Well Traveled Fork

Bend, United States

4.8

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Welltraveledfork.com
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70 SW Century Drive, Bend, OR, 97702
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Local time (Bend) 20:23 Tuesday, 8 July 2025

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Monday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday –

Description

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We’re passionate about food – about where it comes from – about how it’s prepared and presented – about how it’s grown.

That love of food, its importance to our health and our commitment to supporting locally produced products underlies everything we do at The Well Traveled Fork. Let us share with you our fondness for food and our insider’s knowledge and secrets of the Central Oregon Culinary scene through our:

Culinary Tours: We’ll share some of Chef Bette’s best kept secrets as we take you on customized culinary adventures to some of Central Oregon’s most unique places. You’ll get the inside scoop on the area’s gastronomical delights plus a chance to taste some treats and imbibe some local spirits along the way.

Cooking Classes: Chef Bette offers regular cooking classes in her gourmet kitchen overlooking the Cascade Mountains.

Catering: Using only the finest and freshest local ingredients, Chef Bette will prepare gourmet feasts for the many occasions that you celebrate with food.

History

Established in 2010.

Chef Bette has been cooking professionally for over 25 years. She is passionate about food and loves to share her knowledge with others.

It was on a ski vacation to Bend in 2004 that Bette and her husband, Jeff, were captivated with all that Bend has to offer. They chose to leave Bette’s successful catering business in Southern California and build a home in beautiful Bend.

Since moving to Bend, Chef Bette has continued catering, creating gastronomical feasts for her clients and teaching cooking classes in her gourmet kitchen that overlooks the Cascade Mountain Range.

Realizing that Bend had a vibrant culinary community made up of diverse food purveyors, from sustainable farms and ranches to microbreweries, artisan cheese makers, wineries and distilleries, Chef Bette decided to create The Well Traveled Fork. It features culinary tours around Central Oregon in addition to cooking classes and catering.

Meet the Business Owner

Bette F.

Business Owner

Using fresh, natural ingredients is a family tradition that Chef Bette learned early on when, as a young girl, she shared the kitchen alongside her mother. That tradition began with Bette’s grandparents immigrated to the United States from Norway and opened a bakery. Her grandfather used all natural ingredients to make delicious, fresh baked goods.

After graduating from college, Bette spent time in the investment world, but soon was drawn back to the family business of food. It all began with Bette’s Brittle, which has been featured in Food & Wine Magazine and the Los Angeles Times. Not content to just make candy, Chef Bette traveled to Europe to learn from the master chefs in France and Italy. One thing lead to another and a catering business in Redondo Beach, CA prospered for many years until Bend beckoned. Now settled in Bend, Chef Bette’s goal is to educate her guests about the best way to keep our bodies and our communities healthy. Let her share her love of food with you!

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20 reviews of Well Traveled Fork

