Special Issues & Guides
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Restaurant Guide 2019
Warning: Craving-inducing photos, stories and listings ahead. It’s time for the Source Weekly’s annual Restaurant Guide—a labor of love that has us getting hungrier with every page. Inside, you’ll find listings for every restaurant on our radar offering table service in Bend, La Pine, Redmond, Sisters, Sunriver, Terrebonne and Tumalo (in a change from previous […]
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Food Cart of the Year
Ronin Sushi and Japanese Grill
Fresh, wild-caught sushi—with a made-to-order option—make this cart stand out Ronin won the Food Cart of the Year in our last Best of Central Oregon readers’ poll—and for good reason—so it was not a big surprise that our staff also wanted to give it a nod during our Restaurant Guide staff awards. For sushi lovers, […]
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5 Food Trends for 2019
What’s hot in foodie land this year? Here are the trends to look out for.
Coffee reinvented Can coffee still be a trend? We’ve seen nitro, cold brew and a desire to know where our beans come from—but there’s still room for the unexpected. Starbucks has opened Reserve Roasteries in top global cities; playgrounds for master roasters, mixologists and baristas to play with rare, single-origin coffees in an immersive space. […]
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Restaurant of the Year
El Sancho: Rise from the cart
Multiple food carts and a brick-and-mortar—plus delightful tacos—paint the picture of Sancho’s success It’s not fine dining like some of our past Restaurant of the Year choices, but we’re guessing just the mention of El Sancho is making you descend into daydreams about barbacoa, Oaxacan cheese and pineapple serrano margaritas. Our restaurant of the year […]
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Rookie Food Cart of the Year
Hogan’s Hoagie Stop
Stellar sandwiches that our team craves over and over prompt a new category in our Restaurant Guide awards There are a lot of great food carts in Bend, making a lot of great food. But in the case of Hogan’s Hoagie Stop, we felt their sandwiches warranted creating an entire new category: Rookie Food Cart […]
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Rookie of the Year
Lemon Tree: Downtown delight
An internationally focused menu and a central location spell success for Lemon Tree Co-owner and co-chef Betsy McDonald is outside The Lemon Tree when I arrive, arranging chairs and adjusting the delicate flowers that adorn each table. It’s been raining off and on in Bend this week, but McDonald is sure people will dine outside […]
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Helping Paws
From therapy dogs to service animals, special pups help people in more ways than one
Hobie, a 150-pound brindle English Mastiff, lumbers slowly down the hallway of Aspen Ridge Memory Care as Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” drifts from an entertainment room filled with a dozen or so elderly residents suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or other memory loss. Hobie’s handler, Jennifer Horsman, leads him by leash, keeping him close. […]
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How to Train Your Dog
A Q&A With Jack Walker, local breeder and trainer
With parks, trails and pubs where our four-legged friends are welcomed with open arms, there’s no doubt Central Oregon is a pet-friendly community. Most people get dogs with the best of intentions, but not everyone knows how to train them. Here, a local breeder and trainer offers some tips. Source Weekly: What age should a […]
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Lizards, Turtles, Snakes, Oh My!
It’s not just raining cats and dogs here in Central Oregon
There’s no doubt that Bend is a dog town. But did you know that Bend is also home to the largest reptile store in the state of Oregon? Founded and owned by Jeff Jensen, The Reptile Zone has been in operation for 11 years as of January. “I started out when I was about 9 […]
