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A New Barrel-Aged Collage

Deschutes and Hair of the Dog team up for more complex booziness
Kevin Gifford

Four years ago—longer than many people reading this have even lived in Bend—Deschutes Brewery launched a beer called Collage, a collaboration between the Bend-based giant and Portland’s Hair of the Dog Brewing. The beer actually had its genesis earlier than that, in 2010, when HotD owner/brewmaster Alan Sprints stopped by Deschutes’ production facility to brew […]

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Barbecue Dreams Come True

Curb B Q melts in your mouth
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

Ever since I moved to this city in 1999 I have been on the hunt for good barbecue. Each barbecue place usually has a few great dishes, but there’s never a sense of consistency. Sometimes the burnt ends are rock hard or the pulled pork is cold, but mostly the rubs and sauces are never […]

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Steak Me Home Tonight

Okawa is a hibachi-ball
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

Okawa Steak House and Sushi doesn’t just sling good food; they give you a show on top of it. The restaurant on Third Street is modeled after the Benihana-style restaurants, which are in turn based on the Teppenyaki style of Japanese cuisine involving fireballs exploding, onion volcanoes, food flying toward your mouth and the chef […]

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From Boneyard to Bellevue

Two new developments hitting Bend’s brew scene
Kevin Gifford

As the last of the fresh hop releases come dripping out and the beer fans of Central Oregon prepare for a genteel end-of-year segue into stout season, a couple exciting things are hitting the scene at the same time: the commemorative IPA from Boneyard, and a new name visiting from the suburbs of Seattle. By […]

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Smith Rock Cuisine

Farm to Fork provides food with a view
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

There’s been quite a bit written lately about Smith Rock. Most of that writing has been about the overcrowding and the long wait—so it’s easy to forget why the site is so popular in the first place. As Central Oregonians, we know how beautiful and downright majestic Smith Rock is, so obviously people from all […]

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A Goblin in Your Goblet

Kobold Brewing prepares for year two
Kevin Gifford

When Steve Anderson retired from his career with the Federal Aviation Administration, he knew what he was looking to do next. “I worked for 26 years in air traffic,” he said, “looking at a radar scope. When I left, I figured I’d run my own business of some sort. I wanted to follow a passion, […]

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