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ABOUT THE COVER ARTIST: Sophie Navarro is a local artist who has
worked in video production and animation. She is currently designing
comic books and gift cards and is available for freelance artwork.
She can be reached at munravin@hotmail.com
n the heart of winter, there’s really nothing better than staying close to
home, decked out in your softest, warmest fleece clothes, sipping at a cup
of hot tea or cocoa. But — should you get a hankering for the outside world,
for a meal made by someone else, for the company of friends and loved
ones, let this winter issue of Chow! be your guide through the storms.
You’ll find the ever-growing Eugene, Springfield and Corvallis restaurant listings
here, along with news, food trends, and reviews: Lance Sparks takes us to LCC’s
new Center for Meeting and Learning, where the chefs of tomorrow practice the
art of culinary creativity; Karman Ratliff looks into the craziness of the low-carb
craze; and former Chow! editor Marina Taylor reviews oodles of local noodle places.
So rinse out your teacup, cover the fleece up with a layer of Gore-Tex, and
brave the storms for good, local eats. — Bobbie Willis
E DI T OR : BOBBIE WILLIS • A RT D IR EC TO R : KEVIN DOUGHERTY • G R A PH I C A R T IS T S: JAMES BATEMAN, TODD COOPER • C O V ER AR T: SOPHIE NAVARRO • C O N T RI BU T I N G W RI T E R S : LANCE SPARKS, KARMAN RATLIFF, MARINA TAYLOR, PAUL NEEVEL
P H O T O GR AP H Y: JAMES BATEMAN, TODD COOPER, PAUL NEEVEL, KARMAN RATLIFF • AC CO U N T RE PR ES E NT A TI VE : MARK FRISBEE
Fisherman’s Market
Fantastic Seafood Entrées
Entrées change weekly.
Fresh U-Bake Sea food
Fresh Crab Dinner $10.95
Good Inexpensive Wine
Variety of Microbrews
Orders to go: 484-CRAB
7th & Blair • Open 11-8 Mon.-Sun.
Taste of India
Buffet Lunch Special
$6.99 all you can eat. 7 days a week.
Sunday Dinner Buffet Special
$10.99 all you can eat (children’s prices vary).
✪ Voted Best Indian Restaurant
-Eugene Weekly Readers 1998-2000
Free soft drinks, tea, coffee.
(With lunch buffet)
Catering available ◆ Full menu available to go
7 Days a week 11:oo-3:00 & 5:oo-10:oo
2495 Hilyard St., Eugene, OR 97405 ◆ ph & fax (541) 485-9698 ◆ ph 485-9560
http://tasteofindia.uswestdex.com
www.eugeneweekly.com
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