Did you know the Brickhouse restaurant in downtown Bend is serving breakfast on the weekends these days? Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 1pm they are open for breakfast/brunch service, and have a pretty tasty-looking menu. We decided to try it out and this weekend met friends for breakfast. The … Continue reading
Good news for fans of Barrio in downtown Bend: they are moving to a bigger space on Wall Street. John Anderson (the Bulletin’s travel and restaurant review writer among other things) wrote on Facebook: Bend friends: If you haven’t heard, Barrio is shutting its doors on Feb. 20 … for … Continue reading
This Thursday, February 4th, Broken Top Bottle Shop celebrates its fourth anniversary! They’ll be featuring no-cover live music from three bands: Kylan Johnson – Folk Acoustic Blues – 4pm Kinzel and Hyde – Roots & Blues – 5:30pm B Side Brass Band – New Orleans-Style Brass Band – 8pm And I’m … Continue reading
Fans of the westside’s Spork, the restaurant that started out as a food truck located in a silver Airstream trailer, rejoice: their email newsletter came out just this afternoon with big news—they are expanding! And they are inviting everyone to the opening of the expanded space on November 20. From their … Continue reading
Updated: KTVZ’s article says that a sign on the door indicates it opens Thursday, with a special event taking place last night (Wednesday). So perhaps Thursday is a “soft” opening of sorts? If you’re excited for Chipotle coming to Bend, the Bulletin reports that this Friday is the big opening … Continue reading
Yesterday’s Pine Tavern beer event, their PT80 Beerfest Challenge, was a lot of fun and (I think) a successful first-time event! The goal was not only to invite Central Oregon’s local breweries to pour beer and help support the Humane Society of Central Oregon but also to help pick the … Continue reading
Last week I was invited out to Black Butte Ranch to tour the newly-renovated Lakeside Complex, located next to the Lodge which includes a new pool, activity center, and the Lakeside Bistro, which is open to the public. This was an $11.5 million project that started just after Labor Day … Continue reading
The Pine Tavern in downtown Bend has been open since 1936, making it (I believe) the oldest continually-operating restaurant in the area (the D&D Club has been open for a similar amount of time), and next year they are celebrating their 80th anniversary. They wanted to do something big to commemorate … Continue reading
Heads up, as they posted on Facebook, The Victorian Café will be temporarily closed through Thursday, April 23: “The Vic will be temporarily closed until the 23rd to make some repairs to better enhance your Vic experience.” Haven’t been to The Vic in awhile, but the westside establishment has long been one … Continue reading
Baldy’s BBQ is celebrating their tenth anniversary this week and today through Saturday (16th through the 21st) they are featuring a special Customer Appreciation menu as “Our way to say thank you for Getting Sauced with us for a Decade.” So all this week stop in for $10 deals on ribs, … Continue reading