When Boken opened some four years ago, it was a welcome addition to downtown dining. Justin Cook, owner of the popular westside sushi house Kanpai, brought high quality and thoughtful Japanese dishes to the restaurant, as well as an impressive flight of top shelf drinks, all rolled into approachable and urbane sophistication. Adjacent to the […]
With Memorial Day behind us and tourists already flocking to the bars from all four corners of the world, it is clear that the summer season is almost here. And even as Central Oregon Beer Week presses on (see you guys at the Three Creeks factory opening on Friday, hopefully!), breweries across the region are […]
Moroccan barbecued goat, grilled goat sirloin kebab, and braised goat au jus are just some of the ruminant delights offered at the Meet Your Farmer Dinner hosted by Joolz Restaurant and White Diamond Ranch this Thursday. Organized by Central Oregon Locavore, the Meet Your Farmer Dinner Series partners local farms and chefs to create a […]
Not to alarm you, but in addition to everything else taking place over Memorial Day weekend, Central Oregon Beer Week kicks off on Friday and proceeds for the next week-plus. A 10-day beer week? Well, why not? (And, if you actually attempt to hit up all the events taking place across the region’s breweries and […]
Black Butte Ranch, The Lodge Bar / Pub / Lounge, Fine Dining 13899 Bishops Cap. 541-595-1260. blackbutteranch.com. $$$. Brand 33 at Aspen Lakes Pacific Northwest 16900 Aspen Lakes Dr. 541-549-3663. aspenlakes.com/restaurant. $$-$$$. Bronco Billy’s Ranch Grill & Saloon American 190 E Cascade Ave. 541-549-7427. broncobillysranchgrill.com. $$. Los Agaves Mexican 291 E Cascade Ave. 541-549-0777. […]
It’s heady times for beer around here, with Central Oregon Beer Week breathing down our necks, the new edition of the Bend Ale Trail Atlas due up shortly, and summer—as everyone knows, the most important outdoor-beverage season—seemingly around the corner. It’s a good time to take stock and visit some of the smaller Bend beer […]
“I want to make a little party every day,” says owner Jen McCrystal. She is standing near the swinging door between the dining room and a backroom kitchen. For the past decade, McCrystal has managed, owned and cooked at Jen’s Garden, inspired and detailed French cuisine in Sisters. But a year or so ago, she […]
Emy Sanchez is a Central Oregon native who gave up the corporate life to pursue her true passion: wine. Sanchez previously worked as a wine importer and marketer. She gained expertise in those jobs, but owning her own wine bar was her dream—albeit one that felt like a pipe dream. That is, until last fall […]
The old saw makes the rounds every time we hear some piece of good news about Bend beer: Surely, surely, there’s no way this region can support yet another brewery. But, despite a couple of closings in recent years—and let’s face it, the beer they were producing has not been missed—Central Oregon’s breweries never seem […]
There are now officially too many great beer spots around Bend’s downtown and nearby west side to visit in one go-around—at least if you want to keep your liver and headspace fresh. Over the past year or so alone, the area around Galveston Avenue—home of the already-popular 10 Barrel and Brother Jon’s Public House—has become […]
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