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Foxtail Ends Wholesale Operations

As far as what’s next for pastry chef and owner Nickol Hayden-Cady, it’s all up in the air
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Those looking for a delightful taste of artisanal pop-tarts or other pastries from Foxtail Bakeshop will come up short starting this week. Foxtail ended its wholesale operations—selling pastries to local coffee shops including Lone Pine and Palate, among others—as of the start of the year. The bakery will continue to bake cakes until the sale […]

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Stay Home and Make Soup

“Lily broth” makes a delightful version of French Onion soup
by Ari Levaux

French onion soup is the world’s most elegant dish. Not the kind of elegance you’d find on a white tablecloth with extra silverware, but elegant in the sense that scientists use the word. Like when a simple equation can express the relationship between matter and energy with as few ingredients as a pot of French […]

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Notable New Eateries and Eats of 2021

New restaurants and food trucks open and thrive in Central Oregon despite another tumultuous year
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While restaurant closings and restricted dining hours have made headlines across the country continuously in 2021, local foodies are lucky, as several new establishments have opened this year—bringing with them a handful of can’t-miss dishes. This is an overview of some favorite new eateries and eats as ascertained by “reservations recommended,” order ahead, the grapevine, […]

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Holiday, Not Hams

Vegan options for the holidays
by Angela Moore

It is that time of year when there seems to be a steady stream of over-the-top meals where calories seemingly don’t count and every extended family member or friend wants you to try their sickeningly sugary “famous sweet potato pie” or “grandma’s buttered ham” that even Paula Dean herself wouldn’t put that much lard on. […]

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A Christmas-Eve Outing

The Culver-area winery is holding a Christmas Eve open
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Not a lot of events happen on Christmas Eve. Between the frantic last-minute shopping and wrapping and food-making, plenty of people seem to take the words of writer Hunter S. Thompson to heart when it comes to Christmas Eve planning: “…skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and […]

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Be Their Guest

Takeaway dinners for the holidays
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There’s a weird contradiction sometimes when it comes to the holiday season, especially around Thanksgiving and Christmas. Obviously, the importance of the holidays is to connect or reconnect with friends and family, and tradition says it usually involves some sort of massive home-cooked meal. Simultaneously, 2021 was a hell of a nasty year, maybe a […]

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El Sancho’s Super-Secret Space

The space will largely be used as a commissary kitchen, but this week, it’s also home to a three-day pop-up event
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Lovers of El Sancho have a number of places to enjoy the food—from the newest Galveston Avenue location to the east side taco shop on Dekalb, to the cart at Crux Fermentation Project and its traveling cart seen at events. Now, there’s another location to (occasionally) add to the list: El Sancho’s “Super Secret Side […]

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Bend Parks Hosts Food Drive

There is always a need for volunteers to help us in getting donated food out to the community
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Two drive-thru food drives hosted by Bend Park and Recreation District are happening Sat., Dec. 18. People can donate food at both The Pavilion and the Larkspur Community Center from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, with donations going to NeighborImpact. “We especially need items like canned soup, canned produce, broth and canned protein to help […]

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Give the Gift of Food

Create a bountiful basket full of local food items
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From hot sauce to gourmet chocolates, Central Oregon has an abundance of food artisans and makers. Gift the foodie on your list with a lovely assortment of locally handcrafted food and drink in a gift basket, or give a single luxury food item, such as a box of buttery toffee from Holm Made Toffee Co., […]

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