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This week's tablehopper: Jabba no barter.                     An incredible course at SPQR: broccoli and hen of the woods mushrooms, aged Gouda “budino di pane,” and acorn ham. Photo: © tablehopper.com. So how are you all feelin’ out there? A bit like you’re in the Jabba Zone? Yeah, I’…

This week's tablehopper: cold turkey.                     One of the best desserts in SF: the palmier ice cream with Calvados caramel at Monsieur Benjamin. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy, friends. I’m gonna be honest here, this is a hard intro for me to be writing this week. My heart really…

This week's tablehopper: fly girl.                     The stunning grounds at José Maria de Fonseca, which date back to 1834. Instagram photo © tablehopper.com. Bom dia! Yours truly is back from an inspiring, action-packed trip to Portugal, learning all about Portuguese wine (with a bunch of somms and wine…

This week's tablehopper: jamón, jamón.                     How we got things started on the tablehopper-Cover crawl at Mason Pacific: Val De Mer brut nature rosé. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Bom dia! I’m practicing my Portuguese again, because tomorrow I depart for beautiful Portugal! I’ll be in Lisboa on…

This week's tablehopper: tonight's the night.                     How could I not run this fantastic photo of Coit Tower by my pal Ron Henggeler? Tonight’s the night. Whoa, this past week has been en fuego (and I’m not just talking about our beloved Gigantes!). Was great…

This week's tablehopper: #OrangeOctober.                     Gloriously messy late-night al pastor and chile verde tacos at El Farolito. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Excitement! Today is Game One of the World Series, and I love seeing the town all lit up and full of orange. And it’s not because it’…

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…

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…

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…