Source readers have already been alerted to some of Central Oregon’s delightful donuts through Source contributor Brian Yaeger’s recent donut reviews—but on top of that, there’s a new sweet treat in town. Little Pine Donuts announced its opening in January, offering brioche donuts made fresh each morning. Customers can make orders at least one day […]
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New Taco Spot for Bend’s East Side
Tacos El Machin is inspired by the flavors of the Cali-Mexico border
Diners on Bend’s east side can find a new place to grab tasty tacos. Tacos El Machin offers street-style tacos inspired by the cuisine of Mexico City. The space at 2570 NE Twin Knolls Drive, near Timbers East, is the project of Noe Morales, who grew up in San Diego enjoying the flavors of the […]
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Tots! Moves into 9th Street Village; Southern Accent Moves Out
Doing the food cart shuffle around Bend
Tots!, the tasty snack cart featuring—you guessed it—homemade tots, now has a second location. Tots! is now located in both the Midtown Yacht Club as well as the 9th Street Village adjacent to Bevel Brewing. The people behind the Tots! cart at Midtown Yacht Club will also open a wood-fired pizza cart called PIZZA in March, […]
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Sushi at Midtown Yacht Club
After successful runs in Salem and Tumalo, NorthFresh opens its third location
NorthFresh Sushi, which made a splash at The Bite in Tumalo when it opened in 2020, is opening another cart at Midtown Yacht Club this month. This is the third NorthFresh Sushi location, with its original location located at The Yard in Salem. NorthFresh offers sushi, poke and make, along with other fresh foods. Get […]
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Pizza, Full Bar Now Available at Madras’ New Basin
Whiskey Pie features “cocktail inspired” pizzas
New things are happening at New Basin Distillers in Madras. New Basin began offering a full-service bar in September 2021, serving cocktails, beer, wine and cider, with a focus on higher end spirits. On top of that, the owners just opened Whiskey Pie, offering “cocktail inspired wood fired pizza.” “My wife and I opened this […]
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The Soul Food of Ukraine
A hearty bowl of borscht during a tumultuous time in history
With the invasion happening in real time as I write this, I have no idea how the chips will have fallen by the time you read it. But one thing is clear. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the nation he leads, are like a hearty bowl of borscht. Vladimir Putin, by contrast, is nothing but a […]
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Celebrate the Local “Food Seen”
Tag @sourceweekly in your local food photos and we’ll share them here
Central Oregon is no backwater populated by a random café or two, or worse, a sea of fast food chains as far as the eye can see. Instead, it’s loaded with local restaurants, food carts, bars and other places offering up local ingredients and local love. To celebrate this wealth of deliciousness, we’re rolling out […]
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Birria Fest 2022
In search of the tastiest morsels of this trend, in Bend
I sometimes feel like an old man yelling at clouds when I consider why certain things are trending on Instagram. Some dances and memes make little to no sense to me—but when a food starts trending, with mouth-watering photos and an interesting back story, I get obsessed rather quickly. Enter one of the last big […]
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Sunriver Brewing Gets a Fourth Spot
Brewery to go in former Jackson’s Corner east side location
After seeing the east side Jackson’s Corner closed throughout the pandemic, Sunriver Brewing announced it would be taking over that space and moving in with its fourth brewery, following its locations in Sunriver, Eugene and on Galveston Avenue in Bend. Sunriver Brewing plans on opening in the new location on NE Cushing Drive, dubbed its […]
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Bend’s Best Apple Fritters
Is there any doughnut phatter than a fritter?
When looking for a doughnut style befitting a winter roundup, the hearty apple fritter seems like the obvious choice. These are usually the largest option in the most impressively grand display cases. They’re bigger in both diameter and height and the chunky appearance serves as sort of an optical Braille that lets you know: this […]
