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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.…

This week's tablehopper: is it happy hour yet?                     I wish I had this cocktail in front of me right now: Becky with the Good Hair, at the brand-new Prairie! Photo: © tablehopper.com. Oh, hi there. Yeah, today’s issue is late—it was trying to drown me! At…

This week's tablehopper: on a steak out.                     The Monday night prime rib special at Perle Wine Bar in Montclair. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy, amigos. Happy fall, although I really can’t believe it’s October. I need to get a beach day in before I will fully commit…

This week's tablehopper: trompe l'oeil.                     You think you’re about to bite into a briquette, but really, it’s Gaggan’s taste story about a samosa you’d find in India’s chai parlors. (And it was one of my favorite courses of the meal.) Photo:…

This week's tablehopper: mountain high.                     My favorite time on the shore of Lake Tahoe, at the end of the day (I’m usually the last one to leave). Photo: © tablehopper.com. Welcome to September! Hopefully Fogust is in the rearview mirror. I know a bunch of you are…

This week's tablehopper: summer wine.                     A summer evening dinner at A16 with Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore (this summer squash and torchio pasta course with Grana Padano, preserved egg yolk, and lemon was a stunna with the Sommariva). Photo: © tablehopper.com. How’s it going out there? Did everyone…

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…