Yes, it’s another soup recipe! But why not since it’s still the season for warm bowls of food. Besides I found a 5-pound bag of carrots buried in my fridge this week so I figured I should use them for something. This soup is very easy to make and doesn’t require any milk or cream. […]
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Dinner At the Hook & Plow
Fresh fish, creamy potatoes and braised kale are the highlights of our meal
Open only since this past fall, the Hook & Plow in Bend’s Westside Yard is the fourth location of the small West Coast chain operated by twin sisters Lisa and Lauren Cassity. The family-run restaurant group opened its first Hook & Plow 10 years ago in Hermosa Beach, California. Other locations are in Redondo Beach […]
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Asian Market for Bend is One Step Closer
Tomi Mart secures a location on the south side of Bend
Back in October 2022 we announced the much-desired advent of an Asian market for Bend—something that foodies in Central Oregon have been clamoring about for years. Back then, Jesi Scott, who named her pending business “Tomi Mart” after her daughter, Tomiko, hoped to open a brick-and-mortar market by the spring of 2023. Several popups later, […]
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Easy Cooking With What You Have On Hand
The benefits of a well-stocked pantry
Maybe you already do it or maybe you’re always intending to do it, but stocking up on pantry essentials makes cooking meals easier all the way around. If you have certain things on hand, you don’t have to run to the store in inclement weather to get food on the table. You can whip up […]
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Bend’s Best Devil’s Food Doughnuts
Storm nixes some doughy chocolatey fixes in our ongoing review of local donuts, but we still review three
Most doughnuts are frosted, but the frost from our first big winter storm severely derailed the first seasonal doughnut-off of the year. Since chocolate has only been an element of two past roundups, we selected the chocolatiest option there is: devil’s food cake with chocolate frosting and, if offered, topped with chocolate sprinkles. But no […]
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A New Chapter for Rockin’ Dave
Rockin’ Dave’s Bistro & Backstage Lounge will soon close its doors
Rockin’ Dave’s Bistro & Backstage Lounge, the beloved bagel, breakfast and lunch spot on Greenwood Avenue, will soon close its doors. Dave Flier, owner of and namesake of Rockin’ Dave’s, says he’s ready for a change and is under contract to sell the building to a local restaurant group. Flier has big dreams for the […]
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Sunriver Resort Food & Wine Festival on the Horizon
The month-long event is a celebration of “foods, ingredients and wines from across Central Oregon and the Pacific Northwest
The Sunriver Food & Wine Festival is coming soon to Sunriver Resort. The month-long event is a celebration of “foods, ingredients and wines from across Central Oregon and the Pacific Northwest,” and takes place Feb. 1-29. Events include a Saturday Supper Club every Saturday, featuring a special four-course themed menu; farm to table dinners featuring […]
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Cheese Wafers: Easiest App Ever
One-ingredient cheese wafers are a perfect appetizer or soup/salad accompaniment
This may be the easiest recipe you’ll ever encounter. Whether you call them wafers, crisps, tuiles (French) or frico (Italian), these lacy discs are simple but delightful. The perfect hors d’oeuvre or accompaniment to any soup or salad, they can be made ahead and when stored in an airtight container can keep for at least […]
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Fat Tony’s Serving Up Neapolitan Style Pizza
A new pizza restaurant quietly opened on Hill Street in Bend, just before the holidays
A new pizza restaurant quietly opened on Hill Street in Bend, just before the holidays. Fat Tony’s Pizza serves up Neapolitan, artisan-style pies. The menu also includes spaghetti Bolognese, salads, wings and other Italian eats, available for dine-in and takeout. Fat Tony’s has a full bar and a “great happy hour,” said co-owner Roberto Cardenas, who […]
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Indian Restaurant Opens Along OB Riley Road
Featuring a large menu with entrees such as chicken, lamb, goat and vegetarian
A new Indian restaurant has opened at the Shilo Inn on the north side of Bend. Real Taste of India opened the first week of January in the hotel’s restaurant space along O.B. Riley Road. Real Taste of India offers a lunch buffet featuring classic Indian dishes, as well as a large menu featuring entrees with […]
