This past Saturday Deschutes Brewery had their annual Chocolate Beer Pairing Dinner, and I was extremely fortunate to get invited to attend on the house. Naturally I blogged about it, and you can read that review (with pictures) on my beer blog here. Overall, it was a lot of fun … Continue reading
Late notice, I know. The June COWPU meeting (Central Oregon Web Professionals Usergroup) is Monday, June 2nd. Topic: Nothing in particular Location: McKay Cottage Hello fellow Cowpuddlians! The first of the month is just around the corner. Our group has McKay Cottage for June 2 at 6pm. The restaurant is … Continue reading
Melanie from Cog Wild sends this along: You are invited to bring your ID and come to Phil’s Trailhead this Thursday & Friday from 3pm to dusk and demo a Marin hardtail, full suspension and free ride bike. Cog Wild will be doing shuttles up Skyliner so you can have … Continue reading
In May, the Blacksmith‘s Wednesday tastings were all Martinis. For June, they’re doing beer: Prepare to achieve beervana. During June, the Blacksmith Restaurant + Bar + Lounge gives brews their due at Wednesday tastings featuring beers from near and far. Join the Blacksmith’s own beer connoisseur’s study group in the … Continue reading
This is huge: Deschutes County is now posting restaurant inspection scores online and publicly available. Go here to see them. Every restaurant in the County—even places that are not nominally restaurants, like hotels, or small food counters in other types of establishments—is online, it looks like. You can search by … Continue reading
Each year at the Bite of Bend, a local "Iron Chef" contest is held, featuring—obviously—local chefs from some of the fine dining establishments in the area. I get a big kick out of this (though I’ve never actually watched an entire match), so naturally I got excited when I saw … Continue reading
In today’s paper, there is a photo and caption indicating that the new Sonic Drive-In up on the north end (the old Tom Tom Diner location) is open already. Cool, but puzzling as I drove by there as recently as Friday, and it sure didn’t look like it was anywhere … Continue reading
With the summer months coming and outdoor activities ramping up, I found this dispatch from the Deschutes County offices (the "Marine Minute") on life jacket requirements interesting: One of the most misunderstood issues regarding boating in Oregon is the life jacket or PFD (personal flotation device) requirement. Most people understand … Continue reading
Seems like you can’t go a day around here any more without hearing news of a new restaurant planned, but I notice that two of them actually, you know, opened: The Bungalow Grille and Celina’s Gourmet Latin Bistro. (No, I haven’t been to either one.) The Bungalow Grille is the … Continue reading
This card came in the mail today, and while I assume a bunch of people probably got it as well, I’m not sure what the Park & Rec‘s selection criteria might be—and I figured this would be something of interest to a lot of people. Yeah, I’m lazy/geeky enough to … Continue reading