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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…

This week's tablehopper: I can see clearly now.                     Happiness is a sunny day, Caesar salad, and a Cappelletti spritz (at flour + water Pizzeria). Photo: © tablehopper.com. Here is the rainbow I’ve been prayin’ for—it’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) sun-shiny day. Happy Pride…

This week's tablehopper: my big fat Greek trip.                     A memorable lunch at Marina’s Taverna in Corfu. I will be dreaming of her bourdeto with sweet potato and baked eggplant for a long, long time. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Kalispera! Yours truly is back from Greece 2, and unlike…

This week's tablehopper: teeny-tiny.                     I KNOW! The black swan taro puffs at Palette Tea House are just delightful. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Well, would ya look at that. A couple fabulous folks booked sponsored event ads on the hopper this week, so I’m writing this mini-hopper on my…

This week's tablehopper: Greece 2.                     A baklava nest, part of a finale course at The Table at Merchant Roots. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy, gang. How are you? Yesterday was quite the double gut punch, watching Notre-Dame de Paris burn (utterly horrific, supremely awful) while my money flew out…

This week's tablehopper: Greece is the time, is the place, is the motion.                     This happened often on #fetatrip. This was after our tour of the A.S. Kalavryton cooperative, enjoying lunch at To Spiti tis Marios in Kalavryta. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Kalispera! I’m back from a couple…

This week's tablehopper: yamas!                     The theme for the Academy of Friends Gala was Neptune’s Fantasy, and my stylist friend @heatherhair ran with it! She took a special trip to the pet store to create my amazing headpiece. Neptune winked at me. Photo: Heather Caruso. Hi gang! Happy…

This week's tablehopper: lucky 13.                     Party time! tablehopper turns 13 this week, but Zuni turned 40 on Friday! Pop Champagne! Read more in my posts on @tablehopper on Instagram. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Good evening! Buona sera! I’m running a little late today, I’ve been terribly busy…

This week's tablehopper: happy year of piggin' out.                     Meet the Emperor, one of the many chicken sandwiches at Paper Rooster in the Tenderloin, with housemade sriracha chips and ginger ale. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Gung Hei Fat Choy! Chúc Mừng Năm Mới! Happy Lunar New Year, and year…