An internationally focused menu and a central location spell success for Lemon Tree Co-owner and co-chef Betsy McDonald is outside The Lemon Tree when I arrive, arranging chairs and adjusting the delicate flowers that adorn each table. It’s been raining off and on in Bend this week, but McDonald is sure people will dine outside […]
Jaclyn Perez
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Chefs Leave Mega Yachts to Open Downtown Cafe
The Lemon Tree dishes traditional global cuisine
What happens when two chefs travel the world on mega yachts then decide to plant roots in Bend? They open a restaurant and express their international travel through food. Jaclyn Perez and Betsy McDonald started the Lemon Tree, a breakfast and lunch cafe located downtown on Franklin Avenue in the previous Bend Burger Company location. […]