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
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
Getting ready for a season of hiking and backpacking? Maybe you need some quick snacks to Grab-and-Go to the park. You’ll need lightweight foods that don’t need refrigeration. Save some money and preparation time by making your own dried foods and herbs. Learn the principles of drying food and how … Continue reading
Hoppy beer lovers take note: Three Creeks Brewing is again holding their IPApril weekend-long event starting today—a showcase/throwdown of 10 Oregon IPAs (three of which are Three Creeks’ own). All this weekend you can order up individual pints of IPA, or for $15 you can get a taster tray featuring … Continue reading
This Friday and Saturday, the 26th and 27th, the Tower Theatre is hosting a special lighthearted show as their annual fundraiser: the Bend Follies. It’s a skit-based, comedy and variety type show featuring Bend’s own business owners, personalities, and celebrities having fun on stage. It sounds like a lot of … Continue reading
Every year Summit High School chooses a “sparrow” from the Sparrow Club to sponsor and raise money for medical bills. This year’s sparrow is familiar to our family so it hits much closer to home. Katie Hinton danced alongside my daughter at Central Oregon School of Ballet for several years … Continue reading
My friend Shannon (who also occasionally writes up blog posts here) has been helping to implement some good things at Crossings, the Riverhouse‘s restaurant lately including a big focus on their local beer presence—they’re one of the only places in town (if not the only place) to have all local … Continue reading
This Saturday, April 20, McMenamins Old St. Francis School is teaming up with three other local breweries to present a “Traveling Brewer’s Dinner Party” that looks like all kinds of fun for all you beer-and-food aficionados out there. Here’s the description: If you like to drink good beer and eat … Continue reading
The NorthWest Crossing Bend Spring Festival (also C3 Events page) kicks off its 2013 season tomorrow, Friday the 12th, and runs through the weekend. It takes over NorthWest Crossing Drive in the heart of the neighborhood on Bend’s west side, and has all the seasonal fest things you’ve come to expect … Continue reading
Thursday late afternoon/early evening my wife and I found ourselves over on the westside, and it had just been posted on Facebook that day that the Blue Pine Kitchen and Bar (Facebook page) had opened for business—so we decided to stop in for a quick bite and drink and check it … Continue reading