From 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, you better be ready for some football! Or at least some clever commercials. We’ve put together a list of the best places to watch the game besides your co-worker's couch. We made an effort here to really pull in the businesses going the distance this Super Bowl, so […]
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Little Bites: More Good Food Heading Downtown
Taylor’s closes and old hands take over prime locations
There’ll be a lot happening in downtown Bend in the next few months. And it’s all really good news! But first, the sad thing, at least for Taylor’s Deli and Pub fans. Terry Taylor, co-owner of the Cave Junction-based sausage company, said the restaurant couldn’t afford the labor costs along with the electric bills any […]
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Gluten-free For All
Eco Bistro is wine heavy and (mostly) wheat free
Eco Bistro might be located a bit out of the way, anchoring a curve in south Highway 97 by the Porsche dealership, but inside the doors you’ll find a cozy restaurant that could be found along any winding road in the wine country. One side of Bend’s newest restaurant is a boutique that sells an […]
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To Market
Two new grocery stores will change the face of westside shopping
It’s hard to imagine the undeveloped plot off Lava Road, between NW Arizona and Colorado avenues as a bustling, commercial hub. The three-acre lot is one of the few remaining bits of wild West in old Bend, a lot that along with the visible smoke stacks, reminds passers-by that the Old Mill was once filled […]
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Little Bites: Pho-shure! Steakerrific!
Best restaurants in Bend heading downtown
All that junky-looking brown paper on the windows of what was once Amalia’s? It’s coming down! And something fabulous will soon be happening behind those windows! That’s right. Amalia’s is doneskis. But the even bigger news is that PHO IS COMING TO DOWNTOWN. Tan Vo, the owner of Pho Viet on Third Street, confirms that […]
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Winter’s Abundance
No shortage of seasonal foods despite the weather
Walk the aisles of most local grocery stores and you’ll still find tomatoes, green beans and big heads of lettuce—all the summer season foods you love. Only this time of year, they taste more like starchy, watery cardboard. Not so with tender beets, robust cauliflowers and spicy kales. This time of year, these foods and […]
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The Ale Apothecary: Sahalie
Golden. That’s how this earthy wild yeast beer looks. It’s also how it tastes—golden. Really, it’s a tremendous golden Belgian ale. The made-in-Bend Sahalie comes bottled in a handsome 750-milliliter corked package, which only adds to its allure. The sour taste, lovely carbonation and rich head—all of it just seemed so damn unique. Turns out […]
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Sour Power
What the hell sour beer is,
and why you should drink it
Sour beer ain’t no Bud Light. With new breweries and bottle shops popping up what feels like daily in Bend, brewers are stretching our palates and our perceptions of what beer is by innovating recipes and reinventing old brewing techniques. Sour beer is one such revival. Originally popularized in Europe, sours differ from other brews […]
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My Top Ten Meals and Moments of 2012
Best Bloody Mary Morning Elk Lake Resort Lawn chair scooted up to the edge of the lake, toes in the water, spicy bloody mary in hand and a bottle of rosé chilling between my feet. I was sure that life couldn’t get any better than this. We awoke to morning mist on the lake and […]
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Big News: Prineville Brews
Solstice Brewing Company releases first microbrew
It was 1868 when Barney Prine first settled on the banks of the Crooked River, building a blacksmith shop nearby, and a post office a few years later. Soon after, the entire area bore his name— Prineville. Still under 10,000 people, Prineville has retained its small-town roots, while at the same time embracing opportunities for […]