A new food cart pod is nearing completion in Prineville, and its owner is seeking food carts to join the fun. The Corral Tap Room & Food Carts is located on NW Third Street in Prineville, where owner Jerry Kropacek hopes to add several more food carts to the space. The Corral includes an indoor beer […]
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Riff Taproom Becomes Stoller Wine Bar
After several months of teaming up in the same space, Riff Cold Brewed announced this month that it would be officially handing over its taproom in Bend’s Box Factory to Stoller Wine. In November, Riff announced that it would be sharing its space on Arizona Avenue, offering a pop-up tasting room for the Willamette Valley […]
Punk Noodle, the Cookbook
A trip around the world, a noodle obsession, a series of pop-up dinnersโand now a cookbook! “Punk Noodle โ Stories and Recipes From a Pop-Up Noodle Shop” is the latest creative collaboration of husband/wife duo Britta and Benjamin Schroeter Phillips, but Punk Noodle is more than a book; it’s a way of being. “Food is what […]
Portland’s Killer Burger Coming to Bend
For the past two years, Portland’s Killer Burger has been the winner of “Portland’s Best Burger” in the readers’ poll for Willamette Weekโsimilar to the Source’s Best of Central Oregon poll. Soon, Central Oregonians will be able to enjoy some of those popular burgers right here in Bend. The Killer Burger franchise announced this week […]
Cocoa Power
Art is good when it springs from necessity. This kind of origin is the guarantee of its value; there is no other โโNeal Cassidy In the middle of the night, partway through a cross-country drive, I unfolded myself from the driver’s seat at another random gas station. Someone special was waiting at the east end […]
Sparrow Bakery Launches Campaign to Support Struggling Restaurants
Who doesn’t love takeout? So how about we do it two times more a week? Restaurants in Deschutes County got some relief this week when the governor announced a relaxation of guidelinesโbut they’re still expected to struggle for quite some time, due to the extended closures. “As widely documented throughout the pandemic, food service and […]
Winco Foods Opens
Employee-owned supermarket chain WinCo Foods is now open in Bend. Located in the former Shopko at 60 NE Bend River Mall Drive, the supermarket is known for its extensive bulk section, open-shelf storage and discount prices. Founded in 1967 by two men, the company created an employee stock ownership plan in 1985. The Bend store […]
Lone Pine Opens East Side Location
Lone Pine Coffee Roasters, a favorite downtown Bend haunt that last year moved from Tin Pan Alley to NW Harriman Street, now has a second location. Lone Pine’s “East End” location, at 1462 NE Cushing Drive Ste 160, in the new building behind the On Tap food cart pod, offers the same delicious coffee drinks […]
Foxtail Reimagined to Survive Pandemic
In early January, the line wrapped around the Box Factory buildings and customers filed like soldiers 6 feet apart in the cold, waiting at least an hour to order pastries and treats on the last day Foxtail Bakeshop & Kitchen was open to the public.
Eating Well To Go
While recent times have prompted many to cook and eat more at-home meals, takeout food from local establishments is a nice way to change up the routine and support the community. Typically, January is a month for reset; New Year’s resolutions abound for cleaner living, more movement and healthier eatingโand locally, there’s no shortage of […]

