The 2016 Foodie Crawl, an annual benefit for Bend's Community Center, was upon us again. The crawl itself went from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, through most of the downtown eateries. Being the professionals that we are, the Source sent us to investigate. 4 p.m. We got started late, not thinking we would need […]
Cafe Sintra
Bend Brunch Begins Beguiling
As Bend quickly and quietly continues its transformation into a Portlandia sketch, we are now sinking in to the brunch portion of our metamorphosis. Bend has always been a breakfast town, but herald the crepes and blintzes coming out and the closing times inching closer to 3 pm. Being that I am equally good at […]
Places you’ve forgotten for lunch: Sintra
A buddy asked me to lunch last week and ’cause lunching is pretty much the best thing ever, I said yes. He recommended Sintra. Wha? That place downtown that is European feeling and cool, but I always forget about? Sure! It was sweet. I had a cup of their dark, strong coffee, but you can […]

