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This week's tablehopper: feeling Fesstive.                     The first step in feeling Fesstive is a vintage silver ice bucket full of Fess Parker Winery’s 2014 Fesstivity blanc de blancs! Photo: © tablehopper.com. Lawdy, this weekend almost did me in. And no, I wasn’t celebrating Mardi Gras early. I…

This week's tablehopper: this column goes to eleven.                     Here’s one way to end a perfect meal at Alfred’s: spumoni! Photo: © tablehopper.com. I love it when a birthday coincides with my column’s Tuesday publishing date—because guess who is turning eleven today?! It’s crazy…

This week's tablehopper: hearts and bacon and I heart bacon.                     Now that’s what I call some bacon! House-cured and thick-cut bacon lurve from the Early to Rise Brunch with Feastly. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Every day the past five days, I’m like, “SUN?! Is that you?!” Weekends…

This week's tablehopper: kiss kiss.                     It may not be raining men, but these Chinese lanterns are nice. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy amigos. You keeping dry out there? I have been hiding in movie theaters (I highly recommend seeing La La Land if you want to forget about everything…

This week's tablehopper: when they go low, I go high altitude.                     Lake Tahoe magic hour. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy friends. Hope you are all hanging in there. I was so thankful to head to the mountains over the weekend and escape from the headlines of hate and horror…

This week's tablehopper: alternative snacks.                     An array of antipasti at the special Capezzana dinner at Boulevard, all ready to have olio nuovo drizzled on them. Photo: © tablehopper.com. So how y’all doing out there? We have just gone through a doozy of a weekend—mine started at…

This week's tablehopper: storm's a-comin'.                     One of my favorite courses at the R.T.B. Fillmore pop-up: tortellini in brodo filled with smoked porcini, with smoked foie gras and ham broth. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy, peeps. I hope you had a good weekend, and some…

This week's tablehopper: soup's on, yo!                     The hearty chanko nabe at Motze is here for you. For all of us. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Whoa, this rain is no joke. While it’s no fun to go out in, I am loving it for keeping me focused…

This week's tablehopper: singin' in the rain.                     Niku udon from Udon Mugizo. And a missed opportunity to commit two fouls on Instagram: I should have pierced the egg yolk and made a Boomerang of the noodles coming out of the bowl. Drat. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Happy New…

This week's tablehopper: the land of nog.                     Buckwheat doughnuts with whiskey crème anglaise at The Morris. (Not for Santa, but for me!) Photo: © tablehopper.com. How y’all doing on there in the land of pumpkin spice, eggnog, and peppermint? I was pretty damn happy in the land…