2016
THE SOURCE WEEKLY
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ne of life’s best pleasures is discovering a new or favorite restaurant to share an evening of good times and delicious food.
Luckily, the culinary destinations in the high desert are incredibly alluring and inspire one to appreciate all that life has to offer. With this spirit of adventure, the Source’s annual Restaurant Guide presents its top honor this year to Spork, winner of the 2016 Restaurant of the Year award. Spork is co-owned by Erica Reilly, chef-owner Jeff Hunt and Chris Lohrey. The restaurant that once lived in a ’62 Airstream surfing the events of Central Oregon, skillfully combines dishes from Asia, Africa and South America, prepared with fresh and local ingredients in unique interpretations. Next, we feature Chi Restaurant and Sushi Bar, created and run by owner-chef Di Long. Chi, which opened last May, wins the Rookie of the Year Award. This best new restaurant brings the culinary creativity of Long and her husband, chef David Cho, to a spacious and beautiful new restaurant with a view. With
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decades of the Long family’s experience behind it, Chi will be a restaurant to enjoy for years to come. The 2016 Readers’ Choice Award goes to Barrio, which like Spork, began on wheels, as the successful food cart of owner-chef Steven Draheim. The amount of passion people express when discussing Barrio is really what makes this Bend favorite one to put on the bucket list of downtown dining experiences. Drawing from Mexican, Spanish and South American cuisine, with food that is excellent, affordable and fun, Barrio rounds out our globally-inspired winners list this year.
Contents Restaurant of the Year
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Rookie of the Year
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Readers’ Choice
9
Green, Local and Fair
10
Bend Restaurant Listings
11
On the Menu: Farm to Table
15
On the Menu: Zero Waste
19
On the Menu: Giving Back
25
On the Menu: Opportunity
28
Out of Town Listings
29
Food Cart Listings
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Food Cart of the Year
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EDITOR: Sherron Lumley ASSISTANT EDITOR: Hayley Jo Murphy CONTRIBUTORS: Russ Axon, Brian Jennings, Angela Moore, Jared Rasic, Erin Rook COPY EDITOR: Richard Sitts PRODUCTION MANAGER: Annelie Kahn AD DESIGNER: Esther Gray PHOTOGRAPHER: Whitney Whitehouse SALES EXECUTIVES: Amanda Klingman, Ban Tat, Chris Larro, Kimberly Morse
Last, but not least, we share the love for our 2016 Food Cart of the Year. That honor goes to the Jerk Kings, a Redmond food cart providing an authentic Jamaican street food experience. Central Oregon is raising the bar of what can be achieved by way of culinary ingenuity. With delicious dishes prepared by creative owner-chefs, many wonderful and unique delights await. Enjoy!
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