Tucked near Bend’s Summit High School, next to Hydro Flask on York Drive, is a new Thump location. The cafe has been open for about a month. Owner Bobby Grover said he wanted to “combine the bakery, roastery and a cafe to create a cool, local spot to hang out.” In addition to your coffee […]
Lisa Sipe
Food Writer | The Source Weekly
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EMW Fusion Tries GF Pandos
The EMW Fusion food truck is known for its pandos—Korean-style pancake sandwiches—and now they are testing a gluten-free option. For the month of March they have a small batch of gluten-free pandos available. Just ask for them. I went there with a gluten-free friend, Samantha Barsky, to try them. She said the pando was, “perfectly […]
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Beer Love for the DIY Set
In honor of the Beer Issue, seasoned home brewers dish tips.
Home brewing has always been a thing, happening long before commercial production, craft brewing and all the other hoopla. With as many beer choices as we have in Central Oregon, you might think a beer lover wouldn’t need to brew at home—but they do, for multiple reasons. Home brewing can be a hobby, but it […]
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Spring Equinox Potluck at Boundless Farmstead
Evening concludes with a traditional bonfire
Spend an evening on the farm to celebrate spring and honor the earth. Boundless Farmstead’s first potluck is March 18. Owner Megan French says she and partner David Aleksander conceived the event “to bring awareness to things like spring and fertility, agriculture, the sunlight returning and how to care for the earth a little bit […]
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Expansion for Bethlyn’s Global Fusion
New space will have a full bar and 40 more seats
Chef Bethlyn Rider started Bethlyn’s Global Fusion as a food truck, and in the span of a few years, the restaurant has outgrown two brick and mortar locations. Rider is expanding the current westside location into the adjacent space previously occupied by High Desert Printers. Rider said, “We have outgrown our current space. It’s very […]
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Filthy Rich Food
When it comes to eats, billionaires make pop stars look like paupers
“I may start working with a pop star,” Miranda Holladay said. “I meet her tonight to see if she wants me to be her eating disorder companion.” “Seriously?” I replied. My friend, whose name I’ve changed to protect her privacy, lives in Los Angeles, where she’s met a lot of celebrities while working in the […]
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Lark Wine Dinner at Suttle Lake Lodge
J.K. Carriere wine dinner on tap for March 17
The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse continues to host celebrated chefs, giving Central Oregonians the opportunity to enjoy one-night only, impressive dinners. March 17, John Sundstrom, James Beard Award-winning Best Chef Northwest from Seattle, will serve a family style winter menu with ingredients from in and around the Puget Sound. The four-course meal includes Willamette Valley […]
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More Food Carts for Central Oregon
Sunriver and Bend are getting pods of food carts this year
According to IBISWorld, each year since 2012 the food truck industry has grown by 7.3 percent, and the trend is definitely growing in Central Oregon. This year, two food cart pods are planned for Bend, with another planned in Sunriver. Bend’s Eastside On Tap is set to open this spring with six food trucks, outdoor […]
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Japanese Pizza is Here
Shibumi’s dishes Osaka soul food
Shibumi Tatsuta was born in Japan, his mother an American model and his father a Japanese DJ known for bringing popping—a funk style of street dance—to Osaka. Shibumi, which roughly translates to “old school cool and beautiful,” was named after the book, “Shibumi,” a thriller written by Rodney William Whitaker. When he was four he […]
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Herbal Goddess teaches spring tonics
Holly Hutton, a clinical herbalist and owner of Herbal Goddess Medicinals, is teaching Spring Tonic Herbs through Central Oregon Locavore. Back in the day, at the hint of spring, people would eat bitters to clear out those winter cobwebs after a stationary season of eating rich foods. If you’ve been a bit of a couch […]
