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Archive Home > 2007 > February > 09 > Tasting success

Tasting success

What it takes for restaurants to survive in a challenging industry

By Anna Sowa / The Bulletin
February 9, 2007

When Jody Denton prepared to open Merenda Restaurant & Wine Bar in 2002 in downtown Bend, he felt like a fish swimming up a stream of warnings.

Offering 50 different wines by the glass? That's too much for Bend.

Six thousand square feet of restaurant space? Too big for Bend.

Dishes that veer....

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