The Fuzzy Chef & Friends

A perfect choice for brunch if you need to be in downtown Oakland on a weekend.

• Food: 3.5
• Service: 3.5
• Atmosphere: 3
• Vegetarian: 3
• Coffee: 3.5
• Tea: 4
• PPPIE: $15
• Type: California Fusion Brunch
• Location: Old Oakland, Oakland, California

I just spent my holidays with my in-laws in the Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon. The Rogue Valley occupies most of the Southwest corner of Oregon, most of it in two counties, Jackson and Josephine. The largest town is Medford. We go up there two or three times a year because my in-laws have a beautiful riverfront ranch there.

The valley is not yet a terribly urbanized area (about 300,000 people over 3000 sq. mi.), so we've been to just about every decent place to eat in the region. Following is a round-up of most of your eating options outside of Ashland. I'm not including Ashland because I think the stuff there gets enough press already, and we didn't go to Ashland this trip.