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…

sisenor

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…

drake4

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…

10Below

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…