Most artists see the world a little differently than the rest of us. With Bend surrealist painter Carol Connett, that’s an understatement of massive proportion. In Carol’s work, a waterfall flows from a tiger’s mouth, a buck sports an evergreen rack (think branches) and a desert-scape body, while a human melds into a tree trunk,…
Do the angels sing when great wines meet a chef’s undeniable talent? I know I do. And I was sure singing at Currents’ Chateau Ste. Michelle wine dinner, during which some of Washington’s tastiest vintages were brilliantly paired with some of Bend’s best cuisine. The evening, which took place in the private dining room, started…
(Photos courtesy of WAVEJourney.com) Want a change of pace? Just head over to Trattoria Sbandati and let the server know you want to dine family style. With co-owner and chef Juri Sbandati sending out dishes that only a native Florentine could produce from the semi-open kitchen just a few paces away, you’ll swear you’re in…
(Photo courtesy of WAVEJourney.com) Got a hankering for fresh fish or seafood? Baltazar’s, an upscale Mexican restaurant on Bend’s Westside, might not be the first thought that comes to mind, but it should be. Just one caveat: Come hungry. Baltazar’s pitcher of Cadillac margaritasand his shrimp cocktail reveal a lot about owner Baltazar’s philosophy. I’ll…
(Photo courtesy of French Market) My food posse and I settled into our bar-height table from which we could peer into the French Market kitchen as well as around the restaurant that feels casual and yet special all at the same time. “Okay, let’s come up with a game plan,” I said as we peered…
(Photos by WAVEjourney.com) If you haven’t tried Chops, you’re missing out. For starters, the Sisters restaurant, which features live entertainment Friday, Saturdayand Sunday evenings, is downright beautiful, with its high ceiling, rustic beamsand posts,and wood-burning, floor-to-ceiling brick fireplace. Even better, the food lives up to its surroundings in a monster way. Every dish we tried…
(Picture above: clam chowder, photo courtesy of WAVEJourney.com) Dining at Black Butte would be a treat simply based on the view alone. But then there’s the food. My friends and I had been wanting to return ever since seeing the Lodge’s new menu. As usual, the meal didn’t disappoint. Our only struggle was agreeing on…
Going out to breakfast is a Central Oregon pastime. For that matter, so is going out to lunch. So as sad as I was to hear that Sisters’ wonderful fine dining establishment, Jen’s Garden, had closed, I was darn happy to hear that it had morphed into the Cottonwood Café. I was even happier to…
If you’re looking for a local brewpub where the food is as much of a draw as the craft beer, I have four words for you: Welcome to Immersion Brewing. One look at the menu of this upscale, downhome gastropub, which opened just a year ago, tells the tale. Braised short ribs. Duck. Pork shank….
by linden gross, One Stop Writing Shop What do you do when you’re a chef of Korean-Irish descent, co-owner of a celebrated restaurant and a James Beard Award semifinalist? If you’re Chef Joe Kim, you open an Asian noodle house, of course, so you can cook the kind of casual fare that doesn’t fit in…
