Platypus Pub Though the name is familiar—Platypus is a basement pub famous for serving hard-to-find beers—the Third Street bar has gone beyond pouring and recently entered the brewing arena with outstanding results. See the exceptional (and tongue twisterly named) Haste Ye’ Back Scottish Wee Heavy (8.5% ABV) for proof of their brewing prowess. “We’re selling […]
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Top Five Restaurant Upgrades
Also, Bend’s best beer and dishes
1. Spork While we loved Spork’s global-street-food-inspired food cart, the move out of the Airstream and into a proper brick-and-mortar location is the best thing that could have possibly happened to Bend’s food scene. 2. Worthy Brewing If Spork is the best thing to happen to Bend’s westside, Worthy gets the prize for best eastside […]
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Xmas Chopsticks
Chinese food on Christmas?!
In the final scene of “The Christmas Story” (yes, as in “you’ll shoot your eye out.” Just say it! Get it out of your system. Okay, better? We on the same page now?). . . in the final scene of “The Christmas Story,” the Parker family remedies their disastrous Christmas dinner (a neighbor dog has […]
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By Any Other Name?
Newly opened Rat Hole Brewing is above ground
With a name like Rat Hole, we expected—and hoped for—a gritty, hard-bitten tavern, maybe even something tucked into a well-worn basement with subterranean character. The place that maybe Captain Jack Sparrow would mingle with Genghis Khan to grab a mug. Instead, the relatively new restaurant and brewpub, Rat Hole, is located in a mostly bland […]
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Heady Brews Make for a Happy Holiday
Wicked-good seasonal treats for both the naughty and nice at inaugural Winter Beer Fest
Well, it’s about time. Finally, hop-happy Bend, the beer capital of the west, is getting its own winter beer festival. In doing so, Bend brewers are giving a nod of recognition to a growing beer-culture trend —celebrating specialty and seasonal brews. Rather than kowtow to the masses and provide everything from IPAs to ciders, such […]
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All in the Family
A bustling shared kitchen pushes out high-quality, gluten-free baked goods
Perhaps my family’s greatest claim to fame is that my great-great-uncle coined the term, “conspicuous consumption.” In his 1899 book The Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen explained that as the industrial revolution moves business owners and workers alike further from the means of production, they will replace that urge to define one’s worth […]
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Fresh, Raw and Downtown
Simple yet flavorful, Salud! is a welcome addition to Bend lunching
Q: How do you know someone is a vegan? A: It's all they talk about! Ha! Right? Okay, I’ll admit: I can be wary of vegans, insecure that they are judging me—and my pro-cow diet. But Salud!, a new addition to downtown lunches—a vegan and raw food café—has won me and the Source staff over […]
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The Greatest Pie in Central Oregon
The Source hosts its first ever PIE OFF
On Wednesday, the Source concluded its first ever Pie Off. Over the previous three weeks, we gathered recipes from our readers. We narrowed those to five—and asked each to bring a piping-hot pie to our monthly Media Salon at Broken Top Bottle Shop. There, we were pleased to have three esteemed judges—Lisa Glickman, food critic […]
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Pie in the Sky
Looking for a good slice
On Monday, the Source hosts its Pie-Off. We have been collecting pie recipes from friends and readers, and on Monday evening will present the three winning recipes—and our judges, food critic Lisa Glickman and a surprise local chef, will determine the GREATEST (HOMEMADE) PIE IN CENTRAL OREGON. (7 pm, Broken Top Bottle Shop, free.) In […]
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Platypus Pub Reopens
Same Great Beer, Same So-So Food
The attraction to Platypus Pub is the beer, of course. Does anywhere else in town serve Russian River’s Pliny the Elder on tap? (Unfamiliar? It’s an imperial IPA that’s widely considered to be one of the best beers in the country and is one of the few to earn a perfect 100 score from beeradvocate.com.) […]