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Sip Happens at Minnie’s

The Westman’s new lobby bar brings craft cocktails, plush fireside seating and caviar bumps to Bend’s historic Old Post Office building
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On any given evening in downtown Bend, the sidewalks along Wall and Bond Streets hum with the usual mix of après ski glow, Patagonia puffers and the anticipatory buzz of dinner reservations. But inside the newly opened The Westman is a softer scene. One that invites you to sink in, warm up and linger over […]

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Pizza Week Roundup

It’s cool learning about new flavors and places to eat pizza
by Dave Clemens

My Pizza Week adventure was amazing.  Last week I told you that I was going to try all of the featured pizzas that The Source posted during this special week, that rivals some of the more popular observations, like Cat Herder Day, Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day and The Festival of Sleep. I’ve […]

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The Luck of the Bendite

Midtown Yacht Club finds magic with PotLuck
Avatar photo by Jared Rasic

Every once in a while, a food truck comes out of nowhere with a concept so pristine and perfect that it immediately feels like it has always been part of a town’s culinary landscape. Places that open with such effortless attention to detail and handmade craft that the diner realizes they were missing something they […]

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Rosemary & Fox to Open Mid-March

The new restaurant will replace The Jackalope Grill which is closing on Feb. 28
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The Jackalope Grill in downtown Bend is closing. Its last night will be Feb. 28. A social media post announced the restaurant has been sold. After a remodel, a new restaurant called Rosemary & Fox will open with owners Chef Josh Podwils and his wife, Kate. The name comes from Chef Josh’s favorite herb, rosemary, […]

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Bacon Lovers Have a New Haven

bacon Bar N Brunch opens in Redmond
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A new breakfast spot prominently featuring bacon has opened near downtown Redmond. bacon Bar N Brunch celebrated its grand opening on Feb. 5. The restaurant, with indoor and outdoor seating, features standard breakfast items like eggs, pancakes, French toast, oatmeal and avocado toast but also has thick-cut applewood smoked bacon, candied bacon, bacon omelettes, BLT […]

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Pizza Week Preview

An eager beaver taste tests pizzas ahead of the much anticipated Pizza Week deals
by Dave Clemens

Pizza. Almost everybody likes it. Not everybody, though. My wife doesn’t. I wish I would have known that before we got married. You hear about people finding out after the wedding some deep dark secret, but this must be the worst kind. I could handle discovering previous marriages, undisclosed children, or belonging to a cult, but you don’t like pizza? What […]

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Bend Beer (and Cider) Scene Gets a Collective Shakeup

Cascade Lakes, Silver Moon, Crux, GoodLife and Tumalo Cider merge into Oregon Beverage Collective
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To paraphrase the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, “The only thing constant in life is change.” Some 2,500 years later, his musings describe the state of beer here in Bend. It’s a city rich in craft brewing culture where Deschutes Brewery is one of the nation’s oldest and largest breweries, but beyond that monolith, everything is in […]

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Reubens, Rye and a Room with a View

Classic deli comfort with Pacific Northwest polish
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Familiar, but fresh. Big flavors without the fuss. A New York City-style deli through a Pacific Northwest lens. That’s how I would sum up the new Stacks Dinner and Delicatessen in the Old Mill District.  The nostalgic, yet polished Stacks comes from longtime local restauranteurs Steve and Cheri Helt, the duo behind Zydeco Kitchen and Cocktails […]

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