Just a few quick notes following up my Zydeco post from a few days ago. We had dinner there Saturday night and had the prime rib special. In a nutshell? The entire meal was fantastic. It’s pretty much cemented in my mind as the best restaurant in Bend right now. … Continue reading
Don’t miss Deschutes Brewery‘s annual "garage sale" this Saturday, December 2nd. It’s taking place at their Mountain Room from 12pm until 4. We went last year; there will be good deals on pub wear (T-shirts, hats, etc.), drinkware, accessories, and so on. It’ll also be busy, so get there early. … Continue reading
A friend gave me heads-up that the owners of JC’s Bar & Grill downtown are starting their own brewery—WildFire Brewing. I found confirmation on JC’s MySpace page, where they say: JC’s is soon to be pouring beer from WildFire Brewing Company. This brewery was started by Jeremy and Chris and … Continue reading
From the Bulletin today is a notice that the Apricot Lane gift store downtown is closing its doors: Downtown Bend’s Apricot Lane will close its doors by the end of the year, the store’s owner said Tuesday. The clothing and gift shop has been at 1001 N.W. Wall St. for … Continue reading
In my rant about Outback Steakhouse the other day I suggested going to Zydeco instead, and decided they needed a full post. I wrote about them on chuggnutt almost two years ago now, and if anything, my review is even better now than it was then. They’re not cheap, but … Continue reading
Saturday night we attended the final bout (for this year) of roller derby, featuring the local Renegade Rollergirls. Interesting experience; the crowd was bigger and louder than I would have imagined. It was at the Indoor Sports Center, but apparently they had to turn something like 300 people away at … Continue reading
We hadn’t eaten at our local Outback Steakhouse in a couple of years, at least, so tonight we decided to try it for dinner. It’s definitely not something we’ll be doing again anytime soon—they’ve really gone downhill. I’ll start right off by saying the only truly good part of the … Continue reading
There’s an article here that details plans for the new Oxford Hotel that’s going to be built downtown, next to the parking garage and across the street from the Fire Hall. There’s also a Bulletin blurb here that I missed last week. Long story short, the hotel will have 56 … Continue reading
The radio station 92.7 FM that I blogged about is live and playing some decent music. They’re still in survey mode and link to a massive 1000-song questionnaire for people to fill out. My previous post is also generating a bunch of comments; amusingly, a bunch of those people seem … Continue reading
Somewhat recently I heard a rumor (on the radio, maybe) that the Newport Avenue bridge would be finished and open again by Thanksgiving. Since Thanksgiving is now barely a week and half away, does anyone know if this is true or not? Sure would be nice… Update: Oh for god’s … Continue reading