The Best Restaurants in Bend, Oregon | Eater Portland

"Lady Bird’s decor is a nod to chic French elegance, with a wall of whooping cranes and gilded parrot lamps. Chef John Gurnee left Drake to open his dream restaurant located in the Old Mill, where he adopted a wood-fired oven perfect for springy, thick-crust pizza like the Fluffhead mushroom pizza, which plays wild mushrooms against rosemary cream and truffle oil. Or for wood-fired carrots, artichokes, and other vegetables. While handmade chewy pasta dishes are a great choice, don’t miss the balsamic short ribs on potato puree topped with mushroom ragout that melts in the mouth. Finish with the uniquely assembled tiramisu made with whipped white chocolate ganache." - Barb Gonzalez