Downtown has been waiting for a restaurant like Drake for years. A swanky lunch place that has the bustle of Times Square and the sensibility of L.A., Drake is instantly an “it” place, with a menu where martinis and milkshakes are equally at home next to minty peas and a killer oyster po boy. Drake […]
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Little Bites: Atlas Cider Shrugs
Pour one for Benjamin Franklin!
Oh sure, everybody knows Bend is a beer town. But long before beer was the drink of choice, hard cider was as American as apple pie, drunk by our founding fathers and original patriots dating back to the 17th century. Now, starting at the end of May, hard cider will nuzzle into the beverage landscape […]
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Under the Knife with Chef Joe Kim
Sometimes life happens while you’re making other dishes
Joe Kim, chef at 5 Fusion, grew up in La Pine. Although he was born in San Francisco, his parents divorced when he was 6 and his mom moved to La Pine to raise Kim and his sisters. His mother never remarried, still lives in La Pine and has devoted her whole life to raising […]
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Little Bites: Cinco de Drinko
The official feliz roundup
Cinco de Mayo is an odd holiday for gringos to celebrate. It would be a bit like Mexicans celebrating Gettysburg. In 1862, a very young General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín scored an unlikely defeat of the French troops at the Battle of Puebla, and helped turned back Napoleon III’s forces (which, really, what were they doing […]
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Better than Before
Blue Pine reboots a familiar space
It is often said that everyone deserves a second chance. The same seems to hold true for buildings. Located on Century Drive a few blocks east of Galveston, what is now Blue Pine Kitchen and Bar for years has been known as Players Bar and Grille, a neighborhood dive bar. A few pool tables and […]
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Brickhouse is the Reason To Go Downtown Tonight
It’s Friday and the weather is uhh-may-zing. Good reasons to go out tonight. But here’s the best one—there’s a pretty solid rumor going around that Brickhouse will open tonight in the old Firehall. Though we couldn’t confirm in person, the restaurant’s voicemail message says it’s happening. New lounge menu plus the best steaks in town […]
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Hungry for More
Bend's Foodie Crawl eats its way through town
Holy hot dog, does Bend love food! The Huffington Post recently named the Bend area #3 on a list of 15 of the country’s most restaurant-crazed cities, calculating our remarkably high per-capita restaurant ratio of 431 restaurants for a county with just over 166,000 people. On Sunday, 13 cream of the Bend-restaurant crop will offer […]
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Foodie Crawl 2013
The 2nd Foodie Crawl, progressive dinner/pub crawl will showcase some of Bend’s most delicious restaurants this Saturday. Buy your tickets here $65-95. Joe Benevento 2012 Foodie Crawl 13 locations will open their doors with small plates made especially for the event, each matched with a specialty cocktail, beer or wine. Joe Benevento 2012 Foodie Crawl […]
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Blue Pine Now Open in Old Players Location
What a change of pace! Blue Pine Kitchen and Bar, an eclectic new restaurant that offers small plates, snacks and siders of all origins and a mile-long drink list, is now open for business in the former Players Bar and Grill location on Century Drive. Players is no more! Players had a seedy reputation, and […]
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Pure Genius
A smart approach to downtown dining
With a diverse menu that offers up delectable small plates, a cocktail list as long as my arm, a late-night menu and weekend brunch and Bloody Mary bar, Pure Kitchen is a catch-all for downtown drinking and dining. Owners Krit Dangruenrat and wife Bua Karoon, come to Bend via New York City, where they own […]