Why would anyone buy a cookbook when any recipe you could ever want is right at your fingertips, online, on your phone, so easy to get for free, any time? Well, the answer lies in the fact that those of us who are really into food and cooking typically love cookbooks โ old ones, new […]
I don’t know much about Vietnamese food except that it’s delicious and that phแป is tastier and healthier than most American soups. I’ve had phแป cure my hangovers, stomach aches and head colds within minutes with the combination of fresh ingredients and nurturing broth. What I think I connect to the most with phแป is how […]
Food writers like myself and Source contributor Donna Britt get to eat a lot of sumptuous meals around Bend and Central Oregon. With so many restaurants opening in the last several months, restauranteurs are keen to show off the goods. But a recent opening of this type is still sticking in my mind, several weeks […]
Seems like itโs been a good year for tomatoes in Central Oregon, and thatโs not always the case as those of us who have lived here for many seasons can tell you. The tomatoes are weighing down the vines in the backyard garden box at my house and Iโm seeing some stunning beauties at the […]
Although Bend lacks the food diversity of larger cities, it’s hard to argue that the greatest meal isn’t a burger with a cold beer. And that’s something decidedly not lacking locally. For this round-up of Bend’s burgerific brewpubs, note that tasting rooms hosting smashburger trucks are omitted, so this exclusively focuses on pubs with burger-slinging […]
Funny how so many of the recipes I share end up stemming from, or triggering, a childhood memory. This one is no exception. Growing up, I spent a lot of time with my maternal grandmother. She was a child of the Great Depression which translated into a solid โwaste not, want notโ philosophy in her […]
Kate Bhatia loves ice cream. “I’ve eaten a lot of ice cream!” she exclaims when I ask her how she learned to make the delectable sweet treat. She tells me how she and her husband/business partner, Amit Bhatia, seek out small, craft ice cream makers when they travel and how she started making ice cream […]
This weekโs recipe isnโt really a strict recipe but rather a couple of suggestions on how to make good use of one of those mighty fine rotisserie chickens. Grocery stores and supermarkets have been carrying these tasty birds for years now and Iโve been a fan for a long time. The prices are usually quite […]
What started with the purchase of a $300 food cart bought from Craigslist just a few years ago has turned into a full-fledged Northwest chicken chain that now includes a location in Bend. Chicken Shanty began with a single drive-thru cart in southern Oregon, and has since expanded to 14 locations, including the newest one […]
The Westside Yard in Bend, a relatively new apartment and business complex along Century Drive, has some new tenants who are bringing more culinary adventures to the area. This month saw the opening of Northwest Raw, the second juice bar for founders Web and Karen Staunton, who originally opened a first location along Main Street […]
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