Remember the days when most coffees tasted the same? Back then, we didn’t discuss acidity or fruity flavor profiles. The blonde roast didn’t exist. It wasn’t until the late ’90s that artisan coffees emerged. Back then, R.C. Gartrell was roasting for Stumptown Coffee Roasters when, believe it or not, you couldn’t find good coffee in […]
Lisa Sipe
Food Writer | The Source Weekly
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Rhubarb Dessert Contest at the Rhubarb Festival
Rhubarb is that lovely, tart vegetable with notes of sour green apples that sings when you add sugar. Get in the kitchen now and start working on your best rhubarb dessert to be ready for the contest in June. Will you create a pie, tart or muffins? How about a fluffy meringue with rhubarb curd? […]
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Something Sweet CASA Benefit
Nosh on appetizers from Tetherow and yummy bites from local restaurants and bakers to support local children in foster care. CASA provides one-to-one advocacy to help prevent children from falling through the cracks. You can do something sweet for Central Oregon’s most vulnerable children by buying a ticket and enjoying a night of drinks and […]
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Ranchfest Kicks off Summer at Brasada
Celebrate the bounty of the season at Ranchfest, a local farm, ranch and artisan festival. The afternoon will be filled with live acoustic music, food, shopping and fun. Kids can get their faces painted and get silly playing lawn games. Adults can shop from over a dozen local vendors including the High Desert Food and […]
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Car Camping Goes Global
Are you stuck in a hotdog and hamburger rut when car camping? If you long for some gourmet eats, grab your camp stove and learn how to add Thai to your cooking repertoire with local chef and backcountry cooking connoisseur, Valerie Hemstreet. The class will start at Outside In and after you learn a few […]
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Katie Pinto
A popular ’90s jam band brought hula hooping back. Now, this “professional play artist” bases her life and work around the iconic hoop
It all started as a joke. Katie Pinto was in her mid-20s, in a band. The drummer found a hula hoop and thought it would be funny if Pinto learned to use it. It took her three weeks to get going. “You are taking things too seriously, just walk forward while the hoop is spinning,” […]
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No Substitutions, No Ketchup
We’re the Wurst serves up bites so good, your neighbors might steal some
The antipasto plate was a feast for the eyes. We had tried a little of everything from the We’re the Würst menu, so our appetizer was still piled high with crispy porcini pancetta, glistening herbed olives, snow white goat cheese, sweet dates and fresh white truffle arugula salad. Having saved room for dessert, I went […]
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A Dinner for Tequila Lovers
Wine dinners happen all the time, but a tequila dinner is special—especially one that starts with a cucumber margarita. The evening is hosted by spirit educator, Hoke Harden at McMenamin’s Old St. Francis School and features an array of tequilas paired with an exciting five-course Mexican menu from Executive Chef Matt Schumaker-Meyers. The menu features […]
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Do Adaptogens Work?
A few weeks ago, I wrote about adaptogens and their promise of reducing stress. I ended my article saying I would do a two-week experiment to see if they would bliss me out. Each day I added a teaspoon of adaptogens—the Moon Juice Power Dust—to a fresh fruit, Greek yogurt and coconut milk smoothie. After several […]
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Farmers Market Opens Early + A New Location
Get your canvas bags ready! The Downtown Farmers Market is opening a month earlier than years past. Opening day is Wednesday, May 2 from 2-6pm at the Brooks Alley downtown, between Oregon and Franklin. Shop for local fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry, eggs, flowers, sweet treats and more. Plus, a new and improved eastside Farmers Market […]
