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Lark Wine Dinner at Suttle Lake Lodge

J.K. Carriere wine dinner on tap for March 17
Lisa Sipe

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
Lisa Sipe

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
Lisa Sipe

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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Garden Betty Moves to Bend

New camp cookbook for gourmets
Lisa Sipe

You never know where life will take you. Linda Ly had no idea moving into a cute 1920s bungalow on a quarter acre in the South Bay of Los Angeles in 2010 would turn her into a cookbook author. When Ly arrived there in summer, she said, “It was bursting with tons of fruits and […]

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Backpacker turns bad meal into a business

Lisa Sipe

Several years ago, Julie Mosier went on a solo backpacking trip to the Three Sisters Wilderness, bringing along off-the-shelf backpacking food. As she was looking over Moraine Lake eating her meal, she thought, “This is not good.” That disappointment inspired her to make backpacking meals delicious. She started experimenting by cooking meals the way she […]

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A New Chef for French Market

Neighborhood bistro serves French comfort food
Lisa Sipe

After living in the South of France in a small farming community for 10 years, Philip and Judy Lipton returned to the States to settle in Central Oregon. Realizing no one was doing French cuisine in Bend, they wanted to create the kind of neighborhood bistro they frequented when they lived in France. Southern French […]

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Punk Noodle pops up at Sparrow

Lisa Sipe

Punk Noodle pops up at Sparrow For one night, March 3, Sparrow Bakery Northwest is getting noodled. Punk Noodle, a pop-up by husband/wife team Ben and Britta Phillips, will serve creative Asian noodle dishes inspired by the couple’s recent trip to Japan and Thailand. A few dishes you can expect: spicy dandan noodles and rolled […]

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Coffee Shop Forced to Relocate

Megaphone coffee on the lookout for a new home
Lisa Sipe

Megaphone Coffee Co. was a gem of a tiny coffee shop on the west side next to Foxtail Bakeshop on Columbia Street. They served espresso drinks and roasted coffee to sell to wholesale partners, including Spoken Moto. They closed their doors Jan. 31, sharing via Facebook it was for reasons outside of their control. Owner […]

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Kickstarter-Funded Picky Oats Now Available

Gluten-free, vegan bars ready to be devoured
Lisa Sipe

When Picky Bars, the Oregon-based energy bar company founded by professional athletes Jesse Thomas, Lauren Fleshman, and Steph Bruce, went to Kickstarter to back their new performance oatmeal, they were fully funded in under 10 hours. Apparently, the community really wanted some gluten-free, vegan Picky Oats. The product is available at specialty retailers, online and […]

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