Forks & Friends – Save The Date! Oct 17 – 23

Get ready to enjoy a whole week of celebrating Downtown Medford’s fabulous restaurants. Highlight October 17 – 23 on your calendar and prepare to join locals and visitors as Forks & Friends Downtown Medford Restaurant Week spotlights Downtown’s diverse restaurants, local farms, and this region’s bounty. Participating restaurants will offer special prix fixe menus, farm-to-fork dishes, wine pairings, chef collaborations, and other special events.

Forks & Friends is being put on by DMA with a grant from Travel Medford. DMA has hired top-notch event planner Karolina Lavagnino to do the planning. Karolina formerly worked for the Neuman Hotel Group and was the founder and 20-year organizer of the annual Oregon Chocolate Festival. In December 2024, Karolina established her own company, Wild Thyme Productions. Her signature events include FERMENTOPIA, the Polish Festival at Pascal Winery, and A Street Block Party. She collaborated with the Rogue Valley Food System Network on producing their annual fundraiser Brews, Bluegrass, and BBQ at Roxy Ann Winery and is helping to produce four Summer Sounds concerts, each bringing over 2,000 people into Ashland’s Lithia Park. 

Plans are in the works, so stay tuned for the details as they unfold! Check future DMA newsletters and posts on social media.

Participating Restaurants:

Week Long Specials:

• The Old Spaghetti Factory: Free Sicilian Garlic Cheese Bread w/purchase of adult entrée.  Dine-in only.  One order per table.  Cannot be combined with other offers. Valid from Oct. 17 to Oct. 23.

Friday, October 17:

• Medford Third Friday in Downtown Medford 4pm – 8pm
• Music & Food at Tartine Brunch Club (DJ, food, and friends)

Saturday, October 18:

• Bales & Ales Celebration at Common Block Brewing Co. including food and drink specials, live music, pumpkin carving, hay bales for outdoor seating!

Sunday, October 19:

• Brunch at Medford Food Coop Cafe – 11 am to 1 pm, reservations only.

Sunday, October 21, 22, 23:

• Luncheonette will be kicking off their Fall menu with the crowd favorite, Meatloaf Sandwich. Also expect new seasonal scratch baked goodies: Cinnamon Glazed Pumpkin Cream Cheese Rolls or Maple Bacon Rolls, both made with Lou’s Loafs Organic Sourdough Brioche dough. All Luncheonette menu items are made of local, organic ingredients.