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A Waterhole with Something for Everyone

Redmond gets General Duffy’s—another family friendly food truck lot
Lisa Sipe

A few years ago, Dick Robertson met some friends at Crux Fermentation Project. People were hanging out, picnicking and drinking on the lawn, enjoying themselves. Robertson had some property in Redmond and thought he could do something similar there. Then when The Bite opened with success in Tumalo, he knew he had to open General Duffy’s […]

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Bo’s Falafel Bar Opens

Lisa Sipe

Bo’s Falafel Bar is now open on Galveston and 14th Street, in the former Sip Wine Bar location. The menu is deliciously simple: falafel in a pita or bowl and fries. The complexity begins when adding condiments to the falafel from the toppings bar. It’s loaded with choices: tzatziki, hummus, harissa, garlic sauce, spicy garden […]

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Sprout Mobile Launches

Lisa Sipe

Sprout Market is a mobile app offering farms and neighbors the opportunity to buy and sell produce and prepared food. Founder and CEO Nathaniel Cox said he launched the app, “to provide better access for people to their local farms, ranches and green thumbs around their community.” The app launched in Bend and is currently […]

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Dump City Dumplings Anniversary

Lisa Sipe

To celebrate one year in their brick-and-mortar location, Dump City Dumplings plans on celebrating for a whole month, starting May 10. Stop in that day for live music, in-house raffles, door prizes and deals on food and drinks. As the event gets closer Dump City Dumplings will be posting more details. Brick & Mortar Anniversary […]

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School Bus Food Truck

Lisa Sipe

A school bus-turned-food-truck will be used by Bend High culinary students at events and sports games this spring. The school district donated the bus to the culinary program. It’s outfitted with a flat-top grill, cold food prep area and a three-compartment sink, thanks to a grant from the Oregon Department of Education. The advanced culinary class […]

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Will Ride for Food or Drink

Epicurean Oregon Bike Rides
Lisa Sipe

If you’ve ever spent a day in the saddle on any kind of bike—road, mountain or otherwise— you know the level of hunger that builds as the miles pile up. There’s a point where you start thinking about what you are going to eat, and those sticky thoughts don’t dissipate until that hunger is satisfied. […]

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La Magie Bakery Cafe Closes

Lisa Sipe

“After many nights of contemplating,” La Magie owner Di Long said in a Facebook post, “I have decided to sell my little bakery. I’m happy, yet I also feel sad. It’s always hard to let go of things you love…, but sometimes you might need to let go for better things to come. It saddens me […]

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“The World’s Healthiest Nut”

Pili Hunters sticks to its wild roots, while putting the planet first
Avatar photo Isaac Biehl

About five years ago, Jason Thomas was on a kite surfing trip in the Philippines. It was then that he first tried the pili nut (pronounced peel-y) and experienced the powerful flavor for himself. Thomas flew back home with 10 pounds of pili nuts in his backpack and proceeded to sell them along the coasts […]

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Just “The Commons”

Lisa Sipe

Crow’s Feet Commons bike/ski shop is moving to Northwest Crossing in September and plans to launch in the fall, but you can still hang out and order coffee, beer and wine and listen to live music at the cafe. “The Rademacher house and the Riverfront Plaza has become a community hub through the hard efforts […]

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