Ali Wong
Baby Cobra Meets Tea Leaf Salad
January 5, 2023
SF native Ali Wong dined at BURMA SUPERSTAR over the holidays, according to this Instagram post.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi is an SF-based restaurant columnist and culinary personality, well-known for her groundbreaking 19-year-old tablehopper newsletter, offering an insider's take on restaurant news.
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In 2023, Please Keep These Things Away from Me
Due to the pandemic, I have taken the past two years off from writing snarky bores, my annual bitchfest about things I don’t want to see in restaurants in the new year. And to be completely honest, it still doesn’t feel quite right to complain about anything, knowing…
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January 5, 2023 - This week's tablehopper: rain and shine.
This week's tablehopper: rain and shine.
Ringing in 2023 with wishes for abundance, good health, and joy to all. Photo: © tablehopper.com.
Happy New Year greetings, my fellow passengers on the Ark! I hope you’re faring well in this week of unprecedented, Biblical-level storms. Businesses have…
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This week's tablehopper: rain and shine.
Happy New Year greetings, my fellow passengers on the Ark! I hope you’re faring well in this week of unprecedented, Biblical-level storms. Businesses have been dealing with leaks and power outages and flooding all over the Bay, and it was awful to see all the New Year’s…
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Last Call for the Hopper Holiday Gift Bag!
Hello, everyone! Ho ho ho! The last day to preorder the Hopper Holiday Gift Bag is this Saturday December 17th at 1pm! Don’t miss out on SF’s best collection of tasty holiday goodies and treats! Thanks to all of you for showing your support to the many makers…
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December 15, 2022 - This week's tablehopper: truly last call.
This week's tablehopper: truly last call.
This will be the last Hopper Holiday Gift Bag!
How are all my busy elves out there? I hope you’re having fun and spreading holiday spirit but staying healthy (speaking of, you can now order more free Covid tests delivered to…
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This week's tablehopper: truly last call.
How are all my busy elves out there? I hope you’re having fun and spreading holiday spirit but staying healthy (speaking of, you can now order more free Covid tests delivered to your door, get yours and use ‘em!).
If you’re looking for Christmas Eve and Day dinners,…
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The Hopper Holiday Gift Bag Is Here to Make Your Holidays SO TASTY
Now in its third year is the Hopper Holiday Gift Bag, SF’s best collection of tasty holiday goodies and treats! Thanks to all of you who continue to support the many makers and independent restaurants and pop-ups and food businesses featured in this annual gift bag. You’re…
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Chef Anthony Strong Is Back, and Bringing a Pasta Playground to the Inner Richmond
Our pandemic poster boy of the pivot, chef Anthony Strong, is back! He was one of the first to fully embrace the great restaurant retail experiment, and converted his recently opened Prairie in the Mission into a general store early on in the pandemic. He closed Prairie in August of…
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A Renovated Park Tavern Is Reopening, and Bringing Some Glam to Washington Square
A bunch of you have been asking me when PARK TAVERN was going to reopen, and I have some great news for you: it’s opening to the public in January 2023! I caught up with owner Anna Weinberg, who is thrilled to be able to open full-time in…