Welcome to The Well Traveled Fork. We are a creative culinary travel company providing adventure travel activities throughout the Pacific Northwest. Our culinary tours include wine and food tours pub crawls, sustainable and seasonal food tours, cultural and urban tours, private restaurant tours, market tours, cooking classes and demos, food lover's vacations and hands on cooking classes and experiences. One of our specialities is wine pairing. Let us share with you our favorite wine and food pairings during our cooking classes and Pacific Northwest Culinary Tours.
Come explore beautiful Bend, Oregon and the surrounding communities of Sunriver, Redmond, Sisters and Prineville. Located in the heart of Central Oregon and at the foot of the Cascade Mountain Range, Bend is the recreational capital of the state. Bend is noted for its scenic high desert setting, year-round recreational activities and outstanding Northwest cuisine.
Our tours can be customized to include other parts of the Pacific Northwest including the beautiful wine country of the Willamette Valley. Oregon is famous for their artisan and world class Pinot Noir's and we can show you the best places to sip and swirl a glass.
When you visit Oregon you will notice that we do things a bit differently here. We protect our natural landscape, we have been eating seasonally long before it became "popular" and we make outdoor adventure a way of life. Our food and wine culture make it an ideal destination for foodies, outdoor adventurers and anyone looking for pure natural beauty.
So get ready to eat, drink and make merry! Shop your way through the freshest, just-picked foods on our Farmer's Market Tour. Go on a gastronomic Pub Crawl like no other. Sample the area's must-try foodie spots on our Round-About Bend Tour. Or see where your food comes from and how it's grown on our Farm and Ranch Tour. Our local expert guides always travel with you in intimate small groups of 10.
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Does locally grown, seasonal and sustainable mean something to you? An important part of buying local is making an effort to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables when they are in season in your area. Although today's global marketplace allows us to buy foods grown virtually anywhere in the world all year round, these options are not the most sustainable.
By purchasing local foods in-season, you eliminate the environmental damage caused by shipping foods thousands of miles, your food dollar goes directly to the farmer, and your family will be able to enjoy the health benefits of eating fresh, unprocessed fruits and vegetables. Buying seasonal produce also provides an exciting opportunity to try new foods and to experiment with seasonal recipes. And it simply tastes better!
Even if you don't want to change any of your eating habits, you can at least make sure to buy local produce when it's available, rather than purchase the same type of food from 3000 miles away!
Join Chef Bette and The Well Traveled Fork as we travel around Oregon and visit farms, ranches, wineries, breweries, farmer's markets and other unique places to discover that great food and wine starts with the people that produce it. We will introduce you to the hardworking dedicated people of Oregon that produce some of the most delicious food and spirits around.
Let Chef Bette share her pleasure of food and her commitment to community and the environment as she introduces you to best of Bend through culinary tours in the Pacific Northwest. Learn about the local food that is good for you, good for the people who grow it and good for the planet.