Thursday Tidbits
Analemma Wines Pasta alla Analemma
As of Thursday morning, evacuation orders remain in effect due to the Burdoin Fire, which continues to significantly impact local communities and businesses—including several wineries in the evacuation zone, such as Syncline, COR Cellars, and Domaine Pouillon.
Tragically, BARO Wine, a new winery in Lyle that had just opened a little over a month ago, shared in a Monday night post that it lost both its winery and cellar to the fire.
Our hearts are with the town of Lyle and everyone affected. A deep thank you to the firefighters and first responders on the front lines. Please stay safe and take care of yourselves and each other.
Special thanks to Murphy’s Family Watering Hole in Bingen, which has been feeding firefighter teams and serving as a hub for community support, with many donated items available for those in need. If you could use supplies—or would like to contribute—stop by Murphy’s.
We’ll start off with an obvious first choice in tidbits this week:
Find your way to Murphy’s Family Watering Hole for fresh, home style, comfort foods made of house smoked meats, plus burgers, hotdogs, side dishes, soups, sandwiches, and daily specials. Open Thursday through Sunday. 216 W Steuben St., Bingen, WA. Contact them at 509-281-3323.
From there, we’ll steer you toward other parts of the Gorge offering good food and small comforts, like:
🌞 PJ’s Hometown Café is now open at 1301 Belmont St. in Hood River. Stop in Tuesday–Sunday, 8 am–2 pm, for breakfast favorites in a cozy, familiar spot.
🍒 Kiyokawa Family Orchards is harvesting Balaton Pie Cherries this week. Find them at the Hood River Farmers Market and at the orchard’s fruit stand this weekend. Parkdale, Or. (hours at the fruit stand: weekends only 10-5 until August 22. Then open daily through November 2.)
🥯 Pine Street Bakery is serving house-made bagels every Thursday and Friday morning—crispy outside, chewy inside, with a tangy, complex sour flavor from their 72-hour fermentation process. Try plain, everything, sesame, poppy, or jalapeño parmesan. Don’t skip the flavored cream cheese options. Hood River Heights.
🍔 Working Hands Fermentation has a daily happy hour special: a double smashburger and your choice of beer or cider for $15, from 4–6 pm. Hood River Heights.
🍞 Oregon Growers recommends a dreamy Sunday pairing: fluffy burrata on toast + a dollop of their Raspberry Fruit Spread (or whichever flavor suits your fancy 🫙).
🍝 Analemma Wines just introduced Pasta alla Analemma: toasted fregula pasta with Sobrasada sausage from Stamboom Meats, and seasonal veggies from @hayliftgarden and @steppingstonegrown. You’ll also find summer-perfect Columbia River salmon, estate-grown cranberry beans, roasted zucchini, and tomatoes. Mosier, OR.
🥩 Riverside Restaurant is serving a summer standout: Veal Saltimbocca—top round veal, prosciutto, aged asiago, broccolini, Marsala, blackened lemon, and crispy sage. Hood River, OR.
☕️ Randonnée Coffee is featuring a seasonal favorite: the Pistachio Latte—hot or iced, it’s a creamy-sweet delight. Open daily, 8 am–3 pm. Mosier, OR.
Lastly, 🍖 Grasslands Barbecue is taking a short break and will be closed this weekend. Catch them when they return on 8/1—trust us, the wait is worth it. Hood River Waterfront.