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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…

This week's tablehopper: in the weeds.                     Dream lunch: kanom jeen fish curry at Funky Elephant in Berkeley. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy peeps! Could you believe that eclipse and super blood wolf moon on Sunday night? Wowza. Don’t miss the moonrise over the city tonight if you can…

This week's tablehopper: back at it.                     You’ll want to order everything from the “lightly dressed” section of the menu at Ayala, like the uni, littleneck clams, and oysters. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy, gang! I think most of us are back from our vacations and staycations and sadly…

This week's tablehopper: so bored.                     The exquisite special bento box from Hayato Restaurant in Los Angeles. A veritable treasure chest of flavors and textures. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Happy 2019, friends! A new year is here, and I know many people are so ready for it. May all your…

This week's tablehopper: noggin'.                     We were not having any fun at all at the tablehopper boozy brunch with Westland Distillery at The Saratoga. Nope. Photo by Tali Eisenberg. © tablehopper.com. Hey gang! You gettin’ into the holiday spirit out there? I definitely got catapulted into holiday spirits…

This week's tablehopper: the best kind of crabby.                     Loló’s special quesadilla with Dungeness crab and chorizo (!), with a tortilla made from their new housemade masa! Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hello, gang! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with friends and fam—we have so much to…

This week's tablehopper: smoke gets in your eyes.                     Sunday evening’s smoky moonrise in Healdsburg, just before TSO Sonoma’s Fall Foraged harvest dinner. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hello, my friends. How are you all doing out there? It has been such an awful, gut-wrenching week for California, full…

This week's tablehopper: the end of rocktober.                     A special evening at the Italian Consulate to kick off the upcoming Week of Italian Cuisine in the World (November 12th–17th). When Viola Buitoni and Consul General Lorenzo Ortona are in the kitchen, you couldn’t be in better hands.…