Admit it. You have failed more than once in the kitchen while challenging yourself during this pandemic. Your soufflé flopped. Your sourdough boule refused to rise. Your duck à l’orange disappointed. Don’t despair. You are not alone. Even professionally trained chefs fail spectacularly. In fact, a few local chefs have shared stories of their favorite […]
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Get a Taste of This Place
The High Desert Food and Farm Alliance creates a new campaign to bridge the gap between consumers and locally grown food
The High Desert Food and Farm Alliance has been actively supporting local farmers and ranchers since 2012 by improving food access and supporting a sustainable food system. The HDFFA recently announced that in order to bolster its mission, it’s launching a campaign geared toward helping locals recognize locally grown food. Laurie Wayne, farm support program […]
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Cultivate Bend: Nurturing the Seeds for Bend’s Future
New venture helps food and beverage companies in Central Oregon get off the ground
As COVID-19 cases rise, the pandemic continues its reign and Bend’s tourist advisory discourages travel, the last thing anyone might expect from Bend’s food and beverage companies is a new project. In the heat of it all comes the hyper-local trade group, Cultivate Bend. The organization looks to vitalize Bend’s reputation as a hub for […]
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After Two Positive Tests, Lessons Learned
The co-owner of Jackson’s Corner and Parilla Grill had two employees test positive for COVID-19. Now he has advice for other business owners in managing the unknown
For Aaron Christenson, co-owner of Jackson’s Corner and Parrilla Grill in Bend, the threat of COVID-19 and its repercussions became all too real when one of his employees tested positive for COVID-19 in mid-July. He said he immediately shut all of his restaurant locations down and mandated employees get tested prior to reopening. “None of […]
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Keep it Suttle
Upcoming Suttle Lodge events combine regional wineries, breweries with chef-prepared cuisine
The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse has been hosting a variety of socially distanced, outdoor events since the start of summer. “We like to slow things down a bit and let people relax and enjoy the weather, great food and delicious drinks,” said Alana Kambury, director of sales and community development. The Lodge’s Back Deck is […]
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Her Special Tea
Local tea mastermind blends up mind-blowing flavor combinations from whole, natural ingredients
Cindi Neiswonger has always had an affinity for tea. After working a corporate job for 22 years, she decided that a career change was necessary. “I had a 3-year-old daughter, and I wanted to spend more time with her,” she explained. “So I started holding children’s tea parties. I was able to play around with […]
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The Big Quench
Homemade spicy grape juice makes a satisfying mid-summer drink
E very October I make Concord grape juice, and then seal it away in jars. I hoard these sweet vessels until the following summer, when I mix a chilled beverage called spicy grape juice. I don’t remember my first taste of chocolate, or of bacon, or even mayonnaise, but I’ll never forget my first sip […]
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Plant-Based Bites
Five local vegan dishes to fool even the most dedicated carnivore
Local restaurants cater to a variety of dietary restrictions and lifestyle choices, so even those with limited diets never have limited options. This week, we’re rounding up five vegan meals that many—no matter how meat-obsessed—can enjoy. Lively Up Yourself, a vegan food cart named after a well-known Bob Marley song, serves up comfort food, including […]
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Munching While Masking
Wear a mask indoors, but take it off while eating or drinking. Say what, now?
Since July 1, Oregonians across the state have been required to wear masks when inside public buildings—but with some of those public spaces being places we go to eat and drink, the rules can get pretty confusing. Take the mask off too early and risk being publicly shamed by a zealous mask-wearer. Wear it while […]
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New on the Redmond Scene
What’s new in dining in the Hub City
Eqwine Wine Bar has just opened a brick-and-mortar location in Redmond. The new wine bar is located in a renovated vintage house on SW 4th street downtown. You might recognize the name, having been a mobile wine trailer, converted from a horse trailer, that still makes the rounds in Central Oregon. Eqwine will feature a […]
