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, and the Sierra Nevada red fox, native to Central Oregon, which the owners say represents them as Bend locals, born and raised, and true “unicorns” of a growing city.
The Podwils will take ownership on March 4, give the space a refresh with paint, flooring, art and a new layout of tables. They will launch a new menu when they reopen on March 17. In an email, Chef Podwils told the Source, “Our goal at Rosemary & Fox is to create an elevated menu that is similar to what we have been serving now, but focusing on proteins that come from
farms and vendors that support never-never programs (no hormones-no antibiotics). We will also be supporting as many local farms during the summer as we can and sourcing other ingredients that are grown in the Northwest. As far as specialties go, there will always be scallops on the
menu. That would be the one specialty that I have become known for.” Rosemary & Fox will also feature wines mainly fron Oregon, Washington, Idaho and northern California.
Podwils says he and Kate, “want our guests to feel like they’re in a restaurant that cares about them and what they are doing in life.”
Rosemary & Fox will only be open for dinner with a happy hour launching in April from 4-6pm.
Rosemary & Fox
Opening March 17 4-9pm
750 NW Lava Rd. #139, Bend
rosemaryandfox.com/
This article appears in the Source February 19, 2026.
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