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This week's tablehopper: palaces and pelmeni.                     One of the four horses on Anichkov Bridge and Stroganov Palace in St. Petersburg. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hi, peeps. Yeah, this week’s column is a day late, but sorting through 1,500 images of Russia can do that to a lady.…

This week's tablehopper: homegirl.                     One of the beguiling desserts at White Rabbit (with flavors of burnt hazelnut, sour cream, and wild strawberries). Photo: © tablehopper.com. Heeeeyyyyy now! I’m back from three weeks in Russia, and as you can imagine, it was quite the adventure. My father and…

This week's tablehopper: white nights (the Russian kind).                     Dessert at the new location of Nico is a dream: cherry compote, tarragon granita, fig leaf English cream, and pistachio crumble. (And then the warm chestnut madeleines show up!) Photo: © tablehopper.com. Dobryj dyen’! That’s Russian for “good afternoon,…

This week's tablehopper: up and down.                     This is what happens when your friend Matthew Wyne invites you over for a Saturday afternoon of Old Pals. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hey everyone, how are you? It has been such a rough past week with the passing of Anthony Bourdain. I…

This week's tablehopper: think pink.                     The salty lassi cobbler at Dosa, with peaches and cucumbers. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hi gang! You still feeling relaxed from the long weekend? Did you get a little sun on your arms and maybe some rosé in your system? Good work. Speaking of…

This week's tablehopper: tempurrrrrrrrrra.                     Tempura master chef Hitoshi Arai from Tenko in Tokyo, cooking last night at Air Restaurant’s second Bay Area event. Here, he is preparing uni in shiso maki. Have you ever had uni tempura? I hadn’t. (Yes, it was amazing.) Photo: © tablehopper.com.…

This week's tablehopper: time to party.                     Just GUESS how I felt about these colors! (Hot pink and green is totally my jam right now.) This is the rich A5 tri-tip tataki nigiri with a squid ink tuile on the latest tasting menu at Hitachino Beer & Wagyu. Photo:…

This week's tablehopper: I need a drink.                     I really wish this cocktail from The Beehive was back in front of me, like, right now. Actually, make that two. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hi gang! Greetings from the bunker, where I have been mostly hunkered down working overtime on my…

This week's tablehopper: a microdose.                     One of the 32 neon pieces we got to enjoy while feasting at the She Bends salon dinner last week at The Midway Gallery. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy folks! I’m baaaaack! Finally healthy again. I have been a busy bee over here,…

This week's tablehopper: jooked around.                     May I rest my head upon these potato croquettes? These golden osetra–topped little wonders were made by Nancy Oakes for The Women of Food dinner at Petit Crenn last week. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hi, peeps. (Did you have plenty of those this…