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This week's tablehopper: meow mix.                     Ducky: the Peking duck spread at Great China. Photo: © tablehopper.com. You saving room for tomorrow’s Street Food Festival, the last one on Folsom Street (sniff sniff)? The lineup of eats and treats is pretty mega. I’m currently looking over the…

This week's tablehopper: nanu nanu.                     What’s hot in my world right now: orzo in chicken broth with marjoram, nutmeg, and Parmesan. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Man, the world is just gutted over the tragic Robin Williams news. It’s a tough one. We all grew up with him…

This week's tablehopper: mumble mumble.                     Zero Zero’s bite at Eat Drink SF: compressed melon and caciocavallo cheese skewer with nepitella, extra-virgin olive oil, and sea salt. Photo: Rebecca Hopkins. A big congrats to everyone who pulled off this past weekend’s Eat Drink SF event. While the…

This week's tablehopper: high-low.                     The exterior of Château du Sureau. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Bonjour. The weekend is almost here, and a bunch of industry folks are preparing for a big weekend of Eat Drink SF festivities. Three days of the grand tasting pavilion start this evening (remember, use…

This week's tablehopper: afternoon delight.                     The ample aperitivo spread 54 Mint offered at Una Serata a Roma. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy amici. Hope you all had a swell weekend outside in the sunny weather. I definitely had fun on Friday, because boss of me said I should take…

This week's tablehopper: aperitivo weather.                     My favorite dish at the Summer Fig Dinner by Fortress: Solitude & SF (smoked and braised Duroc pork with corn milk dumplings and fig). Photo: © tablehopper.com. How are y’all enjoying this odd, muggy weather? All I know is I’m definitely…

This week's tablehopper: going gray.                     A hefty plate of barbecue (chicken, St. Louis pork ribs, Texas caviar, and potato salad) at Perdition Smokehouse. Photo: © tablehopper.com. It’s Friday, do you already have your weekend plans dialed? A few reminders for you in case you don’t: this…

This week's tablehopper: Griswolding.                     Trust, this was really hard to leave. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hey there, ho there, hi there. I hope you had a faboo weekend, and I know some Germans are probably still celebrating (and still drunk) over their World Cup win—I also know some…

This week's tablehopper: it's all Greek to me.                     The incredibly complex bacon-curry sweetbreads with pickled squash at State Bird Provisions. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hello people. Are you already plotting your weekend shenanigans? Well, my recent post on 7x7.com with six new brunches can help you…

This week's tablehopper: eat, drink, repeat.                     Can’t stop thinking about this summery dish at Bar Tartine: squash and tomato salad with quinoa greens and bottarga. Photo: © tablehopper.com. How fabulous was that three-day weekend? I know I’m not the only one who needed it. For those…