Right up at the top on the list of universally favorite things, along with warm woolen mittens and snowflakes, is… soup.
Chow
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No Dishes, No Drama
Be thankful—you can dine out on Turkey Day!
Although coordinating a feast for family can be a real reward, for most of us this means spending hours darting in and out of the kitchen while friends and family await your company. And by the time you finally do sit boastfully by your bounty, you’re exhausted—long before the turkey-induced coma has had a chance […]
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As The Garden Grows: One of region’s finest restaurants hires new executive chef
At first glance, the small house with an edible backyard garden on Hood Avenue in Sisters may be mistaken for a long-held private residence.
At first glance, the small house with an edible backyard garden on Hood Avenue in Sisters may be mistaken for a long-held private residence. But step inside the candle-lit cottage and you’ll discover one of Central Oregon’s most intimate dining experiences.
For eight years now, Jen’s Garden has created an ever-changing menu of Southern France-inspired cuisine, offered a la carte or as a three or five course wine-paired dinner. And building a solid reputation under the careful direction of owner and previous executive chef, T.R. McCrystal and his wife Jen.
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East or West, Mother Knows Best
New Mother’s Juice Café proves bigger is better
I have long been a fan of Mother’s Juice Café, patronizing the small house on Galveston Avenue since it first opened for business back in 1999.
From one tiny kitchen came countless choices for smoothies, fresh juice, breakfast and lunch. And despite the economic ups and downs of the last decade, Mother’s has proved its staying power.
Not by reinventing itself or cutting quality for the sake of cost, but by continuing to appeal to active Bendites by offering “healthy, wholesome goodness.”
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Cowpooling: Team up to fill your deep freeze with local, all natural, grass-fed beef
Here’s the beef.
How many cows are in that burger?
The answer to this question changed the way I ate forever.
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Cheap Eats On 2nd Street: Quick and affordable freshness just off the beaten path
2nd Street Eats is a hole-in-the-wall breakfast and lunch spot where The Brown Bag used to be, hidden in plain sight just north of Greenwood Avenue on 2nd Street.
Some of the best potato salad around.
I’ve always had a soft spot for mom and pop joints—the no-frills food, the camaraderie among customers, the satisfaction of supporting a little ol’ family business.
2nd Street Eats is the modern version. It’s a hole-in-the-wall breakfast and lunch spot where The Brown Bag used to be, hidden in plain sight just north of Greenwood Avenue on 2nd Street. From the outside of the nondescript building, it may not look like much, but venture in for the surprise of homemade bagels, handmade chocolates and inexpensive eats.
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The Hand now Serving Nectar: Add mead to the list of wonderful fermented beverages brewed in Bend
In a town saturated with craft beers and breweries, it was with great pleasure that we raised a glass of mead last Thursday while attending a tasting at Nectar of the Gods Meadery, Bend’s newest small-batch brewer.
Behold the mead.
It’s always refreshing to try something new—especially when that something is a new type of alcohol.
In a town saturated with craft beers and breweries, it was with great pleasure that we raised a glass of mead last Thursday while attending a tasting at Nectar of the Gods Meadery, Bend’s newest small-batch brewer.
Don’t misunderstand—we love beer as much as the next Bendite, but sometimes we’re just not in the mood for another IPA. Wesley Ladd, owner of the Horned Hand, and Ian Greene, a brewer at Boneyard Beer, admitted to feeling similarly, despite their deep love of beer.
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Gluttony: A Sin Of Satisfaction: 10 Central Oregon luxuries to please any epicurean
Here are our favorite, and priciest, ways to live the good life through food in Central Oregon.
Bend offers so many ways to indulge your culinary senses, paring down a list of the most special delicacies in these parts was no easy feat. Here are our favorite, and priciest, ways to live the good life through food in Central Oregon.
Leonardi Balsamic Vinegar, Newport Market: For deglazing, for dipping or for drizzling, vineger’s versatility never ceases to surprise. I still remember the shiver I got the first time I tried 30 year old balsamic—it popped my eyes wide open with a concentrated sharpness then mellowing tanginess. Proof is in the price tag with this lovely liquid: at Newport Market, Leonardi 30-year balsamico goes for $180.
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Little Bites: Hideaway Gives a Shot to Southeast Bend
After several months of interior makeover work, the neighborhood bar and restaurant reopened this past week as the Hideaway Tavern.
I recently moved out of northeast Bend, a virtual wasteland when it comes to food and nightlife. (The last vestige of culinary civilization, Little Pizza Paradise, picked up stakes and moved to Cascade Village Mall earlier this summer.) I didn’t improve my lot much by moving to southeast Bend, particularly when it comes to nightlife.
A few scattered pubs on Third Street and an outpost at Reed Market were an improvement, but hardly a sea change. To make matters worse, my favorite South side watering hole/pizza place and blues club, Grover’s, recently closed.
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Gringo’s Welcome: Authentic Street-Style Tacos and Mexican Markets in Bend
Whether you need pasilla peppers for posole, or a quick and delicious bite on the run, look no further than these friendly and authentic family-run establishments.
Searching for hard-to-find ingredients like cactus or tamarind? Trying to feed a family of four on a $20 bill? No worries! Although still undiscovered by most, Bend does have a handful of true-to-Mexico taco joints and three Latino markets. So whether you need pasilla peppers for posole, or a quick and delicious bite on the run, look no further than these friendly and authentic family-run establishments. No habla espanol? No problem.
