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From Travel + Leisure , APR 2006

Jody Denton left his Bay Area restaurant empire (Lulu, Azie) in 2001 and came to Bend to open Merenda. The menu features rustic French and Italian dishes, with nightly specials from the wood-fired oven. It's one of the few restaurants in Oregon that serves more than 100 wines by the glass....MORE>>

– Ted Katauskas On a Bender

From Food & Wine , JUN 2004

But at his year-and-a-half-old Merenda in Bend, Oregon, Denton uses his four-foot-long, 1,200-pound, custom-made grill to cook the more traditional Mediterranean-influenced fish, steaks and vegetables that make his restaurant the top destination...MORE>>

– Kate Krader Father Grills Best | Father's Day cookout with chef Jody Denton

Last updated April 2006