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Place rating: 5
Norco, CA
I planned this little excursion for my fiancé and his family, while we were visiting them this summer. We did the «Follow the Fork tour» Sophie and Sam (in-​training) were our tour guides. Everyone had a wonderful time. Our tour had 5 stops, plus ending at the farmers market. The girls were really nice, and gave us great little tidbits of information regarding our food places, as well as other local eateries. Next time we are in Bend OR (we are from California) we will try and sign up for the cooking class at the owner’s house. I would definitely recommend this tour (ours lasted about 2.5 hours) to locals and tourists. His family (from Bend and Sisters) even learned new things!
Place rating: 5
Salem, OR
We did the fermentation tour on my SO’s birthday and had such a fun time!
They called us before the tour to find out what type of fermentation processes we were most interested in so that they could design the tour for us. I let them know that we were most interested in foods and things other than just beer.
On the actual tour, with our guide Sophie, we had a blast. Obviously the people at each site were great! They were very passionate about what they do and it is always so much fun to hear passionate people talk about what they love. On top of that, Sophie was very knowledgable about each place and was able provide us with supplemental information as well.
And even the conversations on the rides between sites were amazing! We ended up talking about everything from Bend history to fences to dogs to legalization status of powdered alcohol!
We ended our day with a delicious charcuterie plate at Primal Cuts and Sophie had brought a birthday candle for my SO to blow out.
I highly recommend this tour and I look forward to doing some other tours in the future.
Place rating: 5
Edmonds, WA
We took our 8 yo on a Follow The Fork tour for his birthday. Sophie was our tour guide. Since the tour was just for the three of us, Sophie had called the day before to get our preferences. We decided to delete alcohol while asking her not to «dumb it down» because of our son, as he’s an adventurous eater (or at least a «try-​er»). We had a blast with Sophie! She was funny, passionate and charming. She took us to a wide array of stops, including coffee, kombucha tea, raw food café, pastry shop, artisan gelato, and gourmet high end restaurant. We also enjoyed walking through some buildings admiring art work and architecture. At the end, we were thrilled and full, and our son had an experience he’ll never forget. We highly recommend this tour if you’re ever in Bend.
Place rating: 5
Bend, OR
My husband surprised me with a couple’s cooking class here, it was a great experience. Bette and her husband were incredibly gracious and welcomed us into their beautiful home. We felt this was a great value for the education, meal and time spent in the home, and would do it again. Megan was great as well, incredibly helpful and sweet the whole time we were all there. I would do this again in a heart beat!
Place rating: 5
Beaverton, OR
our group took a wonderful cooking class. From the novice to the experienced, we all came away with many tips, tricks and written recipes. The meal was wonderful and the entire experience was a great one.
Place rating: 1
South Portland, Portland, OR
We used the Well Traveled Fork’s catering service for our Client Cocktail party and were extremely disappointed. While Bette started out helpful, she became very short with us when we had questions after paying the deposit. We had been under the impression that she would be there to coordinate the catering but let us know just days before the event that she would be out of town. After asking, she finally told us who we could contact that would actually be at the event to answer simple questions like who should bring garbage bags, plates, etc. At that point, she also told us that her employees were not OLCC licensed and could not serve alcohol to the guests. It had been communicated to her that this was a cocktail party at first inquiry and she had previously implied her employees would be licensed.
Issues prior to the event were not as upsetting as what followed the event. While the party was still in progress and clients still eating, the caterers started packaging the food in tin foil and placing it all in coolers. A few clients asked if they could have more food and the caterers acted very put out by the requests; our guests didn’t end up getting any more food. They made no effort to try talking to us or asking what we would like done with the leftover food. They left before many of the guests. When we looked for the leftover food after, they had taken it.
The next morning, we contacted Bette to ask for the leftover food back as there was a very large amount and it had all been paid for (a very high price, I might add). She became annoyed and said that it’s customary to throw everything leftover away. She stated that she had a few sliders and cookies left that she would bring by. Instead, she had one of her employees from the night before bring it by. What she brought was not the leftover food but mere ingredients. She gave us back the cut cucumbers that had been used in an appetizer, a small slice of brie, half a bag of cookies, and the bag of buns used for the sliders. When they packed up, there were at least 10 sliders, almost an entire, large wedge of brie, two large bags of cookies, a large bowl of quinoa salad, and assorted crackers. Because they had taken such care in packaging all the leftover food before they left, it was clear their intent was to not throw it away; we assume they kept it for themselves.
Miscommunications can happen and are understandable but this was far beyond simple misunderstandings. Bette’s unprofessional attitude and complete lack of remorse for the issues that arose were unacceptable for how much we paid for her service. By sending someone else in her place and bringing us ingredients simply added insult to injury.
They earned one star because the food we actually got to eat was good.
Place rating: 5
Boise, ID
What a fabulous tour we had with Megan. My husband and I were the only ones on the tour and we had a blast. We learned alot and ate some delicious foods. It was laid back and we went at our own pace. A great time! I highly recommend it!
Place rating: 5
Portland, OR
My husband, mother-​in-​law, and I were visiting Bend for the first time and thought taking the Culinary Secrets tour would be a perfect way to get to know Bend in a more interesting and intimate manner. We were not disappointed!
I called Megan a few days earlier to book our tour and she was attentive, thoughtful, and accommodating and even suggested we make our tour «private.» Megan also gave us great suggestions on places to eat throughout our trip and before our tour. Megan and Macon (I am not sure about the spelling) were our guides and were just as courteous and attentive as on the phone.
