New and updated restaurant roundup

There have been a number of new restaurants and existing ones going through changes lately, which I need to catch up on now that Central Oregon Beer Week is over. Here’s a short roundup of the ones I know, but please feel free to leave additional updates in the comments. … Continue reading

Finishing up Central Oregon Beer Week

I know the blog here has been a wasteland all week long, apparently this week-long event planning is way more intensive and involved than I thought! Overall this has been a great (if super busy) Central Oregon Beer Week, trying to get everything fit in between my day job, running … Continue reading

Beer Week kick-off at Worthy Brewing on Monday

Central Oregon Beer Week is just around the corner, and one of the big Monday events is the opening Kick-Off Celebration (FB event page) being held at Worthy Brewing: it’s a limited, ticketed event that is taking place from 5:30 to 7:30pm and will be featuring a number of cool things … Continue reading

Wubba’s BBQ Shack now open on the northside

Wubba’s BBQ Shack is a Klamath Falls-based restaurant that has just opened up a new location on Bend’s northside, at the corner of Empire and Layton in the space formerly occupied by Beach Side and La Costa Azul. In fact, today is their first opening day! I don’t know (yet) … Continue reading

Central Oregon Beer Week 2013 – bigger than ever this year

This year’s second annual Central Oregon Beer Week is taking place May 20 – 27 (Monday through Monday, Memorial Day) and so far this year is lining up to be great with a lot of fantastic events and sponsors. (Full disclosure: I’m a co-founder and one of the main organizers … Continue reading

Welcome a new contributor: Caitlin Richmond

I’m pleased to announce that Hack Bend is adding another contributor, Caitlin Richmond! She is fairly new to Bend (just over a year) with a degree in journalism and writes for the Oregon Legal Journal as well as having articles in several local publications. All of which I think will … Continue reading

Mustard and Summer Sausage Public Workshop

I just saw that Deschutes Brewery will be celebrating Sausagefest 3 during American Craft Brew Week (which happens to be the week before Central Oregon Beer Week) so… this seems to fit right in! Interested in learning how to prepare and can your own mustard? Only a very few recipes … Continue reading

Free yard debris disposal events

Things have been pretty quiet ’round this site lately. Chalk it up to a couple of the Hack Bend contributors (namely, myself and Jon) keeping busy getting lots of fun events planned for Central Oregon Beer Week, May 20-27. In the meantime… Fire Season is Right Around the Corner. I just … Continue reading