When it comes down to it, nearly every daily choice you make can be a chance to impact the world—including choosing the food you put on your plate. How we choose to eat can be an activist act in 2017, if you rely less on the Walmart and more on the farmers market or your […]
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My Money Valentine
How to have a fun Valentine’s Day on the cheap
It can be hard to know exactly how far to go or how much money to spend on Valentine’s Day. Maybe you really like each other but promised to keep it casual. Maybe V-Day this year lands right in between paychecks, so you don’t quite have the money to go huge. This week we’re taking […]
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Gone Fishin’ at Roszak’s
The Source finds a sea of seafood on Third Street
16 years. That’s how long I’ve lived in Bend and I’ve never stepped foot inside of Roszak’s Fish House. The self proclaimed king of seafood has been open for 37 years and is best known, oddly enough, for its prime rib special. Curious as to how a restaurant could survive for so long in the […]
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Little Bites
With only a few hundred restaurants and bars to choose from in Central Oregon, surely you must be devoid of tasty bites and food-related activities, right? Totes! Here are a few food-related things you should know about. Jump on the Pup Crawl The 6th Annual Pup Crawl is coming up, combining two of Oregonians’ favorite […]
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Location, Location, Location! Bethlyn’s Global Fusion delights in its new spot
Walking into the new location of Bethlyn’s Global Fusion it’s easy to see why chef and owner Bethlyn Rider hopped at the chance to set roots down by Newport Market. The space is larger and brighter with beautiful wooden tables and a much homier sensibility. Plus, Global Fusion is a perfect fit on the Westside […]
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For Your Health
Bend Nutritional Therapy teaches us how to eat better
When you’re smack dab in the middle of a Snowpocalypse, it can be hard to focus on eating healthfully. As everything gets covered in feet upon feet of snow, it’s hard not to want the most comforting comfort food you can get your hands on. Personally, mac and cheese, spaghetti covered in provolone and other […]
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Little Bites: A Sichuan Feast
Didn’t get enough New Year in your New Year’s Eve? Or do you just want a way to eat delicious authentic Chinese food in a gorgeous setting? The Suttle Lodge in Sisters has reopened and is ringing in Chinese New Year with a bang. Chef Rita You was the co-owner of the much-loved Lucky Strike […]
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We Heart Carts
The best food carts the Source sampled in 2016
So many new food carts opened up in the C.O. over the last year we could hardly keep up. We missed some and some of the ones we tried might not have even been new; just new to us. But we did our best! And we look forward to ordering from more in 2017! The […]
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Little Bites: Fresh New Eats
Bend’s notable new restaurants of 2016
Central Oregon has more than its fair share of great eats, but in 2016, a handful of new places rose to the top. Immersion Brewing took Bend’s brew pub scene to the next level with a Brew-It-Yourself experience and a menu that goes beyond normal pub food, including items such as steak and frites, ahi […]
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Ditch the Kitchen this Christmas
Festive feasts and where to find them
The dog doesn’t have to “accidentally” eat the turkey for you to feel justified in taking your loved ones out to a restaurant to eat this holiday. If the idea of planning, preparing, serving, and then cleaning up after feeding family and friends sounds more like a work day than a holiday, then we have […]
