Manzanita Grill, a local favorite that was a winner of Best Food Cart in the Source Weekly’s annual Restaurant Guide, is competing for a national award and a cash prize. Manzanita Grill is now in the semi-finals of the Artesano Official Chicken Sandwich Challenge, put on by the baker Artesano. “Through this exciting competition, local […]
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A Dose of Wellness at NW Raw
West side juice bar offers bowls, smoothie bowls, salads, waffles and so much more
It’s that sneaky time of year — not quite hot-hot summer, not quite chilly fall, and for whatever reason, the sniffles and sneezes seem to be popping up all over the place. Maybe it’s the lingering smoke, or the waning levels of vitamin D from a sun starting to hide earlier and earlier in the […]
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Grand Craft Bend: Craft Kitchen & Brewery’s Funny Business
Come for the beer and BBQ, stay for the experimental comedy
G rand Craft Bend podcast talks to Courtney Stevens, co-owner of Bend’s Craft Kitchen & Brewery about launching the brewpub with her husband, Mark, and hosting tons of events including open-mic stand-up comedy, where Courtney sometimes performs her own material. Listen now: Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Grand Craft Bend: Craft Kitchen & Brewery
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Megan B’s Back-to-School Muffins
When it comes to protein to start the day, these muffins pack a punch
Editor’s note: If you’re subscribed to our Cascades Eats newsletter, then you may recognize this recipe from a recent version of “Eats.” If you’re not, you’re getting a peek into what you’re missing! Every week we feature a locally produced, subscriber-only food story like this one. Food for Thought; Literally The human brain is responsible […]
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Radlerfest Returns to Quench Late-Summer Thirst
Five breweries in NE Bend’s Boyd Acres welcome wheeled guests with $6 pints of eponymous beer cocktails
Summer doesn’t officially end until September 22, and with the current heat in Bend, that is patently obvious. For the second year in a row, five breweries in the so-called Brewers District — the Empire Avenue corridor east of Highway 97 — will have a radler on tap on Saturday, September 14 from 1-7 p.m. […]
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Bagel Cart Wheels Into Ponch’s Place
5th Street Bagels offers sourdough style bagels at Bend’s newest east side food cart pod
East siders have a new place to grab a bagel and other breakfast goods. 5th Street Bagels opened September 9 at Ponch’s Place, the food cart lot adjacent to the Veterinary Referral Center on Oxford Court on the east side. This is the first bagel cart for local chef Jacob Dawley, who started making bagels […]
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Palate Moonlights as New Zero-Proof Bar
The Dez Lounge opens this weekend with grand opening party
A bar focused on zero-proof cocktails and drinks is opening this weekend with a grand opening celebration. At nights, Palate coffee along Colorado Avenue will turn into the Dez Lounge, serving up a number of non-alcoholic cocktail creations, along with N/A beer, wine and grazing boards. It’s the latest project for Corrine Coxey, owner of Salud […]
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After School Snacks, and other Kid Bites
A return to fall rhythms doesn’t have to mean PB&J all day. Here’s where to get some local eats the kids will like too.
These days, my only child toggles between getting maximum value from the college-campus dining hall and being a low-budget Gen Z foodie (whose matcha-latte game is strong). But it wasn’t that long ago that the cries of “what’s for dinner?” were erupting from the back of the car as soon as the school day was […]
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Terranaut Beer Sets Sail in Bend
New brewery moves into the tiny brewhouse that was 10 Barrel Brewing’s maiden voyage
Terranaut Brewing is Bend’s second new brewery in the last five years (including Van Henion). If it feels like Bend already has a bunch of breweries, that’s in part because in the five years prior, nine had opened. While Terranaut is most certainly new, it comes with a vaunted pedigree in brewer and co-owner Bryon […]
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Brit-Pub Coming to the West Side
The Commonwealth Pub planned as sports pub, with a focus on local music and musicians
A new pub in Bend aims to combine live local music and a British-inspired vibe. The Commonwealth Pub is the latest project for Dan Larsson, a former immigration lawyer, and his partner Bob O’Connor. Larsson is also a local musician who plays in bands including Beatles cover band Juju Eyeball, Superball and Shine, he told the […]
