Nicole Vulcan

As of Oct. 1, Wonderland Chicken has moved its Bend operations to Worthy Brewing’s downtown location. Wonderland operates a food truck in Sunriver and most recently had its Bend truck parked at Bunk + Brew. It partnered with Worthy to bring its signature Nashville Hot Chicken sandwich, house-made mac and cheese, fried pickles and other […]

A frozen yogurt shop with locations on Bend’s east and west sides, along with locations in La Pine and Redmond, has added another Central Oregon locale to its lineup: Prineville. The Cuppa Yo in Prineville opened last month and held a grand opening on Sept. 28. Like the other locations, Cuppa Yo lets visitors dish up […]

Suffice to say that two Central Oregon businesses knew what they were doing when they opened up their double-feature spot in Redmond… right across the street from a high school. On Sept. 21, Bontà Natural Artisan Gelato and Backporch Coffee Roasters officially opened their scoop-shop-meets-coffee-shop on the south side of the Hub City, just across […]

A new sandwich truck has opened at Crosscut Warming Hut, taking the place of the Gyro Power cart that served customers for the past four years. Cliff Abrahams is the chef behind Eight Hands Hospitality, the company operating all of the trucks at Crosscut, including the pizza cart Abe Capanna’s, Bluma’s Chicken and Waffles and now […]

Manzanita Grill, a local favorite that was a winner of Best Food Cart in the Source Weekly’s annual Restaurant Guide, is competing for a national award and a cash prize. Manzanita Grill is now in the semi-finals of the Artesano Official Chicken Sandwich Challenge, put on by the baker Artesano. “Through this exciting competition, local […]

East siders have a new place to grab a bagel and other breakfast goods. 5th Street Bagels opened September 9 at Ponch’s Place, the food cart lot adjacent to the Veterinary Referral Center on Oxford Court on the east side. This is the first bagel cart for local chef Jacob Dawley, who started making bagels […]

A bar focused on zero-proof cocktails and drinks is opening this weekend with a grand opening celebration. At nights, Palate coffee along Colorado Avenue will turn into the Dez Lounge, serving up a number of non-alcoholic cocktail creations, along with N/A beer, wine and grazing boards. It’s the latest project for Corrine Coxey, owner of Salud […]