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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…

This week's tablehopper: wine o'rock.                     At Californios, chef Val Cantu’s “Yerba Buena Fruit Cup.” Photo: © tablehopper.com. And boom, it’s Friday. That was fast. You know what also was fast? How quickly the tickets went for the tablehopper Negroni crawl in North Beach. Wow.…

This week's tablehopper: short week #onfleek.                     Tim Stookey putting the finishing touches on a Negroni at Stookey’s Club Moderne. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Wait, what? Why is tablehopper in your inbox on a Wednesday? Because we wanted to enjoy our Memorial Day off too. So here we are,…

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…

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…

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…

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…