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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

by Nicole Vulcan January 10, 2024May 16, 2025

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

by Nicole Vulcan January 10, 2024March 8, 2025

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 […]

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Hi, Honey! A Reboot for a Beloved Bend Thai Food Chef

Chef Kaew brings her Thai creations to a new location in a gas station

by Jared Rasic January 10, 2024July 15, 2025

OK, yes, there are a lot of Thai food options in Central Oregon. Too many? No way. The expression “too much of a good thing” is impossible to really prove, especially when it comes to Thai food. You could eat Thai seven days a week and not repeat restaurants or dishes for a hot minute, […]

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Cascade Lakes Closing Its Century Pub

by Nicole Vulcan January 10, 2024July 28, 2024

In July, Cascade Lakes Brewing Company opened its Reed Market pub on the southeast side of Bend, opening up more hangout opportunities for the growing population in that area of town. Now, though, the company is announcing the closure of its westside pub on Century Drive — a location that has welcomed countless skiers and […]

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Good Time Jambalaya

A classic Louisiana one pot meal

by Donna Britt January 4, 2024August 11, 2024

We’re heading to Louisiana this week for a dish with African, Spanish and French influences, historically made with whatever was on hand. Similar to gumbo and étouffée, jambalaya contains meat and rice but there is no file powder or okra (like in gumbo) and the rice is cooked in the dish versus served over rice […]

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Get Back in the Swing of First Friday with these Food and Drink Events

Two food and drink events coming up for January First Friday will encourage you to branch out a bit.

by Nicole Vulcan January 3, 2024July 16, 2024

First Friday was a pretty big deal in Bend before the pandemic hit — and since then, it’s been making a steady comeback. While downtown Bend is where much of the First Friday activity has been happening, two food and drink events coming up for January First Friday will encourage you to branch out a […]

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A Vision for More Local Food

Shiv Shakti’s passion for organic gardening and permaculture goes on display at the Three Rivers School greenhouse

by Nicole Vulcan January 3, 2024March 5, 2025

The dead of winter isn’t usually the time when people are plucking fresh greens and herbs from their gardens in Central Oregon — but it’s certainly a time when people are dreaming of doing so. And over at the Three Rivers School in the Sunriver area, students and teachers really ARE starting to pluck greens […]

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Crunchy, Flavorful Thai Peanut Salad

Lighten up with lots of flavor

by Donna Britt December 28, 2023September 6, 2024

With a new year looming and thoughts of lighter, brighter days ahead, plus the fact that my clothes are feeling quite tight at the moment, a fresh salad with lots of crunch and flavor seems appropriate. This particular salad is all about the dressing, which is easy to mix up. You may need a couple […]

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Volcanic Theatre Pub Opens Regular Pub Hours

Check out the updated layout of the venue

by Nicole Vulcan December 27, 2023August 25, 2024

Volcanic Theatre Pub is sporting a different look under its new ownership, and now, it’s also boasting expanded hours during non-concert times. New owners, John Davis and 1988 Entertainment, updated the layout of the venue when the company purchased it early in 2023, moving the bar so that it’s visible from the glass garage doors […]

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SEA Crab Closes; Restaurant with Healthful Options Moving In

The menu will have rotations throughout the month to accommodate weekly specials and seasonal offerings

by Nicole Vulcan December 27, 2023April 9, 2025

SEA Crab House, the southeast Asian-inspired crab boil restaurant has closed, and in its place will soon be a venture with a distinctly different menu. Sandy Egge, a naturopathic clinical nutritionist, and husband Jeff Taber, a longtime athlete and health enthusiast, will soon open Crave, Bend, a kitchen focused on healthful offerings. Egge was also […]

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