Two chefs, Jaclyn Perez and Betsy McDonald, met while cruising around the world working on mega yachts. Each time they stopped at a port they would pick up local ingredients to prepare on board. Their travels gave them a passion for world flavors and they’ve opened a restaurant in downtown Bend with a menu inspired […]
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Breaking Fast
The Pancake Wagon is now open for breakfast on Colorado Avenue
Breakfast is a widespread edible favorite among anyone with a palate and a pulse. Too often choices in this morning meal are confined to either a lengthy sit-down session or a drive-through order followed by immediate regret. However, now Bendites have another option. Open for almost three weeks, The Pancake Wagon located on Colorado Avenue, […]
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Breakfast + Lunch Guide 2015
As Bend continues to grow, so too does its food scene. And while dinner tends to get all the attention, we think breakfast and lunch are equally worthy of celebration. Think about it: Eating breakfast for dinner is a thing. Dinner for breakfast? Not so much. That is, unless you’re eating last night’s pizza. (Always […]
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Familiar Faces
Sargent’s offers a classic diner experience
Walking into Sargent’s Café is like stepping into a scene from “That ’70s Show.” Wood paneling, amber glass dividers, and burnt orange pleather booths lend a warm but retro feeling. The walls are speckled with photos of wildlife and western scenes on shiny lacquered wood, including a copy of the “Indian Ten Commandments.” Attentive wait […]
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Breakfast + Lunch Guide 2015
As Bend continues to grow, so too does its food scene. And while dinner tends to get all the attention, we think breakfast and lunch are equally worthy of celebration. Think about it: Eating breakfast for dinner is a thing. Dinner for breakfast? Not so much. That is, unless you’re eating last night’s pizza. (Always […]
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Birdie’s Nests
A neighborhood breakfast spot settles into the community
On the far wall of the newest breakfast café on Bend’s west side are perhaps a dozen framed photographs of pugs—and, in case that doesn’t drive home the point well enough, there are large black wooden block letters stating, “PUGS RULE.” These don’t necessarily have anything to do with the food, nor are they are […]
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Shhhhhh! A Tasty Bit of History
Palmer’s Cafe is still Bend’s best kept secret
It is understood that all opinions are basically relative. I mean, for example, I am not a huge fan of eggplant, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that a dish with eggplant in it is atrocious. (But, let’s say it together: Yuck!) That said, all opinions aside, there are two absolutes when it comes to the […]