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This week's tablehopper: mountain majesty.                     One of the many pretty meadows in the Yosemite Valley. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Are you already feeling the itch of the upcoming Memorial Day weekend (I know Chloe is!)? I’m with you. I’m excited to be heading out of town (again!…

This week's tablehopper: hotsy totsy.                     A smashing sashimi spread at ICHI Sushi + NI bar. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Mmmmhmmm, it’s definitely sashimi weather. It’s also a perfect moment to eat cherries and peaches, lucky us. It’s also time for me to congratulate myself on saving half…

This week's tablehopper: Roman holiday.                     Castelvetrano olives at 54 Mint. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Buon giorno! SF, you’re looking so sparkly after your springtime bath last night. The drizzle certainly didn’t dampen the fun at Taste of Potrero last night—it was a packed house at the…

This week's tablehopper: hips, haps, hops.                     Sunday brunch: fried egg banh mi at Rice Paper Scissors. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Whooooosh, this week could have you dining out at a new place every night, there’s so much going on! Today’s column has a bunch of updates on…

This week's tablehopper: let's eat.                     A straight-up extravaganza of salumi and charcuterie at Trou Normand. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Alas, our warm nights this week have wound down, just when I was enjoying holding meetings in the Panhandle, and digging all my sundresses and sandals out of…

This week's tablehopper: flavortown.                     Shakshuka with merguez sausage at Tasty n Sons in Portland. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hello there, I’m back from Portland, where I managed to avoid getting caught in any rainstorms. I got to finally taste the famed Pok Pok wings (and other incredible dishes)…

This week's tablehopper: put a bird on it.                     Awesome check presentation at TBD Restaurant. Bwok. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy folks. Yeah, I’m back in action after the two-week illness from hell. Finally went for my first dinner out over the weekend, and was nice to hang with…

This week's tablehopper: bip bip.                     The glory that is pão de queijo. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Bom dia! Since I have been home sick this week, I finally had some time to edit all the photos from my trip to Rio de Janeiro last summer (I took waaaay too…

This week's tablehopper: taxing.                     That’s the stuff: spicy tonkotsu ramen at Ramen Yamadaya. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Today sure is taxing. Financially taxing, ugh. Mentally taxing. Here’s a link to a discussion I chimed in on about soda taxing. And for me, today is definitely physically taxing.…

This week's tablehopper: they might be giants.                     Weekend happiness included this awesome “Heavy Nettle” pie from PizzaHacker. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Happy heat wave to you. How’s that for great weather for a Giants opening home game? Anyone who is out there today is one lucky duck. I…