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This week's tablehopper: grinding hard.                     The Hash ‘Em Up dish at Hilda and Jesse: a spunky spin on the Mickey D’s hash brown, with pork sausage, fermented green garlic, squash, okra, and pepper relish, with a hit of dill and horseradish. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hello, my friends.…

This week's tablehopper: it's definitely rocktober.                     The Kuch Kuch Hota Hai at Besharam, which comes with pani-puri water! Photo: © tablehopper.com. Whooosh! How you doin’? I feel like I have flames coming off me, the past few weeks have been non-freaking-stop. I had an outstanding visit…

This week's tablehopper: time for some 212 action.                     My dream summer dinner: salade niçoise! Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy! How you doing out there? A little warm? Kinda sweaty? My apartment is such a hotbox today (and no, not the weed kind—I’m on deadline over here!). But…

This week's tablehopper: quicksilver.                     Happiness is a wagyu katsu sando at Hiroshi in Los Altos. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy, friends! Here we are, almost into mid-September, how did that happen? I’m clutching these last moments of summer tightly. Fig toast and zucchini-and-dill pasta help. Actually, I’m…

This week's tablehopper: it's betta with feta.                     The kind of dish you travel for: tiropita (savory cheese pie) made with feta and anthotiro, at Forno Vasilios (a traditional family bakery in the village of Markopoulo). Photo: © tablehopper.com. If you’re reading this right now, then…

This week's tablehopper: highlights.                     The night lighting of Golden Gate Park at Outside Lands never disappoints. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Oh, hello there. Excuse me while I toss back another shot of espresso, someone is definitely draggin’ after this past week. I had a wonderful night with my father…

This week's tablehopper: for my next trick...                     Step right up to the mymilligram microdoser bar! Yours truly having some fun hosting a “party enhancement table” up in Gualala at my friend’s barbecue a couple weeks ago. Photo: Liza Shaw. Howdy, friends. I hope you’re enjoying your…

This week's tablehopper: fog fugitive.                     A tale of two tostadas at Hermanita, a weekend pop-up by Nicole Marin at Mosto. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hey gang! I hope you had an extra-fab Fourth (mine was!). I’m looking forward to getting back out of the fog this weekend, and…

This week's tablehopper: I guess it's summer.                     Smoked burrata and oven-roasted tomatoes at the new Il Casaro Castro. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy gang! How are y’all doing out there? I’m still descending from the rainbow I was flying all weekend—this year was one…

This week's tablehopper: vroom.                     Bing cherry clafoutis at Mago. Summer is here. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy, friends. I hope you had some fun with that epic heatwave we had (sorry, but I absolutely love the heat—I played hooky from my scorching hot apartment and went to the…