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South Bend Bistro Owners Buy Jackalope Grill

With its previous owners retiring, Laura Bliss stepped in to take over

Jackalope Grill, the downtown Bend fine dining restaurant open since 2005, is under new ownership. Laura Bliss, who owns South Bend Bistro in Sunriver, bought Jackalope two weeks ago, she told the Source Weekly. Bliss and South Bend Bistro Chef Kelly Day are each splitting their time between the two restaurants, Bliss said. Bliss said […]

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Celebrate the Bounty of the Season

Cooking classes can be a way to fill those long winter nights and gain some skills

It’s fall, and that means time to celebrate the harvests of the season. Kindred Creative Kitchen maintains a regular schedule of dinners and cooking classes to help you up your game in the culinary department, including one happening this week. The Fall Harvest Wine Dinner on Friday, Oct. 28 is a hands-on class that lets […]

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Slow Cooker Apple Butter

Smooth and jammy, this classic apple spread tastes like fall and is easy to make in a Crock-Pot

โ€˜Tis the seasonโ€ฆfor apples! Iโ€™m partial to this fruit for a variety of reasons. Apples are pretty, theyโ€™re portable, they taste good and theyโ€™re good for you with 5 grams of fiber in a single apple. I also like their versatility. Raw, baked in a pie, sliced with cheese, spread with peanut butter, cooked into […]

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New Bend Asian Market to Debut at Moonlight Market

Provided the right location comes around, Jesi Scott hopes to open a brick-and-mortar Asian food mart in Bend in the spring of 2023.

It’s been an ongoing gripe of Bendites who enjoy the flavors of Asia: no Asian market in Bend or elsewhere in Central Oregon. Even those restaurants that serve Asian food have to source their ingredients through a combo of creative shipping and drives to Eugene or Portland. But that could soon change, if Bend local […]

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Jackaroo Pies Packs it In

The brand announced its permanent closure but will offer to-go through early November

Jackaroo Pies, the brand formerly known as Duda’s that served Australian-style meat pies, announced its pending permanent closure this week. “We have tried very hard to keep our business afloat, but unfortunately losing our original location a year ago was a blow that we simply could not recover from (despite our very best efforts),” the […]

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The London Underground

Take a trip across the pond to The Cellar for food and beer

I’ve worked downtown on and off for over a decade and if there’s one thing I’ve learned in that time, it’s that the older I get, the more I want a place to go that I can have a pint, some good food and a conversation without screaming over a Hootie and the Blowfish song. […]

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Pepper Poppers Perfect for Fall Get-Togethers

Wrapped in bacon and stuffed with chicken and cream cheese, these sweet and spicy peppers are a crowd pleaser

Even though the daytime high temps have been in the 70s and 80s lately, the calendar tells us itโ€™s fall and all the usual autumn activities are happening around us. Football is one of those activities and this American pastime brings us together for tailgating events, Sunday brunches and Saturday afternoon viewing parties. These poppers […]

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Mountain Burger Offers Up Burgers, Shakes and More on West Side

Burger joint takes up space formerly occupied by Pflücke

A new burger place on Bend’s far-west side is already bringing all the kids to the yard. Mountain Burger opened in late September in Northwest Crossing, taking up the space formerly occupied by Pflรผcke. On top of burgersโ€”featuring a new “burger of the week” each week, Mountain Burger has some truly unique shakes, coming in […]

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BrownBag Takes Popcorn to a Whole New Level

The new artisan popcorn company in downtown Bend brings flavors and fun to a perennial treatBy Donna Britt @donnabrittcooks

It all started back in 2014 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Lynne Szymanski was visiting her first craft brewery and wanted something to snack on. There wasn’t anything. And as the proverb goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” OK, so maybe a snack isn’t exactly a necessity, but you get the point. Szymanski thought to […]

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Orange Cardamom Pancakes

Take your pancakes up a notch with orange zest and cardamom

Who doesnโ€™t love pancakes for breakfast, brunch or even dinner?! In a nod to the Source Weekly’s release of the 2022 Breakfast & Lunch Guide and in honor of my recent crepe-eating escapades in France and Spain, I simply had to bring you my favorite pancake recipe this week. Crepes and pancakes are different but similar. […]

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