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Chefs and their Pets

Do chefs’ dogs have the refined palates of their humans? We set out to find out

Do chefs dogs have a culinary advantage? Do they dine beyond the kibble and get special chef-made meals? Do they get leftovers at their humans’ restaurants? In honor of the Dog Days issue, we did some investigating to find out. Big Ski’s Pierogi Rich Winiarski and Finn Finn is a 7-year-old Lab Pointer mix whose […]

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Chowda This World

Bend is covered in soup, and it’s the perfect time to try some

We all like soup. It’s OK. Nothing to be embarrassed about. It’s hot, delicious and filled with the meats and/or veggies that we love. I know people love soup and that Bend is a bit of a Soup Town, USA, but when I asked people on Facebook what restaurant in Central Oregon made their favorite […]

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The Same, But Different

Global Fusion’s brick-and-mortar is built around the same curiosity but with new dishes

Bethlyn Rider has earned a reputation as one of the most friendly and experimental chefs in town. But along with curiosity and creativity sometimes comes relentlessness. Rider established her reputation (and following) as the executive chef for Broken Top Bottle Shop, which won the Source’s Best of Central Oregon for Vegetarian Food in 2014 under […]

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Around the World

Chef Bethlyn Rider shifts into high gear with Global Fusion food truck

On the heels of a successful career as executive chef at Broken Top Bottle Shop (note: winner of 2014’s Best Of Central Oregon for Vegetarian Food), Bethlyn Rider is branching out on her own with Bethlyn’s Global Fusion Farm to Street Food Truck. Drawing inspiration from the film The Chef, Rider says she felt constrained […]

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