Food & Drink

While some people are busy fretting about the country's potential financial collapse, you wouldn't know it on the corner of Delaware and Broadway streets on Thursday night when folks line up, quite literally, to devour one of Jackson's Corner's coveted once-a-week $12 burgers.
In the past two months, this corner store and bistro's “Burger Night” has gained quite a following.

As I rode John Flannery's Green Energy bus to Sunriver for the soft opening of Hola!, the third in the growing family of Mex-Peruvian restaurants, I couldn't pass up the chance to help coin the new restaurant's nickname. “Hola! Hola! Hola!” was one idea, but owners Marcos and Alberto Rodriguez thought it too long for the Sunriver signs. Hola³! was another idea but co-owner Peter Loews said it was too mathematical for margaritas. We arrived in Sunriver before settling on a moniker, but as we waited for a table another idea came to mind. “Hola Tres” was my final plea, but a margarita arrived before I could say, “Uno, dos, tres!”

As I rode John Flannery's Green Energy bus to Sunriver for the soft opening of Hola!, the third in the growing family of Mex-Peruvian restaurants, I couldn't pass up the chance to help coin the new restaurant's nickname. “Hola! Hola! Hola!” was one idea, but owners Marcos and Alberto Rodriguez thought it too long for the Sunriver signs. Hola³! was another idea but co-owner Peter Loews said it was too mathematical for margaritas. We arrived in Sunriver before settling on a moniker, but as we waited for a table another idea came to mind. “Hola Tres” was my final plea, but a margarita arrived before I could say, “Uno, dos, tres!”

Deschutes Brewery has developed a well-deserved reputation not only for its beers, but also for its classic, well-executed pub food. But a few times a year, Deschutes offers a dining experience at the brewery's Mountain Room that goes beyond burgers and IPAs. The most indulgent of these events, the Chocolate Beer Dinner, sounds like a grown kid's ultimate fantasy.
For four years running, Deschutes has offered a prix-fixe dinner, featuring chocolate as an ingredient in every course. The chefs pair the dishes with specialty brews from the Deschutes Brewery and Public House. In the past, the Chocolate Beer Dinner has played to sweet tooths. Last year, for example, the dinner featured white chocolate cream ale and sugar-rimmed glasses.