thursday tidbits

Cool Beans Espresso & Ice Cream

It is a somber week here in the gorge as we watch the fire burn in Underwood and hope for the best for all of the families and businesses who are affected. Let's make sure to give lots of love and support to the restaurants and wineries in Underwood once they are able to reopen. In the meantime we have a relatively short list of tidbits this week. Stay cool and stay safe!

• Cool Beans Espresso & Ice Cream is now open in White Salmon. Pro-tip, they will serve up ice cream sandwiches made to order, from 12-8pm every day.
• Check out the coolest new food truck in town, Benny's Shave Ice, parked at 416 Cascade Ave and open Wed-Fri 3-7pm, Sat 11am-7pm, and Sun 12-7pm.
• Grasslands Barbecue will be open Fridays in July and August, 11:30am until sold out, at Waterfront Park.
• Kainos Coffee in The Dalles is now open for brunch, every Sunday starting at 9am.
• It's cherry season! Pie cherries are available at Pearl's Place, stop #1 on the Hood River Fruit Loop. Want to do the work yourself? U-pick is available at Draper Girls Country Farm, Packer Orchards, Hood River U-pick Organic, Kiyokawa Family Orchards, Mt View Orchards, The Gorge White House, and Montavons Berries. See the graphic below for a list of seasonal u-pick opportunities.