Wednesday, July 29, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service
photo by ceili cornelius
Scott Summers has opened Backyard Bistro, a food cart in Sisters.
Backyard Bistro puts its
wheels down in Sisters
By Jim Cornelius
News Editor
Sisters’ second food cart
has put down its wheels in the
backyard at Eurosports. And
that backyard gave the eatery
its name: Backyard Bistro.
“We walked out here and
I said, ‘Man, this is just like
your backyard,” said owner/
operator Scott Summers.
The backyard at
Eurosports is located on the
corner of Hood Avenue and
Fir Street. Eurosports owner
Brad Boyd has the capabil-
ity to house up to five carts
in what he refers to as a “food
cart pod.”
Backyard Bistro is
a family operation for
Summers, his wife, Tashina
Youngstrom, and their daugh-
ters Malia and Jaid. They hail
from Bend, but have always
been drawn to Sisters.
“We love Sisters,” Scott
said. “We travel this direc-
tion from Bend any chance
we get.”
Summers and his wife
both bring 25 years of expe-
rience in the restaurant busi-
ness to bear on his new
venture. Scott has started
up a franchise restaurant, a
brewery in Colorado, and he
has a wide range of experi-
ence in Alaska, where he
worked for years before
moving to Bend eight years
ago.
Opening a food cart was
an attractive option for him
because it allows him cre-
ativity and flexibility in his
offerings.
“It gives me the free-
dom to change up my menu
as I need to,” he said. It’s a
“small, condensed menu, so I
can keep it fresh and change
it over.”
That means seasonal
changes. Right now, tacos
and Jamaican jerk are on the
menu, along with other offer-
ings. Come fall and winter,
you’ll start seeing soups and
curries.
Summers describes the
Backyard Bistro cuisine as
“fresh, healthy fusion food.”
He loves to take elements
from different ethnic foods
and combine them in unique
ways, “combining, say,
Asian flavors with American,
maybe bringing in, occasion-
ally, Italian. Our Caprese
grilled cheese is a classic
example of that.”
Working together as a
family is another perk.
“It’s been a great oppor-
tunity for my family to come
together to do this,” Scott
said. “My daughters are my
workers, so it’s a complete
family business.”
In keeping with the busi-
ness model envisioned by
Boyd, Summers has a year-
long lease. His operating
times are up to him.
“I’d definitely like to oper-
ate year-round,” Summers
said. “We have a great local
following, which I hope will
sustain us through the lean
months.”
Find them at Backyard
Bistro Sisters on Facebook.
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