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This week's tablehopper: can we tawk?                     The papaya salad at Chubby Noodle Marina. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Ugh. Why did we have to lose Joan Rivers? That woman was fearless! No one was too sacred for her to turn her ferocious laser of comedy on. A truly hilarious being…

This week's tablehopper: back to school.                     The Countess of Carrak (with aquavit, beet juice, fennel bitters and pollen, egg white, lemon) at The Farmer & the Fox in St. Helena. (An amazing pairing with the cured salmon/beer bread.) Photo: © tablehopper.com. How about that stunning three-day…

This week's tablehopper: I heart SF.                     Hittin’ the Ha-Ra, sometime circa the mid-’90s. Photo: © tablehopper.com. So, have you already peeled out for the long holiday weekend? Good for you. On most three-day weekends, we don’t really enjoy them so much over here because…

This week's tablehopper: blue steel.                     My favorite time of day at Lake Tahoe: the late afternoon. True blue. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hi there. I just got back from the land of sky blue water—Lake Tahoe—late Sunday night, totally the inverse to the path of my Burner…

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…

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,…

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…