Ben Salmon, music writer from the Bulletin sent me the following info on the latest addition to the Bulletin’s website. They have posted 15 songs from local artists and 15 songs from bands from all over. Of course my favorite has to be God Bless the Taco Stand by Mark Ransom and The Mostest. All the songs are available for free download and the best part, you don’t have to login to get it.
I have been listening to these songs and so far I am loving the Person People’s Oregonize the best.
“Visit The Bulletin to download The Bulletin’s free two-disc compilation Near/Far,containing 30 MP3s from Central Oregon and national acts. Nosubscription required. Includes songs from The Shins, Arcade Fire, Aesop Rock, Band of Horses, plus Person People, The Roe, The Mostest,Coyo and more.”
CHOW
My stomach was empty and I was ready to chow down on some serious grub at the new CHOW restaurant located on Newport Avenue. Before going I had not heard from anyone if the place was any good, what type of food they serve or anything. So when I drove by and saw the massive metal CHOW sign and the big metal OPEN signs, I really thought I was going to dine on some serious grub like a West Side Jake’s. Much to my surprise our waitress placed a tiny sandwich and small stack of fries before me. This isn’t CHOW, it’s more like SNACK or BITE.
The food was delicious, just tiny. For a big sucker like me, I need quantity and quality, not just quality. Seems that more and more restaurants in Bend are serving much smaller portions but their prices are increasing rapidly.
Currently CHOW is only offering breakfast and lunch from 7am – 2pm and appears to be geared more towards the healthy crowd than they are to a meat and potatoes guy like me. There are meat dishes like the roasted pork sandwich I had on my visit.
The sweet potatoe fries were ok, some were hella crispy and others were super soft…it was sort of weird. They didn’t need or warrant any dipping sauces as the flavor was like a dessert of potaoes instead of french fries. The roasted pork was great…all 6 bites. $8
The wife selected from the breakfast menu and opted for the pumpkin waffle and a sausage patty. Waffle – $7, sausage – $3. Both were great and the sausage was pretty thick, but after $10, you’d think you’d be full. Let me get another waffle at least. Something.
The menu states that they will be offering dinners sometime in the future. I’ll try to get back to try that menu, but for now, there are plenty of other options for breakfast and / or a quick, filling lunch on the West side. I know CHOW has just opened so maybe things will change as they get some more services under their belt. The service was awesome and our food came in a timely manner which is great for a restaurant just starting out….but those portions are just too small for the money in my opinion.
CHOW
1110 NW Newport Ave
Bend, OR 97701
541.728.0256
http://www.chowbend.com/
