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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…

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…

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…

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…