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When it comes to OG spots for food, brews and fun in Bend, you don’t get much more OG than some of the earliest breweries—and one beloved ski shop. This summer, Deschutes Brewery, Silver Moon Brewing and Powder House are all offering something new to entice locals and newcomers alike. Deschutes Brewery Outdoor Beer Garden […]

I recently visited Fall River, a sleepy fishing town on the Rhode Island border whose long-established Portuguese community has made it the capital of Portuguese seafood in North America. There, amid the wine-sauced littleneck clams, the grilled cod, scallops moçambique and Portuguese paella, I found a bowl of kale potato soup that almost stole the show. It […]

I was quite literally arranging to bring a new hen into our flock when the news broke: Bird flu. For me, bringing in a new hen will have to wait. When it comes to breakfast, there’s nothing quite like a fresh egg or two, plucked that morning from the coop of your very own backyard flock. […]

The Giving Plate is a local resource offering groceries to local people in need. The organization bought its own building where it soon hopes to open a “grocery store” style food pantry where people can come in and grab what they need—but in the meantime, an upcoming event will help The Giving Plate meet that […]

Shrubs are all the rage among the fancy-cocktail set, adding some freshness and caché to an ordinary drink. But shrubs aren’t just for cocktails—they can also be medicinal. Shrubs, defined as “a concentrated syrup that combines fruit, sugar, and vinegar,” can also be a refreshing drink and a way to consume plant medicine. On July […]

You may have heard of the Willing Workers on Organic Farms, or WWOOF program that invites people to work and stay on organic farms around the world—but did you know there’s also a local version that gives a boost to local farms and lets locals get to know them? Central Oregon Locavore’s program, Willing Workers […]