One of Bend’s most unique restaurants, featuring more than 400 bottled brews in a massive 12-door cooler, is unleashing a new weapon. No, it’s not another bottled brew—it’s a new chef and a fine-tuned menu. The Broken Top Bottle Shop has welcomed Chef Ingrid Rohrer, who has a rich background in preparing foods with an […]
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Little Bites: Butternut Squash and Wild Mushroom Stuffing
Butternut Squash and Wild Mushroom Stuffing prep time: 20 MINUTES cook time: 50 MINUTES total time: 1 HOUR 10 MINUTES yields: 6-8 Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 small onion, finely diced 4 cups cubed butternut squash 1 tablespoon brown sugar 3-4 cups mixed mushrooms, sliced if large 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated 2 […]
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Season’s Eatings
A smattering of festive feasts
Fall and winter are seasonal favorites for many people. Whether it’s the transition from heat waves and packed social schedules to a reinvigorated focus on intentional family time and other relaxing indoor activities, seasonal dishes and culinary occasions often play a central role in that shift. Bend has many upcoming options to get your holiday […]
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Harvest Time
Central Oregon farms feed locals through the winter
Bend has become a notable destination hot spot for a few reasons: It attracts outdoor enthusiasts from around the world, it has one of the highest number of breweries per capita, and it’s an all around incredible place to live. But what if “locally-sourced foodie destination” were to be added to that list? Bend may […]
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Diamond in the Rough
Madras’ Great Earth shines in Passport to Bounty
Nestled amid some of Central Oregon’s most productive farmland, Troy Boyd and her husband Garry discovered a lack of natural food stores in Madras upon their arrival in the early 1990s. So they endeavored to do something about it. “We wanted to start the business in order to offer healthy and organic food to Madras, […]
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Spirit of Craft
Oregon Spirit Distillers steals the scene with Barrel Thief
Bend may be known as a beer town, but the spirits scene is picking up speed. With the recent emergence of popular cocktail bars like Dogwood Cocktail Cabin and Stihl Whiskey Bar, it’s clear that Bendites have a taste for the hard stuff. So it's only natural that Bend’s oldest distillery would follow in the […]
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A New Wave
Volcanic wonders in Central Oregon
Central Oregon isn’t known for being well-hydrated. So intrepid farmers have to find creative ways to ensure their crops get enough water and weather extreme changes in temperature. That’s why local company Volcano Veggies is embracing aquaponics, a method that builds on hydroponics by growing plants in water that is naturally fertilized by aquatic creatures. […]
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Special Delivery
The Soup Cycle serves sustainability
Seven years ago, Soup Cycle was a bite-sized idea with a big dream. What started in 2008 as an informal network of friends sharing soup via bicycle in Portland has expanded to bring fresh, local food to people in Corvallis, Eugene, and—in the last month—Bend. That’s right. In your time of need, be it the […]
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The Tyranny of Good Taste
5 Fusion spoils diners, supports students with James Beard dinner
If you still haven’t gone to a food tasting, don’t believe the skeptics. Vanity Fair called food tastings “tyrannical,” and the New York Times likened the pre-scripted dining experiences to being “a cog in an invisible machine.” Critic Peter Wells wrote, “The night is exhausting, the food is cold, the interruptions are frequent. The courses […]
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Familiar Faces
Sargent’s offers a classic diner experience
Walking into Sargent’s Café is like stepping into a scene from “That ’70s Show.” Wood paneling, amber glass dividers, and burnt orange pleather booths lend a warm but retro feeling. The walls are speckled with photos of wildlife and western scenes on shiny lacquered wood, including a copy of the “Indian Ten Commandments.” Attentive wait […]
