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This week's tablehopper: skyrockets in flight.                     Your weekend brunch agenda: the soft-shell crab BLT at Fable—and put an egg on it. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Oh, USA. Sorry today’s column is a wee bit late, but there’s no way I could stop watching today’s nail-biting…

This week's tablehopper: stride of pride.                     Some of the marvelous nigiri at Pabu, including my favorite bite: the kohada (top of the picture). Photo: © tablehopper.com. You ready to get your PRIDE on, SF? Sure seems that way with the amazing lists of weekend events I keep seeing,…

This week's tablehopper: taste the rainbow.                     At the Soave lunch at Verbena, with the amazing squid dish (check out that black squid ink-infused watermelon peeking out in the middle!). Photo: © tablehopper.com. Damn, I guess Italy won’t be ruining any more of my mornings watching them play…

This week's tablehopper: wheels turning.                     I know, he’s adorable. A tray of sherry cobblers at Central Kitchen’s Sherryfest event. Photo: © tablehopper.com. This morning was off to a good start, drinking my cappuccino and enjoying fresh, cream-filled bomboloni while sitting at the counter at Il Casaro…

This week's tablehopper: June boom.                     A tasting of the creative low-proof cocktails at Nico. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy! You fired up for another week of World Cup? On Saturday I had a blast watching Italy play with the sea of Italians and Italian-Americans at Il Casaro in North…

This week's tablehopper: boa tarde!                     The gorgeous Parque Lage in Rio. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Happy Friday to you! It’s sunny, World Cup is on (yay, Brazil, yay, Mexico for their wins, and whoa there, Spain), and I am definitely in a Brazilian state of mind at the…

This week's tablehopper: let's kick it off.                     On the streets of Rio—this man was amazing to watch. Photo: © tablehopper.com. What’s that? Can you feel the excitement? World Cup kicks off this Thursday June 12th, and it’s time for people to come up…

This week's tablehopper: on the town.                     Smoked beef tartare with quail egg, fresh horseradish, and buttermilk at The Elite Café. Photo: © tablehopper.com. How was your weekend? It turned out to be pretty dang nice, no? On Friday night, I had a fun jaunt to the Outer Richmond…

This week's tablehopper: true north.                     It’s always the right time for cocktails at Trou Normand. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Um, excuse me, I’d like a do-over on this weekend’s forecast! We can do better than a high of 65. Of course I just wrote a piece…

This week's tablehopper: pics or it didn't happen.                     The Little River Inn, all gussied up for Memorial Day. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Welcome back from your three-day weekend—I took mine a day early and headed up to Mendocino with a friend on Friday (this column won’…