Bend is getting a pub dedicated entirely to German beers. Prost!, a German-style pub, is planned to open in the Century Center complex on SW Century Drive in spring 2020. Owners Chris Navarra and Dan Hart also own the popular Prost! bar located on North Mississippi Avenue in Portland, along with the German-inspired restaurant, Stammtisch, […]
Summer meal programs around the state help keep food in the bellies of kids who might not otherwise have access to adequate nutrition. But even with summer meals available to all kids, participation remains low. According to the Oregon Department of Education, more than 300,000 kids are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch during the […]
First there was hand-cranked homemade peach ice cream at my Nanny Britt’s on summer Sunday afternoons. Then there was soft serve from my hometown Dairy Queen on warm, humid evenings after my little brother’s baseball games. Summertime conjures up fond ice cream eating memories, and constant cravings. From homemade to soft serve to stir-fried (explanation […]
Right about now, those gifted Central Oregon gardeners who can actually get food to grow in the dry, high desert climate may find themselves with questions about canning and preserving all that bounty the garden has brought. Coming to their aid is the Food Preservation hotline, courtesy of the Oregon State University Extension Service. The […]
You might be thinking, “What exactly is a Fricken Faco?” Other than being a laugh-worthy name to say aloud, it’s a collection of fried chicken and fish tacos, served at The Lot. A renovated 1965 British double-decker bus serves as the kitchen to Fricken Faco on its lower half and now offers seating upstairs on […]
If you haven’t yet discovered the industrial park that’s home to Geist Beerworks near the Redmond airport, here’s one more reason to check it out: Coffee. And good coffee, at that. Co-owner Sean White, who opened Amazing Coffee and Cookies with wife Rachel, says he spent a number of years working in coffee spots in […]
If going to Bend to get sushi via conveyor belt is too far a trek, you can visit Sora Sushi’s new location in Redmond. The spot in the former Di’s Pizza off Hwy. 97 has been open for about two months, serving up the same menu of rolls, sashimi and sushi combinations found at the […]
Food carts abound in Central Oregon these days—and soon, there will even be one run by kids. Angelena Bosco, founder of Kid Made Camp in Bend and Sisters, is launching a Kid Made Camp with a focus on food carts. The camp takes place Aug. 19 to 23, and then campers will run their own […]
The Bunk+Brew hostel, an affordable lodging option housed in the Historic Lucas House in downtown Bend, is expanding. In addition to building an outdoor bath house (complete with sauna), co-owners J. Charles Griggs and Frankie Maduzia are also in the process of applying for permits to allow food carts on the property—and are already greenlighted […]
A new food cart pod is coming to Morrison Street in La Pine. Owner Denny Morgan says he’s developing the lot in two phases. For now, there’s space for two food carts, but the second phase will make room for more restaurants, and Morgan has plans to convert an old log cabin on the property into […]
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