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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…

This week's tablehopper: slow hop.                     One thing I was not going to miss was the opportunity to try chef Tomita-san’s tsukemen at a special lunch at Ramen Shop last Friday. You can read more on my Instagram post (at @tablehopper). Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hi there. Greetings from…

This week's tablehopper: kinda soggy.                     My bowl of chicken soup with kluski. And eggs. And vegetable juice pulp. And fennel fronds. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Happy first day of spring—yeah, and it’s raining and I’m on day four of a really stupid cold that decided to…

This week's tablehopper: spring forward, fall down.                     It was a luxe hot pot party at Mister Jiu’s for the return of The Family Meal. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Happy Pi Day. Which is why I decided it’s totally okay and actually a fabulous thing to be eating…

This week's tablehopper: the restaurant stars were out on Sunday.                     That’s one way to get handed a glass of bubbles. Cheers, darlings! Photo: © tablehopper.com. Whoooooosh, well, that was an action-packed weekend. Sunday was the 38th annual Academy of Friends gala and Oscar party (there are five…

This week's tablehopper: step right up.                     A beautiful start to an omakase tour de force at the ICHI Sushi counter last week while celebrating tablehopper’s 12th anniversary.  Photo: © tablehopper.com. Of course the one Monday I sneak away from my desk to enjoy a special Sardinian dinner…

This week's tablehopper: twelfth night (and year!).                     Celebrating the Lunar New Year with Martell Cognac at Cold Drinks bar is the right way to roll on a Sunday evening. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Oh hi. Did ya miss me last week? Sorry I went dark on you, but I…

This week's tablehopper: sunny disposition.                     Celebrating sparkling rosé weather at the Gastropilgrims dinner at Airbnb (featuring spumante brut rosé of nebbiolo d’Alba from 460 Casina Bric). Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hi chickadees. How’s this gorg weather working for ya? Uh-huh. Yeah. I totally had the best sunset…

This week's tablehopper: noods.                     One-time-only special lobster tonkotsu (with medium-thick wavy noodles!) at the opening party for Ippudo. (I really hope those noodles come back though.) Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hi. Excuse me, let me put down these chopsticks for a moment and wipe my chin so I can…