About two years ago, the popular downtown noodle shop Soba closed its doors. There were rumors that the place would reopen again, sometime. And then, with little fanfare, that “sometime” arrived earlier this summer as Soba re-opened in a downtown storefront a few doors down and across the street from its previous location, the space […]
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The Same, But Different
Global Fusion’s brick-and-mortar is built around the same curiosity but with new dishes
Bethlyn Rider has earned a reputation as one of the most friendly and experimental chefs in town. But along with curiosity and creativity sometimes comes relentlessness. Rider established her reputation (and following) as the executive chef for Broken Top Bottle Shop, which won the Source’s Best of Central Oregon for Vegetarian Food in 2014 under […]
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Someone’s in the Kitchen with an iPhone
FoodFu app brings cooking competitions home
A couple years ago, Lisa Sipe and her husband Jim were looking for a way to entertain family visiting for Christmas. “Everyone loves cooking,” she explains. “So we played something similar to ‘Chopped.’” In the popular Food Network show, contestants are presented with a basket of seemingly incompatible ingredients and tasked with transforming them. A […]
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Food Like Never Before
Bite Week offers extraordinary dining
As part of Bite of Bend’s Bite Week, three different chefs will present special dinners. But really, these are more than simply a dinner; each meal is a mini-seminar on exotic and local foods, a journey (for one of the dinners, literally, out past Smith Rock!) and a you-had-to-be-there meal. Wild Rose‘s executive chef and […]
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Atlas Shrugs, Has Cider, Denounces Shrugging
New cider tasting room opens in Bend
In Greek mythology, Atlas was a titan. He not only held up the celestial spheres, but was the titan of astronomy and navigation and governed the moon. A little thing called the Atlantic Ocean was even named after him, so, in other words, he did pretty well for himself. On a more local plane, Atlas […]
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When Local Means Your Neighbor
Inaugural Faces of Farming event introduces personalities behind Central Oregon agriculture
“Farmers are underappreciated, unsung heroes who are so vital to our community,” says Nicolle Timm, founder of Central Oregon Locavore and a new event, the Faces of Farming. “I wanted to create an event for them. To show them appreciation and put them in front of a larger community, to be recognized and acknowledged.” Saturday, […]
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Farmers’ Market Blooms Again
The Wednesday night market is open now through October
Starting on June 3, Bend’s Wednesday Farmers’ Market once again filled the Brooks Street Alley with a cornucopia of Central Oregon’s agricultural richesse. Running until October 14, Bendites can make the weekly pilgrimage to the promenade of pop-up tents overflowing with richly colored carrots, tomatoes, beets, lettuce, potatoes, peppers, and cucumbers, and take the opportunity […]
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The Cobalt Reboot
The restaurant formerly known as Dojo says buh-bye to bro-vibe
When Boken opened some four years ago, it was a welcome addition to downtown dining. Justin Cook, owner of the popular westside sushi house Kanpai, brought high quality and thoughtful Japanese dishes to the restaurant, as well as an impressive flight of top shelf drinks, all rolled into approachable and urbane sophistication. Adjacent to the […]
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Know Your Goat
Meet Your Farmer Dinner Series showcases goat at Joolz
Moroccan barbecued goat, grilled goat sirloin kebab, and braised goat au jus are just some of the ruminant delights offered at the Meet Your Farmer Dinner hosted by Joolz Restaurant and White Diamond Ranch this Thursday. Organized by Central Oregon Locavore, the Meet Your Farmer Dinner Series partners local farms and chefs to create a […]
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The Restaurant Formerly Known As
Jen’s Garden reopens as the elegantly casual Cottonwood Café
“I want to make a little party every day,” says owner Jen McCrystal. She is standing near the swinging door between the dining room and a backroom kitchen. For the past decade, McCrystal has managed, owned and cooked at Jen’s Garden, inspired and detailed French cuisine in Sisters. But a year or so ago, she […]
