The words athletic club don’t usually conjure up notions of great food. But that was before Bistro 28 opened at the Athletic Club of Bend. Three friends and I started our evening with a round of cocktails by the fireplace in the tastefully revamped restaurant. Lovely. Once seated at our booth, we realized that either…
You know when you start dreaming of grocery sushi that you’ve waited too long. That’s your cue to head to Kanpai Sushi and Sake Bar. For the last 10 years, Kanpai has served up some of the best traditional (with a twist) sushi in town. But let me tell you, traditional at Kanpai doesn’t mean…
by LINDEN GROSS One Stop Writing Shop & Oregon Local Getaways “I felt full but I didn’t feel heavy like I do when I usually eat Mexican food,” one of my three dining companions announced after our feast at Si Señor Cuisine & Spirits, the restaurant that Baltazar Chavez opened in the Bend Factory Stores…
The moment I walked into Latigo, Sisters’ newest fine-dining establishment, I imagined myself living there. I love the wrap-around deck, the high peaked ceiling with its huge rustic wooden beams, the oversized windows, the wood-burning brick fireplace and the romantic vibe. Then I tasted chef-owner Tim Christman’s food and the fantasy stretched to include him…
by LINDEN GROSS, One Stop Writing Shop I really like Drake. I like the look of the restaurant. I like the staff—the servers are as fun as they are informative. And I like the concept of an upscale diner with food that blends the best of Americana with French cuisine. Case in point, their…
by LINDEN GROSS, One Stop Writing Shop & Oregon LocalGetways The news that a whiskey bar was coming to town made me happy. That glee grew the second I walked into the small space with its wood, metal and brick décor. I’d finally found a local watering hole that was as comfortable as it…
by LINDEN GROSS, One Stop Writing Shop / Oregon.LocalGetaways.com Wild Rose doesn’t serve your typical Thai food. For starters, its rural Northern Thai cuisine is based on family recipes served with khaoniew—sticky Jasmine rice meant to be eaten with your hands. Wild Rose chef and co-owner Paul Itti suggests that you form the sticky…
by LINDEN GROSS, One Stop Writing Shop & Oregon LocalGetways They had me at the truffle parmesan fries. One of my writing coach clients, a Sisters resident, told me about The Porch. “It’s our favorite place.” After dinner there I understood why. Some restaurants are like a carefully composed symphony, with dishes that build…
by LINDEN GROSS, One Stop Writing Shop A top-notch restaurant not only needs a talented chef at the helm, it needs a staff that can produce that food in her absence. The Oxford’s 10Below delivers on both fronts thanks to Executive Chef Ingrid Rohrer, a California Culinary Academy graduate who moved to Bend after working…
By LINDEN GROSS, One Stop Writing Shop & Oregon.LocalGetaways.com Do you ever get that feeling that you want to get away even when you just can’t? For that staycation—or just an evening—that will make you feel as if you’ve left town, head to Pronghorn. Every time I turn on the road that leads there,…
