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Roam On Over to Minnesota Avenue for Inspired Seasonal Eats & Drinks

A new executive chef, menu tweaks, and revamped patio make Roam at The Oxford even more enticing
Avatar photo by Donna Britt

While Labor Day signals a change of seasons with long, hot days giving way to longer, cooler nights, dining on the patio is a wonderful way to ease into autumn. That’s why one of Bend’s favorite downtown restaurants has renovated and revamped its outdoor patio seating this year so their guests, locals and visitors alike, […]

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Garden Delight: Basil Carbonara

With tomatoes beginning to ripen, now’s the time for a dose of garden-fresh pasta
by Ari Levaux

My children have an arrangement with an area farmer. After the weekly farmers market, he supplies them with surplus produce, which they sell at a roadside stand in front of our house. They split the proceeds 50/50, with the farmer getting half, and the boys dividing the other. What’s in it for me, you ask? […]

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Bend’s Best Old-Fashioned Doughnuts

In an era of new Instagram delights, can anything beat an old-fashioned?
Avatar photo by Brian Yaeger

When beseeched to write the consummate list of the world’s best doughnut styles for TheTakeOut.com, The Onion’s non-satirical foodie blog, I unintentionally struck a nerve. I awarded buttermilk bars the bronze, but described them as “the augmented version of an old-fashioned…ameliorated by the use of buttermilk in the cake batter in lieu of regular milk […]

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Cookie Chain Expands to Bend

Crumbl opens in Cascade Village Shopping Center
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

Crumbl Cookies, the 500+ strong cookie chain, has expanded to Bend. For those not already familiar, Crumbl was launched in Utah in 2017, quickly adding franchises all over the country with its signature soft chocolate chip cookie and a rotating menu of weekly cookie creations. The new Bend location is in the Cascade Village Shopping […]

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All the Flavors

Northwest-Japanese fusion shines at Chomp Chomp
Avatar photo by Jared Rasic

Not too many secret spots are left in downtown Bend where you can just roll in and fill yourself with incredible food and beverages without reservations. But for these last few months I’ve been selfish and absolutely devastated by all the food and adult beverages at my favorite downtown happy hour without having to fight […]

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Caprese Frittata, a la Cafe Lena

Garlic and cheese in scrambled eggs is a concept as old as breakfast, but it’s instructive and inspirational how a pedestrian batch of eggs can be so easily transformed and elevated to greatness
by Ari Levaux

When I lived in Portland in the late 1990s, there was a breakfast spot on Hawthorne Boulevard called Cafe Lena, where I used to go for a dish called “BBG Scrambled Eggs.” BBG stands for Basil, Brie and Garlic. In today’s world of hybrid recipes and fusion cuisine, most menu readers are too jaded to […]

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S’more Story

Explore classic to creative s’mores on National S’mores Day
by Damian Fagan

A ug. 10 marks #NationalSmoresDay and is the perfect excuse, if you need one, to consume the classic gooey treats. Though s’mores may be the go-to campout treat, they are just as easy to make at home, and without the smoky fire. Before delving into some recipes from the classic to the creative, here’s a […]

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