Five Guys Burgers and Fries has opened its doors to an eager assembly of hungry Bend residents. Located off 3rd Street across from the new Walgreens, Five Guys is one of the few new food-faces popping up along one of the busiest streets in Bend. Since its announcement to open up a store in Central […]
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The New Year started, and Bing. Bam. Boom.
1,2,3…a pop up ramen shop
Friday night and New Year’s Day, Anna Witham stood in the kitchen of Palate, a coffee bar, and served up her gourmet bowl of ramen. The pop-up ramen shop ran for the weekend, opening up at 6 pm and running until 9 pm or until sold out. Already at 6 pm the coffee house was […]
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Grandma’s Recipe
The Porch serves classics with a modern flair
Located in downtown Sisters, The Porch presents the image of a country cottage with a quaint and rustic motif. The property itself is open and inviting, with a well-groomed floral arrangement, and an actual front porch with a seating area. That cozy countenance turns out to be fair advertising for what’s inside—a homey, warm, and […]
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Top Five Cups of Coffee I drank in 2015
Scott Witham is the owner/head roaster at Lone Pine Coffee Roaster. A caveat: I don’t go out for coffee very often. Most of the cups I consume are at Lone Pine. Surely, I’m leaving out many worthy establishments and their delicious coffee drinks. You’ll also notice that my top five are all small espresso […]
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Top 5 Local Dishes
Bethlyn Rider is the owner/chef at Global Fusion. It’s been quite a year for Bethlyn Rider. After transitioning from her successful food cart last fall, she took a big step and opened her own brick-and-mortar Global Fusion over the summer. Since opening, the fusion-focused chef has expanded her hours and offerings (brunch and specialty cocktails, […]
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Top 5 Additions to the Central Oregon Food Scene
1. Global Fusion If you’re getting that déjà vu feeling, it’s probably because we included the food cart Bethlyn’s Global Fusion last year. But we figure the move to a brick-and-mortar location in Bend’s up-and-coming Maker’s District, one of our favorite places to chow down, deserves a mention. Global Fusion landed in the former home […]
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Just Another Hole in the Wall
Rat Hole Brewing expands to Sunriver
Central Oregon has more than 30 craft breweries. Oregon—and Bend in particular—have been honored with countless awards and national publicity touting the progressive beer culture found here. The competition is keen, and the varieties and styles seem endless. Bend’s Rat Hole Brew Pub in the Old Mill District, and now also in Sunriver’s Business Park, […]
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Breaking Barriers
Spork expands, adds new designs
Since firing up the engines of a converted Airstream food truck in 2009, Spork has been breaking culinary barriers in Bend. The restaurant’s unique blend of global dishes and eco-conscious methods led to the establishment of a brick and mortar location in 2013. With the addition of classic cocktails and local flair, Spork quickly became […]
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A Singular Experience
Lone Pine Coffee keeps it sweet and simple
Tin Pan Alley plays host to all kinds of people. Every day this unassuming alley off of Minnesota Avenue downtown acts as a makeshift Ellis Island to tourists, locals, and everyone in between. Three businesses are tucked into the backside of the old Bend Hardware building (whose front side hosts Bond Street Market, Azura, Noi, […]
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Soup’s On!
Bean, Pea, and the Pumpkin delivers home-cooked goodness
Like many of the best chefs, Kortney Barnes took her first culinary courses at the school of mom. “Some of my fondest childhood memories are in the kitchen cooking with my mother,” recalls Barnes, owner of local soup-and-salad slinger Bean, Pea, and the Pumpkin. My mother rarely used a cookbook but instead allowed her skills, […]
