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This week's tablehopper: we will we will rock you.                     A rockin’ off-the-menu pizza at La Nebbia, with ‘nduja, stracciatella, garlic confit, and tomato sauce. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Gigantes!!! What a team. After frowning and steaming and getting downright sad over the ignominious closure of the San Francisco Bay…

This week's tablehopper: hellraiser.                     An incredible course at The Lab: pumpkin soufflé (with a pumpkin gelato popsicle) and Almanac’s heirloom pumpkin barleywine. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Man, today had a tough start, with the news that San Francisco Media Company has abruptly pulled funding for the San Francisco…

This week's tablehopper: hello, sailor.                     Fantastic lager-steamed mussels (and fries!) at Ferry Plaza Seafood’s new North Beach location. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Happy Friday, pals! Fleet Week has buzzed into town, bringing a bunch of hottie military men in uniform along with it (North Beach has been full…

This week's tablehopper: this is how we do it.                     Mini lobstah rolls at the Hamel Family Wines Badger Grab party. Photo: © tablehopper.com. I hope you have been taking full advantage of this gorgeous weather, and even if you haven’t, I have been doing it for both…

This week's tablehopper: rocktober.                     An array of breads and treats from Butterscots at Cairdean Estate. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hey there, how you doing with this stunning weather? I know, right? I am loving these warm nights. SF Indian summer, you never disappoint! I am actually going from the…

This week's tablehopper: miam miam.                     Now that’s what I call a soufflé. Late-night treat at Bistrot Paul Bert. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Why hello there! Did ya miss me? I think I only missed my bed and my espresso machine, to be honest—I definitely did not miss…

This week's tablehopper: can we tawk?                     The papaya salad at Chubby Noodle Marina. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Ugh. Why did we have to lose Joan Rivers? That woman was fearless! No one was too sacred for her to turn her ferocious laser of comedy on. A truly hilarious being…

This week's tablehopper: back to school.                     The Countess of Carrak (with aquavit, beet juice, fennel bitters and pollen, egg white, lemon) at The Farmer & the Fox in St. Helena. (An amazing pairing with the cured salmon/beer bread.) Photo: © tablehopper.com. How about that stunning three-day weekend?…

This week's tablehopper: I heart SF.                     Hittin’ the Ha-Ra, sometime circa the mid-’90s. Photo: © tablehopper.com. So, have you already peeled out for the long holiday weekend? Good for you. On most three-day weekends, we don’t really enjoy them so much over here because we’re…

This week's tablehopper: blue steel.                     My favorite time of day at Lake Tahoe: the late afternoon. True blue. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hi there. I just got back from the land of sky blue water—Lake Tahoe—late Sunday night, totally the inverse to the path of my Burner…