We went to several specialty shops/​organizations in Bend and learned so much about each industry and Bend in general. My husband and I both agreed that we could have stayed at each location for HOURS to listen to and soak up all we were learning from each of the facilities we visited, and felt more connected to Bend after the tour.
Another plus of the tour was the fact that Megan and Macon were so knowledgeable about food culture and Bend that the conversations we were having on our drives from place-​to-​place was equally as interesting as each destination.
If/​when my husband and I visit Bend again we are definitely going to take another Well Travelled Fork tour!
Place rating: 5
Bend, OR
My husband, sister and I took the Culinary Tour with Meiko. We enjoyed it tremendously and plan on taking another culinary tour next time we are in town. We will shortly be moving to Bend and this tour introduced us to many local shops that we might not have found on our own. Meiko was a delight. She was friendly, charming, funny and fit in with our group like we were old friends.
Our tour included The Savory Spice Shop, Sarah’s Raw & Vegan Café, the Hummm Kombucha Brewing Factory, Central Oregon Locavore (a non-​profit grocery store), Navidi’s Oils and Vinegars and finally, Primal Cuts, a meat market along with Growler Phil’s, a growler filling station. Each stop was outstanding. We loved the entire tour and will shop at all of the businesses we stopped at.
A+ to Chef Bette, Meiko and The Well Traveled Fork.
Place rating: 5
Santa Monica, CA
A few of us ladies took a tour through Bend with Aliza which was a lot of fun. We live in Bend and were surprised to go into several stores/​food purveyors that none of us had been to. The tour was more than fun as we were introduced to new foods, stores, restaurants and tasted things we would have never tried. In fact, I now frequent several of the places we toured as they are my new favorites in town.
Place rating: 5
Saratoga, CA
We took the «fermentation Tour» with Aliza and had a great time! Aliza is very knowledgable and and a great guide. We moved to Bend just a few weeks ago and this tour introduced us to a number of gems that would probably have taken us months to find! Great to meet true artisans with a passion for crafting food beverages and with local farmers. We will do this tour again when our friends and family come to visit!
Place rating: 5
Lynnwood, WA
Bette & Carolyn provided delicious food and helped create a relaxed and fun atmosphere for our special dinner celebrating a 50th wedding anniversary. All of the food was delicious (even for our finicky kids). Thank you thank you to the Well Traveled Fork for providing such wonderful and fresh food! Highly recommend.
Place rating: 5
Santa Monica, CA
So grateful to Chef Bette and her amazing team at Well Traveled Fork. She created an amazing meal for a large group who had come together to celebrate my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary, and had the entire party oohing and aahing at not only the amazing taste of all the dishes — all made with local, tasty ingredients — but also at the beautiful presentation of all of the food. Since we came together in Bend from California, Oregon, and Washington, it was so wonderful to have the amazing meal prepared, delivered and served up in the comfort of our rental home in Sunriver. Thank you Chef Bette and Well Traveled Fork!
Place rating: 5
Alturas, CA
We had the opportunity to tour different food establishments with Burl and the Well Traveled Fork. It was a very enjoyable afternoon. The highlights were the spice shop, and Oregon Spirits Distillery. The distillery was very interesting. We liked all the places we were taken to, and Burl was very knowledgable about food sources in the Bend area.
Place rating: 5
Oregon City, OR
I can’t really explain how amazing it was that Chef Betty and Husband invited us into there well crafted stunning home underneath the grand butte over looking the sisters mountains mountains. How lucky we were they fired up there in-​house wood fried oven OMG is all I got here. Chef Betty provided a plethora of amazing top notch ingredients to make pizzas in the wood oven. All’s i can tell you is that the supper accommodating coupe has something going on here. Seriously who would have thought pizza with whip cream base sausage and green onion pizza would have been the bomb! Props to my bro at Volcano winery for poring a great spread of blended wines! Five Stars All The Way!!!
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
My family and I spent a lovely afternoon touring the Bend area with Aliza and the Well Traveled Fork. The tour was awesome, and Aliza was very knowledgeable regarding the local businesses and what each had to offer the Bend community. I returned with handmade chocolates and nut butter, beer in my belly and all the insider knowledge on where to shop, eat and drink in Bend!
Place rating: 5
Des Moines, WA
Sure, you could do one of the myriad activities in Central Oregon (golf, hiking, kayaking, tennis, aquatic center, etc.) or try something completely different. I would highly recommend either a farm tour or a cooking class with Well Traveled Fork. Chef Bette does a great job with class and a fair amount of fun.
Place rating: 5
Long Beach, CA
We had an absolutely wonderful evening with Chef Bette at her house learning how to better utilize fresh herbs in our cooking. My wife doesn’t cook at all and just had the time of her life! We were impressed with the way she got everyone involved in every aspect of the dishes we learned. We had the best time sitting out on the patio eating the wonderful meal we all had prepared together as a team The other people who attended were so nice and we enjoyed making some new friends. Huge kuddos to Bette! Thank you for making our trip to Bend so memorable! We will be back again soon for another class. Bless you!
Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
My wife and I just finished a fun and informative tour with chef Bette. From organic farms to micro breweries, it was all first class. We enjoyed it so much we extended our trip and chef Bette took us to some incredibly great wineries in the willamette valley along with specialty stores to purchase salts from around the world. She is also a wealth of information on the best restaurants in the area. Thumbs up to our favorite chef in Oregon !
Place rating: 5
Dallas, TX
A culinary hidden gem in Bend! I just finished grad school have some more time on my hands at night, so I wanted to take a local cooking class. I am still fairly new to Bend and when looking at tripadvisor I found amazing reviews about The Well Traveled Fork, so I decided to sign up for a Thanksgiving cooking class. I am so glad I did… not only it a great way to meet other people, but Chef Bette was such a gracious host and her home is absolutely gorgeous. Plus she has two kitchens and a brick oven pizza. The class itself was great with tips and tricks and more importantly for me hands-​on. At the end we had a nice dinner and we were able to try some of things we had made. The food was fantastic. If only I could replicate the taste on my own home:) I can’t wait to take the pizza making class next with my fiancé.