Bend Oregon Restaurant Archives - The Source

Rookie Restaurant of the Year

Blissful Spoon’s long-awaited brick-and-mortar brought Mediterranean delights—on top of its popular granola and baked goods

by Nicole Vulcan May 5, 2021November 20, 2025

The creation of a brick-and-mortar restaurant for Blissful Spoon was a long time coming for Bendites, who have been clamoring for expanded offerings since at least 2018, when Miki and Kamal Bakkari started selling granola and baked goods at local farmers markets. The couple, meanwhile, admits that opening a bona fide restaurant was never really […]

Food & Drink

Dishes Worth Dialing For ▶ [With Video]

Just some of the takeout awesomeness available in Bend

by The Source Staff January 27, 2021February 28, 2025

This week, the Source Weekly’s Takeout Guide, offered in digital form all throughout the pandemic, went into print. Inside that print guide are these one-dish reviews of Dishes Worth Dialing your friendly local restaurant to order. Check ’em out,

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This Side’s Blowin’ Up

As Bend expands north and east, here are some pizzas, pastries and pubs to try right now

Lisa SipeMay 24, 2017June 30, 2024

Time to break out of your downtown dining cycle and explore new options on the north and east sides, where you’ll find some familiar faces, and a new one. 10 Barrel opens second local pub You may have noticed 10 Barrel’s gorgeous, new 60,000-square-foot building on the east side. The majority of that space will […]

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Little Bites: Tidbits from the world of food and drink

Two distilleries bring home awards and a local favorite changes hands

Lisa SipeMay 24, 2017July 26, 2025

Cascade Alchemy wins multiple craft spirit awards Cascade Alchemy received a gold medal for its Classic Vodka and a Silver and Best of Category medal for its Chai Tea Vodka from The American Distillers Institute’s 11th annual judging of Craft Spirits. The competition is considered the largest and most-respected judging devoted to craft spirits from […]

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“Demorelizing” Adventures in Mushroom Hunting

The rain promises mushrooms, but can you find them?

Lisa SipeMay 17, 2017September 2, 2024

Have you heard the morel buzz lately? Maybe you’ve seen photos of a fresh bounty in a fabric-lined basket posted on Facebook by a happy friend? It brings out FOMO (fear of missing out) in some of us—especially me. That’s how my adventures in mushroom hunting began. The first time I looked for mushrooms was […]

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Little Bites: Celebrate Local Food, a Pop-Up Farmers Market and Dine Out for Good

Lisa SipeMay 17, 2017July 28, 2024

Local Food & Farm Discovery Day Celebrate local food by tasting it and meeting Central Oregon merchants and producers at Savory Spice Shop on May 19. The Central Oregon Seed Exchange will be there to tell you which local seeds do well in our climate. Visitors can also plant seeds to get their own gardens […]

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Little Bites: Pack & Play Sandwiches for Outdoor Adventure

Hit the trail with pack ready sandwiches

Lisa SipeMay 10, 2017December 2, 2023

Each day more trails lose snow and our warm-weather Central Oregon playground expands. Whether you want to hike, bike, kayak or backpack, those are all activities that work up an appetite. If you don’t have time to make lunch at home—or are visiting—there are a few places in town making sandwiches ideal for throwing in […]

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Little Bites: Tough Cookie Podcast Celebrates Badass Women in Food

Lisa SipeMay 3, 2017January 10, 2025

Have you ever been in a restaurant and overheard a really interesting conversation? The new Tough Cookie podcast feels like just that. Darlene Veenhuizen of Pickle Jar Studios interviews women in all areas of the food industry, from product makers to chefs, and all the lady bosses in between, about what it’s like to be […]

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Eco Eats

13 Places to Dine if You Want to Eat Animal-Free in Bend

Lisa SipeApril 19, 2017April 20, 2025

Have you heard the joke, “How do you know if someone is vegan?” The answer is, “Don’t worry, they’ll tell you.” As much as that joke is funny, the vegan struggle is real. They need to tell you because they don’t eat animal products: no meat, eggs, milk, cheese, or even honey, for most of […]

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Drink the Trees

Transport yourself into the forest anytime with a Douglas fir tea or cocktail

Lisa SipeApril 19, 2017June 8, 2025

“Let’s drink some pine tea,” my partner Jim said, at our camp along the Metolious River. “Uh, Ok,” I murmur, trusting that this man with a botany degree knows what he’s talking about. “I’ve never thought about drinking the trees.” He grabs the new growth off of a young Douglas fir—the bright green, tender new […]

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