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This week's tablehopper: Don patrol.                     The lightly cured salmon tartine (with horseradish cream) at West Coast Wine. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Did you have a nice weekend? I happily dodged the Bay to Breakers mayhem that was taking over my neighborhood on Sunday and went way over the hill…

This week's tablehopper: I left my heart in Lisbon.                     Pastéis de Belém (because why eat just one?). Photo: © tablehopper.com. Ready for the weekend? I don’t know where this week went, whoosh. If you feel like there should be a killer breakfast sandwich in your near future,…

This week's tablehopper: the other windy city.                     Mini éclairs at Marlowe, currently with a lemony coconut custard filling. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Buon giorno. Since you last heard from me, I have done quite a bit of tablehopping, from catching a special F-Market train taken over by Anchor Distilling…

This week's tablehopper: bearded ladies.                     Probably some of the most-tender octopus I’ve ever had, at Pathos in Berkeley. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Last night was an exciting time on Twitter, simultaneously watching the news of the 2015 James Beard Foundation Awards roll in from Chicago—huge congrats to…

This week's tablehopper: the meat of the matter.                     Risotto alla Milanese, topped with bone marrow, by Matteo Clivati at his current pop-up at The Palace Restaurant. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Happy May Day (“it’s just a spring clean for the May Queen”). I’m trying not to freak…

This week's tablehopper: the golden hour.                     The beginning of the stunning pop-up meal with Bar Tartine and Ivan Ramen. Snacks! Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hi gang. I just finished quite the whirlwind culinary week, whoa. I was up in St. Helena for three days at the Culinary Institute of…

This week's tablehopper: worlds o' flava.                     From the one-and-only master of garnish, Scott Beattie (at Meals on Wheels). Huckleberry Gin Punch, with 209 gin infused with huckleberries, Pimm’s No. 1, lemon, cardamom, mirin, sake, rice wine vinegar, and bitters, garnished with chocolate mint and borage. Photo:…

This week's tablehopper: one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish.                     Carlo Middione’s Calabrian-style lamb chops with anchovy and artichokes, at Luce. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Konnichiwa! So I have to tell you, I had another review lined up for today, but I was so fired up and…

This week's tablehopper: party patrol.                     Chef Daniel Boulud plating at the Pardon My French lunch. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Why hello. Excuse me while I shake the caviar and Champagne out of my hair. No joke.  Pebble Beach Food & Wine did not disappoint! It was great to return…

This week's tablehopper: there will be Champagne.                     Sampling the house-roasted espresso and house-baked goods at Hearth Coffee Roasters in the Castro. Photo: © tablehopper.com. San Francisco, you look so pretty today. Someone had a nice bath. And my Fiat is thankful for nature’s carwash right now, which…