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Sibling revelry

Family helps Smith Rock Brewing Co. make its mark with tasty food and beers in Redmond

February 8, 2013 4:00 am

It was inevitable, perhaps, that siblings Danielle Stewart and Don Fredrickson would wind up in the brewpub business together. Stewart had run a restaurant in Stockton, Calif., for more than a dozen years before moving with her husband, Kevin Stewart,....MORE

Food for outdoors lovers

• Velvet Lounge and Crow's Feet Commons take different directions in downtown Bend

February 1, 2013 4:00 am

Having a small drinking establishment in downtown Bend may often be a challenge, especially when your kitchen facilities are limited. Two businesses have approached the issue in two very different ways, but in keeping with the demands of the mountain-....MORE

Cozy, tasty, sweet

• 2nd Street deli in Bend offers homespun food and sensational chocolates

January 25, 2013 4:00 am

When your cafe is in a location that gets little or no pedestrian or drive-by traffic, success can be elusive. Somehow, Tricia and Jeremy Pollard are finding a way to make it work at their 2nd Street Eats & Sweets. A health-conscious deli that....MORE

Family-friendly Mexican dining

• Good food and great prices lure diners to Mexi-Fresh & More

January 18, 2013 4:00 am

Salvador Robles' little cafe is just a hole in the wall — a tiny storefront in the Albertson's mall at the south end of Bend. Mexi-Fresh & More seats only two dozen patrons, and with no highway frontage on Business Route 97 (South Third....MORE

Food from 'across the pond'

• British fare reigns at the Pig & Pound Public House in Redmond

January 11, 2013 4:00 am

What's an English pub doing in the heart of Redmond?Apparently, whatever it wants. And owner Paul Mercer, recently of Camp Sherman's Kokanee Cafe and Sunriver's Trout House, said he hasn't had so much fun at a restaurant in 10 years. The Union Jack....MORE