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This week's tablehopper: healing waters.                     The restored 1954 Gaggia lever machine at Iron & Steam Espresso Bar. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Greetings from Lake Tahoe, which is offering plenty to watch: from a crazy downpour and thunderstorms when I arrived yesterday to the always-charming chipmunk TV. Oh yes, and…

This week's tablehopper: boat hopping.                     Um, yeah, that is close! We even got a wave (from the crew, that is)! Photo: © tablehopper.com. Ahoy! How was your weekend? Did you escape the fog? I embraced it fully on Sunday morning, when I was invited by SKYY Vodka and…

This week's tablehopper: rockin' in Auckland.                     You want this: the savory Red Snapper at Waiheke Island Yacht Club. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Sun, is that you? Good to see you. And howdy, readers. This week I have been doing a lot of dining catch-up, from bakery duty (Heartbaker…

This week's tablehopper: feelin' foggy.                     Behold: the soft-shell crab salad special at Fable.  (You won’t want to share.) Photo: © tablehopper.com. Nothing like having your Rio tan sucked away in mere days of being home, I swear. Thanks Karl the Fog! However, the peaches I have…

This week's tablehopper: twerking hard.                     A vision of summer: the melon salad at A16 Rockridge with a gaglioppo rosé (Savù) by iGreco. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hubba-hubba, I am back! My brain has almost caught up with my body. Or is it vice versa? Anyway, was fun to be…

This week's tablehopper: blame it on Rio.                     The Bahian ladies (at a food stand in Rio) who made my favorite dish of the trip: acarajé! Photo: © tablehopper.com. Boa tarde! I know, this is a first: a tablehopper on a Wednesday. But yours truly had her Saturday flight…

This week's tablehopper: the girl to Ipanema.                     The famed Slanted Door spring rolls (at the Inman Family Wines dinner). Photo: © tablehopper.com. So, are you ready for the megapacked tablehopper issue before I leave for Brazil this Friday? Oof, here it is. FYI, tablehopper will be going dark…

This week's tablehopper: in good graces.                     Stunning: royal osetra caviar and brioche with flowers and hollandaise, paired with 2008 Louis Roederer brut rosé Champagne (at Quince). Photo: © tablehopper.com. Sometimes things have to be really hard or annoying or stressful or downright impossible before some grace can appear.…

This week's tablehopper: chock-full.                     Yours truly sharing a laugh with one of the teams at the CHEFS Cook-off at SummerTini. Photo: Marcie Franich Photography. Howdy. That was quite the heat wave last weekend, right? Riiiiiiiight. Fortunately I ventured south, and who knew The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay had…

This week's tablehopper: hotbox it.                     The superlative crispy quail in Guilin chile sauce at Hakkasan. Photo: © tablehopper.com. It’s Friday, and I can actually see out my window (thanks for the momentary retreat, Karl the Fog). I am hustling to get ready for tonight’s SummerTini event,…