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A new “market hall” dining space will open later this month in Northwest Crossing, adding a wide array of new flavors to the area in one fell swoop…or rather, a few waves of swoops. The Grove, set to open May 28 at the corner of Mt. Washington and Northwest Crossing Drive in northwest Bend, is home […]
The owners of Wild Rose Northern Thai Eats will open their much-anticipated noodle and hot pot shop in downtown Bend this week. Sen, which means “noodle” in Thai, opens Friday, May 21. Conceived as a “reimagining of a classic noodle shop,” Sen’s website describes its aim to bring “the perfect bowl of noodles one that […]
Close to 1,000 Oregon restaurants, bars and other food and beverage establishments are receiving relief funds through a federal program spearheaded by Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer. On May 17, Rep. Blumenauer (D-OR3) and Small Business Administration Administer Isabella Casillas Guzman announced that 960 Oregon businesses received grants through the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, a $28.6-billion program […]
It is an understatement to say that it’s been a tumultuous year for restaurants near and far—and this guide you hold in your hands is intended to show them a little love. Use the following pages to give you some fresh ideas about where to go for foods that are spicy and savory, fresh or […]
The Source Weekly’s 2021 Restaurant Guide is graced with a super-cool cover made from real-life cookies crafted by Just Around the Bend Cookies, a Bend-based small business. In this video, Kathie Reid-Bevington talks about how she made the magic happen. Thanks to Just Around the Bend Cookies for this fun and creative collaboration! WATCH: The […]
Who doesn’t love takeout? So how about we do it two times more a week? Restaurants in Deschutes County got some relief this week when the governor announced a relaxation of guidelines—but they’re still expected to struggle for quite some time, due to the extended closures. “As widely documented throughout the pandemic, food service and […]
Starting Jan. 29, gyms, movie theaters and other places offering indoor activities in counties labeled “Extreme Risk” can allow some customers inside their establishments—though the numbers are limited to six people for establishments larger than 500 square feet.
In 1977, Devore’s Good Food Store brought the first organic produce to Bend. Obsessed with perfect produce, owner Bob Devore drove to Eugene every day for 20 years to make it happen. Bob and his wife, Mary, were fixtures in the community. Devore’s sold organic produce, grab-and-go food, bulk items and wine for 40 years. […]
“It kind of started off in a delicatessen, local-sourced view,” James Fink recounts, as he presses a bison burger into the flat-top grill in the kitchen of Wild Oregon Foods. Seven months later, he says, “it’s kind of more steered towards a diner—nostalgic, classic-style foods.” When you’re a rookie restaurant, shifting with the tastes of […]
After living in the South of France in a small farming community for 10 years, Philip and Judy Lipton returned to the States to settle in Central Oregon. Realizing no one was doing French cuisine in Bend, they wanted to create the kind of neighborhood bistro they frequented when they lived in France. Southern French […]
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