Nancy Patterson, Author at The Source - Bend, Oregon

El Sancho Breaks into Barbecue

Food cart features smoked meats such as pulled pork, brisket, turkey breast and beef sausage, along with true Texas-inspired sides

Nancy PattersonOctober 30, 2019June 19, 2025

There’s a new food cart in town, but you’ll probably recognize the faces behind the Austin-style barbecue project. The folks at El Sancho have recently opened Runaround Sue Barbecue, which made its debut in early October at the Boss Rambler Beer Club. The food cart features slow-cooked smoked meats such as pulled pork, brisket, turkey […]

Food & Drink

Riff Cold Brewed Wins Big at Bend Venture

The $85,000 investment allows Riff to keep innovating, using previously-disregarded pulp

Nancy PattersonOctober 30, 2019March 4, 2025

Riff Cold Brewed, which presented at the 2019 Bend Venture Conference, won the investment award for Impact Stage—companies that aim to make measurable environmental or social impact. Riff’s mission has been to repurpose often-disposed coffeefruit into an all-natural sparkling energy drink. Riff’s website describes the coffee berry as the “naturally caffeinated, naturally sweet and bright […]

Food & Drink

A Growing Redmond Food Scene

Four food and drink spots, recently opened in the Hub City (plus carts in Crooked River Ranch)

Nancy PattersonOctober 16, 2019November 1, 2024

Redmond currently leads Central Oregon with its rate of housing growth, and new businesses are following suit. A few restaurants have recently said goodbye to Central Oregon just as several more opened their doors. Here’s an update on some of the spots that have opened recently in Redmond. Wild Catch: English style fish and chips […]

Food & Drink

Local Kombucha Keeps Humming Along

The founders of Humm celebrate 10 years

Nancy PattersonOctober 2, 2019July 18, 2025

Humm Kombucha: it’s a local staple and becoming a nationwide favorite probiotic drink. This year, the company is celebrating 10 years. Originally Kombucha Mama, Humm was founded in 2009 in the home kitchen of Michelle Mitchell. She was new to Bend and had been brewing kombucha for herself and friends for many years. Creating a […]

Special Issues & Guides

Eggs 8 Ways: CHOW

Eggs Ala Caesar

Nancy PattersonSeptember 25, 2019July 27, 2024

CHOW is known for its griddle pancakes, breakfast cocktails and personalized benedicts. But the most impressive and tastiest dish on the menu may just be the Eggs Ala Caesar. I use the word “benedict” in the loosest of terms, as poached eggs and hollandaise are the only common denominators amongst the two dishes. It starts […]

Special Issues & Guides

Eggs 8 Ways: Drake

The John Denver

Nancy PattersonSeptember 25, 2019September 12, 2023

So, you’re looking over the menu at brunch. You spot a few classics like chicken and waffles, a hearty breakfast sandwich, a savory egg skillet—but then you see it: The John Denver. All of your go-tos seem to drift out of mind as you read about this Denver omelette and eggs Benedict hybrid at Drake. […]

Food & Drink

Baked with Love

A passion for baking and work-life balance inspired Farmhouse Pies

Nancy PattersonSeptember 11, 2019January 30, 2025

Just east of Bend sits a 1970s farmhouse on a 3-acre plot, complete with chickens, horses, goats, dogs, cats, a small garden and the cottage kitchen of Annie Skelton, owner of Farmhouse Pies. You may have noticed her brightly colored teal camper at various farmers markets around Central Oregon, where her homemade pies sell out […]

Food & Drink

Summer’s Not Over Until You Get Hopped Up on Beer Slushies

Local taprooms feature frozen beer: the adults-only version of summertime slush

Nancy PattersonSeptember 4, 2019April 24, 2025

It’s no secret that Central Oregon breweries have become the tastemakers of the beer scene, both locally and nationwide. So, when 10 Barrel Brewing announced this summer that it would be transforming its Crush sour beers into beer slushies, other breweries took notice. I toured a few local taprooms to explore and compare the varieties […]

Food & Drink

Rocking the Ramen

Miyagi breaks into the niche market of Japanese pulled noodles in the fast-evolving Box Factory

Nancy PattersonAugust 28, 2019July 16, 2025

The day after Miyagi Ramen‘s grand opening, I made sure to park myself outside of the restaurant around 10:30 a.m., half an hour prior to opening time. I wanted to be the first one in on their second day open to get a feel for the most anticipated new restaurant in Central Oregon this summer. […]

Food & Drink

From Rock ‘n Roll to Carts ‘n Pods

The Podski food cart lot expands with a new 1,000-square-foot building

Nancy PattersonAugust 21, 2019April 10, 2025

The Podski was never intended to be a food cart lot. In fact, it started with Mikel Lomsky’s dream of being a rock star. After several years in real estate, he decided that he was burned out. He turned an office inside of the Bakery Building on Galveston Avenue, which he owns, into his personal […]

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