by LINDEN GROSS A&E Feature Writer When I first moved to Bend, my father took me to La Rosa. “This is not your average Mexican restaurant,” he told me. That point was reinforced over dinner last month. After a round of some of the best margaritas in town a vat of guacamole made tableside, my…
by LINDEN GROSS A&E Feature WriterI hate to eat alone. Still when a friend stood me up I found myself all dressed up with nowhere to go, I headed to the one restaurant in town that feels like home. The Jackalope Grill was packed that night, a result of chef owner Tim Garling winning the…
By LINDEN GROSS A&E Feature Writer No matter how hard I try to be punctual, these days I seem to run at least five minutes late everywhere I go. The day I’m to review the Brickhouse in Bend, however, I arrive 45 minutes early for my 5:30pm reservation. Why wouldn’t I? I know I’ll be…
By LINDEN GROSS, Author, Writing Coach & Copywriter I heard about the Kokanee Café shortly after moving to Bend. Five years later, my dining companion I finally made it there with a friend involved in the San Francisco restaurant scene in tow. “The further we drove out in the woods, the lower my expectations,” he…
By RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor Pono is a Hawaiian word meaning righteousness; brothers Ted Shin Nakato are trying to use this righteousness in their business model at Pono Farm & Fine Meats. In growing, butchering preparing the naturally raised beef pork from their farm in Culver, their goal is to provide Central Oregon with…
By LINDEN GROSS; Writer, editor, writing coach I was introduced to the Terrebonne Depot during a benefit for the Humane Society. Loved the cause, loved the fact that my steak-one of more than 50 cooked that night-was superb. Still, I didn’t get back to the restaurant until a hike up Smith Rock’s Misery Ridge made…
by LINDEN GROSS, Author, Writing Coach & Publisher Local residents probably are aware that Broken Top may well be Bend’s most striking restaurant—from its soaring interior defined by open beams expansive windows to its water mountain view. However now that the restaurant is once again open to the public, a new chef has enhanced the…
By LINDEN GROSS, Author, Writing Coach & Copywriter It had been a tough day. But there’s just nothing like deliciously creative sushi a couple of flights of sake in the company of good friends to lift one’s spirits. We decided to sit at Kanpai’s sushi bar so that we could partake in the Omakase, which…
