearless Bakery
“The space looks huge,” I said to Gretchen Ulrich and Manya Williams as I walked into their new cafe, Plantd. The two bought Fearless Baking on Division Street in Bend, turning it into a gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian cafe and marketplace. The previous cafe felt quaint and small, so I couldn’t believe this was the […]
