If you’ve popped into the Great Harvest Bread Co. recently, you may have noticed the newly renovated space and a few new faces behind the counter. The bakery, which has resided in downtown Bend for the past 27 years, was purchased in February by Bend residents Jeremy and Kristi Testerman. You’ll still find some familiar […]
Chow
Posted inFood & Drink
The Food Cart Guy
Peace of Mind Customs specializes in customized trailers for mobile businesses
When Michael Cox first took the plunge last spring, quitting his day job and opening his own family-run business, Peace of Mind Customs, he didn’t know that his bread and butter was going to be custom food trucks. After a fire wreaked havoc on Thailandia food cart while it was still stationed at The Lot, […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Sisters Farmers Market Has a New Day and Time
The Sisters Farmers Market will have its first day of the season on Sunday, June 2 from 11am to 2pm, at Fir Street Park. In addition to a new day and time for this year’s market—which runs through Sept. 30—organizers say they’ll be offering new activities including yoga on the lawn and the Sisters Sunday […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Learn About Wine at Locavore Food School
Buying sustainably grown local food is a topic that’s already on a lot of people’s radars—but what about another thing that’s often on your dinner table? In the next installment of the Locavore Food School, Michael Derrico of the Portland-based Mitchell Wine Group unpacks the mysteries of buying wine that is local, sustainable, affordable and […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Loyaute Bend’s French Pop Up
Bust out your berets (or maybe not)—it’s time for another delicious pop-up dinner from the chefs behind Loyaute Bend. The June 4 dinner will feature Northwest wines paired with food inspired by French cuisine. This is Loyaute’s ninth pop-up dinner, this time taking place at a private residence in Tetherow Resort on the west side […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Next Level Camp Food
Looking for some new ideas for your next outdoor adventure? Try these camping favorites
In honor of the Outside Guide, we submit these ideas for some of our favorite camping foods. It’s an adventure all in itself…. The “AJ Special” Anytime I go on a backpacking trip, the one consistent item I buy at the store is a bag of flour tortillas. For one, they’re light and compact. Two, […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Camp food on the go
In honor of this year’s Outside Guide, check out these locally made options for food you can take on the go
Food For The Sole Food For The Sole is a mother-son team located in Bend that makes healthful portable food for people heading out on adventures. The bags of cold-soak meals, include a triple peanut slaw or zesty miso broccoli slaw. If you’ve brought a stove, Food For The Sole makes five hearty meals including […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Bend Farmers Market Poster Contest
The Downtown Bend Farmers Market opened May 1 with a wealth of fresh fruits, veggies and other goodies in the Brooks Alley behind the Tower Theater. The market continues through Oct. 9. This year, the Market is inviting locals to take part in a poster contest that includes a cash prize and an entry into […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Gala de Oro Celebrates Latino Culture
The Riverhouse on the Deschutes will be the site of a dance, silent auction and raffle this week, benefiting the Latino Community Association. The Gala de Oro starts at 5 pm Saturday with margaritas, beer and wine, followed by dinner that includes Lomo saltado (thin, marinated beef), Veracruz-style fish and chile rellenos, and then a […]
Posted inFood & Drink
The Rhubarb Awakens
It’s just starting to pop up in Central Oregon gardens. Here’s how to use it, beyond dessert
During the heyday of the Silk Road, dried rhubarb root was at times more expensive than cinnamon or opium. Marco Polo went searching in northwest China for specimens that could thrive in Europe. A powerful laxative, rhubarb was a medicine long before it was a food. Half a century after Polo, the Spanish ambassador to […]
