In honor of the Made in Central Oregon issue, we round up some of our favorite foods that are made right here in the C.O. Bontà Natural Artisan Gelato Jeff and Juli Labhart trained under two different Italian gelato masters before developing their own ice cream recipes and starting Bontà Natural Artisan Gelato. Their gelato […]
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Nacho Average Tacos
Elevated, award-winning tacos in Redmond
A reader, Jay Whitney, wrote in to tell us about eating at the Westside Taco Co., saying they were the “best tacos I have literally ever had.” With that encouragement, I drove to Redmond to see if Whitney was right. The Westside Taco Co. is parked at Kobold Brewing on 6th Street, across from the Sears. In the […]
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Plant-based Color for Your Easter Eggs
This Easter, color your eggs with natural dyes made from herbs and plants. Bend-based company, ColorKitchen, has an Easter egg coloring kit made with vibrant, natural dyes so you can hue up those eggs in a rainbow of colors without any artificial dyes. Founder Ashley Phelps started ColorKitchen because she has a sensitivity to chemical […]
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Browse, Taste & Talk Local Food at Spring Farm Faire
Meet your farmer at the Spring Farm & Food Faire presented by the Central Oregon Community College Sustainability Committee, in partnership with Central Oregon Locavore and the High Desert Food & Farm Alliance. The event is an opportunity to purchase early-season crops, eggs, meats and seed starts, or sign up for the community-supported agriculture program. Event […]
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Thump Opens Cafe in NWX
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 […]
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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 […]
