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This week's tablehopper: falling all over.                     Spectacular sweetbread dish (with corn and aji dulce) by Negro Piattoni at his pop-up with Joint Venture at Fitzcarraldo in Brooklyn. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Greetings from New York, which kicked in some nippy and chilly fall weather this week, brrrrr (tonight’s…

This week's tablehopper: red (and orange and yellow) October.                     One of the many magic sunsets from my window in Brooklyn. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Sounds like you guys had quite the downpour over the weekend! Well, at least the sun is back out, so you’ll want to head…

This week's tablehopper: hellllllo Brooklynnnn!                     Spicy miso-chicken ramen with Sapporo noodles, roasted pork belly, chile-infused ground pork, ajitama egg, and greens at Ganso. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Greetings from Brooklyn, gang! Fort Greene, to be exact. Loving the neighborhood where I am staying this month. It’s full of…

This week's tablehopper: I leave my heart in San Francisco.                     At SF Amatrice with our guest of honor: the new Consulato Generale d’Italia, Lorenzo Ortona, and his wife, on day six of living in San Francisco (with their pooch, Brie!), with Montesacro/54 Mint’s Gianluca Legrottaglie…

This week's tablehopper: Sunday forecast says aperitivo.                     SF AMATRICE image and website design courtesy of Bureau Jules. Ciao amici! As you probably know, I’m crazy busy promoting and planning our big fundraiser this Sunday September 25th, SF AMATRICE, which is now at 54 MINT. We are going…

This week's tablehopper: #SFAMATRICE                     SF AMATRICE image and website design courtesy of Bureau Jules. Ciao tutti! I want to keep this week’s intro really short and sweet, because I want your full attention on what I’m promoting this week! On Sunday September 25th, I am cohosting…

This week's tablehopper: let it happen.                     The chilled nopales salad at El Buen Comer, which can instantly turn anyone into a nopales lover. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Mmmm, how did that three-day weekend work for ya? Mine included an epic and confetti-loaded Tame Impala show at the Greek, dancing…

This week's tablehopper: homeward bound.                     Lake Tahoe, always a study in blue. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hey. How you doin’? Already daydreaming about the three-day weekend? In case you want to get some ice cream this weekend, my post on “7 ice cream spots you’ll want to hit…

This week's tablehopper: Tahoe tawk.                     The tomato and mozzarella flatbread sandwich from Tartine Manufactory. (I could use this in my Tahoe beach bag each day.) Photo: © tablehopper.com. Greetings from Lake Tahoe, which I am ready to call Armageddon based on the unbelievable number of yellow jackets swarming…

This week's tablehopper: fleeing Fogust.                     One of my wood-fired pizzas from the weekend, with a mushroom medley (including chanterelles), black olives, spinach, and crema di peperoncino. Photo: © tablehopper.com. How you doin’? You have Olympic fever like this guy? Crazy frog! Can’t stop laughing. And then there’…