Thursday Tidbits

This week’s Thursday Tidbits highlights local holiday specials, discounts, and upcoming weekend markets. The holidays are here (and so is ski season)! Enjoy!

With @mthoodmeadows open, businesses are celebrating ski season with food and drink discounts around town. Here are a few:
 

• Sixth Street Bistro wants to know, did you go to the mountain? If you did, enjoy a half-price appetizer with an entree purchase. Only valid for dine-in.

• “Flash your Pass” deals! Get 10% off when you flash your 24-25 season pass or snow park pass at these fine establishments: Full Sail Brewing, Stave and Stone Winery, Grateful Vineyard, and Kickstand Coffee & Kitchen.

Here's a glimpse of businesses taking holiday meal preorders: 

• Grasslands Barbeque: Cajun Christmas Pre-Orders are live on the website! Whole Briskets, Gumbo, Étoufée, Brisket Boudin Sausages…All food will be frozen with simple instructions to reheat at home. Pick-up only on Sat, Dec 14, at the food truck here in Hood River.

• Time to pre-order tamales for the holidays from Local Rhoots. The pre-order window closes on Dec 19th. Pick-up or delivery Dec 23rd.
  
• Boda's Kitchen is taking orders for your holiday feast and it’s coming up fast! Orders are due on the 17th. Stop by to grab an order form.

Winter specials to tempt your tastebuds include these yummy insights:

• Thunder Island Brewing began weekly specials this week. The kitchen crew will be flexing their creativity with a new dish weekly.⁠ Their first special is from Chef Dan called Char Siu Silog. This dish combines his Chinese background using our popular Char Siu Pork and a Filipino-style breakfast called Silog (SEE-LOG) which is garlic rice, cucumber, tomato, and a sunny-side-up egg.

• Egg River Café has brand new dinner items. View the full menu on their website!
  
• 10 Speed Coffee Bar: Holiday coffee/tea drink specials are here with some fan favorites. Stop by for a cup of holiday cheer to warm you up on these cold winter days! 
• Love and Hominy has a new drink to try! Warm up with the Cider Toddy!
  

Markets this weekend:

• Hood River Farmer’s Market will be at its winter location 10am - 12pm, 403 Portway Ave, this Saturday. This week they’re welcoming (back) vendors like @heathersflowerfarm @thefarmerinodell @gorgegreens_ and @sakura_ridge/ @nashi_orchards. Find them at the market on 12/7!

• McCurdy Farms will be pressing pears for their 2025 Perry this coming weekend 12-7/8-2024 and will have the cidery open from 10 am to 3 pm so that you can purchase hard cider & Perry for the upcoming holidays.
• Sunshine Mill Winery in The Dalles is hosting their Winter Warmer Holiday Market this Saturday, Dec 7. They will be selling wine, warm mulled wine, sangria, beer from @freebridgebrewing, cider from @workinghandsbeer, and serving tamales from @magicjuices_ and Pizza from @pizzathegathering. Downtown The Dalles store fronts will be under one roof for all your shopping needs while you sip on mulled wine. Santa will be visiting from the North Pole from 1pm-6pm and The Grinch will be visiting from Whoville from 1pm-4pm!
  
• The Dalles Workshop will celebrate its fifth anniversary this Saturday, December 7th from 10-4.  Enjoy a delicious bagel with all the fixings from @rustic_roots_baking, sip on a mimosas or mock-tail, grab a coffee from @thedallescoffeeshop, indulge in a sweet treat by @cupcakesbycyndi, and get creative with ornament decorating! 
  

PLUS!

• Today marks the grand opening of The Sweet Spot, a brand-new candy store located in the former Darling Boutique space. After three months of hard work transforming the space into a delightful candy haven, they’re ready to welcome the community! Stop by today, December 5th, to check out their sweet offerings and say hello to the team. 104 Oak St, Hood River.
• The Annual Community Holiday Tree Lighting and Street Festival is this Friday evening! Visit downtown Hood River for an evening of lights, music, food and shopping! Suspected tree lighting may occur between 5:45-6:15 pm. Go to the Visit Hood River website for more info.

Thank you for following along! Be sure to use the hashtag #hoodrivereats in your posts. We hope this season brings you moments of magic and delicious holiday flavors!