Judging by the amount of comments we received on our blog on Bend’s newest pho restaurant, Pho Viet, it seems that I am not the only pho-obsessed person in Central Oregon. As it turns out, one of our readers, Larry Sullivan, happens to be something of a pho expert and has blogged a bit on the subject. You can check out his blog on pho here.
On my previous blog, I mentioned that I suck at cooking pho. So Larry shared his pho recipe, which I will share with you:
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Bend Beats Portland Breweries in the Beer Olympics!
This past Saturday, I attended the Beer Olympics at the Old Mill Brew Werks. From what I can gather, it was the first of its kind to take place in Bend.
Traffic Jam in Bend
We might not have the conventional rush hour traffic here in Bend, but we do have to stop from time to time for stuff like this.
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“Gold Rush: Alaska” Star Jimmy Dorsey on Why He Left the Mine/Show
I blogged a few weeks ago about my obsession with Gold Rush: Alaska, the Discovery Channel reality show about down-on-their-luck Oregonians who head up north in search of riches. Within minutes of posting that piece, I had slated an interview with one of the show’s stars, Jimmy Dorsey.
Jackalope Grill’s Women Tasting Wine is Extra Awesome this Month
Sometimes Bend is flush with dining events, making me wish I had buckets of cash to blow on food and wine. Actually, I pretty much always wish I had buckets of cash, but sometimes the desire is especially great.
Our (Ridiculous) Predictions: How the Ducks will fare in the BCS Championship
Kickoff is now only a few hours away and we thought we’d wade into the treacherous waters of college football predictions with some (mostly ridiculous) game predictions from the Source staff.
Mike Bookey, Arts and Culture Editor: Oregon 82 Auburn 7.
Everything is better with beer, especially the Olympics
When the regular old Olympics roll around every two years, I think, You know, I really like these world-unifying games, like the decathalon and curling. But I just feel like there’s something missing.
Big Screen Options for the BCS Championship in Bend and Beyond
OK, it’s finally here. For University of Oregon fans (and the legions of other Oregonians who’ve been caught up in the frenzy) the wait for the BCS National Championship is over.
The Big Lebowski Costume Winners
If you weren’t there at the Tower tonight to watch The Big Lebowski with 400-something other people who may have become your new best friends, you also missed an incredible costume contest, which kicked off the weirdly, awesomely, justifiably well-attended (and sold-out) event.
Here are a couple videos from the Walter and Dude categories of the contest.
Oregon vs. Auburn: The curfew battle
There are plenty of differences between Auburn and Oregon — for starters, one of the schools is located in Alabama and the other in the Pacific Northwest, and secondly, only one team has LaMichael James.
There are other differences too, like, for example, the one illustrated by a USA Today post yesterday that described the differences in the approach the two teams take in terms of player curfews.

