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This week's tablehopper: back to our summer romance with Karl the Fog.                     My kind of shortcake: Susie McCulloch’s strawberry sablé (shortbread biscuits with Dirty Girl Farm strawberries and whipped cream) at The Growler’s Arms. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Buon giorno! I promise, today’s tablehopper issue isn’…

This week's tablehopper: #eatwithtablehopper.                     The downright charming Italian Homemade Company chefs making cassoni for the EatWith Tablehopper event. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Woot, it’s Friday! But I am quite sure you already know this. If you have successfully made your way through that monster tablehopper issue from Tuesday,…

This week's tablehopper: mountain time.                     Stormy afternoons at Tahoe, delivering plenty of sky drama (and lightning!). Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy. Did you miss us? We love you too, but we thoroughly enjoyed taking last week off, let me tell you. Yours truly headed up to Lake Tahoe for…

This week's tablehopper: it is so ordered.                     SF City Hall was making me so damn happy all week. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Well, that was a Pride for the books—the BIG books. It’s always one of my favorite weekends in San Francisco, but this one was a…

This week's tablehopper: turnt up.                     A hefty French 75 (made with sparkling rosé) and the Diablo, both on Beretta’s brunch menu. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Happy Pride, SF! I look forward to kicking things off tonight with a performance by local treasure Veronica Klaus at the Oasis, who…

This week's tablehopper: feed me, Seymour.                     A beautiful start to a meal at Lord Stanley: onion petals and sherry vinegar, olives, and a Negroni Sbagliato. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hello dearies. Happy Friday to you. I have DJ Koze’s brand-new DJ Kicks album on, feeling some weekend vibes.…

This week's tablehopper: listen to the music.                     You can have quite the indoor picnic at Les Clos. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy friends. I’m relieved this column even went out today: yours truly is in jury duty purgatory this week. I was concerned I’d be waiting for…

This week's tablehopper: game recognize game.                     Compressed melon salad at Precita Park Café, one of the courses I enjoyed during a burrata-making class there. For the next one, click here. Photo: © tablehopper.com. TGIF, right? I’m already counting down the hours to having a glass of Patz…

This week's tablehopper: what a broad.                     Darren Crawford of The Devil’s Acre busy pouring Old Pals at the tablehopper North Beach crawl for Negroni Week. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hello, my fellow lovers of balmy weather (and those who love to hate it and live in San Francisco…

This week's tablehopper: get the led out.                     Housemade fettucelle with veal bolognese and pecorino at Rose Pistola. Yay, carbs! Photo: © tablehopper.com. So, do you have a Negroni in your hand right now? Or maybe a Negroni marshmallow? A Doughgroni from Mr. Holmes? It is Negroni Week, after…