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This week's tablehopper: butter-poached.                     Steak tartare with pommes frites and a Kusshi oyster at Boulevard. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Jeez, this has been quite a week. Someone pinch me. (No, not there! My waistband runneth over.) Tuesday night I attended the opening party for La Maison Cointreau (what a…

This week's tablehopper: gobble.                     Quail egg samosa at Campton Place. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Well, howdy. Did you have a rocking weekend? I think I am finally on the other side of this damn cold, eight days later (it’s so lame, don’t catch it). However, it did…

This week's tablehopper: the rain in spain...                     Rainy-day food: a bowl of pho tai chin (sliced eye of round steak and well-done brisket) at Pho Ao Sen. (Yeah, this broth was an oily one.) Photo: © tablehopper.com. Whoaaaaa nelly—you ready for an action-packed Friday newsletter? First, hot…

This week's tablehopper: voting looks good on you.                     Merna the cat eyeballing my black magic birthday cake. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Oh dear lord, can the tension be any higher today? I foresee a lot of alcohol and Valium being consumed in the U.S. today. Be sure to…

This week's tablehopper: paint it (orange and) black.                     The famed iron skillet cornbread at Rutherford Grill. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Well, I certainly wasn’t getting much writing done last night—I was far too riveted to Twitter, the news, and reports from friends on Facebook about what was…

This week's tablehopper: #orangeoctober.                     The noodle-making station at the (unfortunately named) Kaka Udon. Photo: © tablehopper.com. SF has a lot of things in the air right now, including fall and some serious Giants fever! Am loving these World Series games! Things pick back up tomorrow, and in case…

This week's tablehopper: bat breaking.                     This is what a burger at Sam’s at 3am looks like. Photo: © tablehopper.com. San Francisco was so on fire last night, even in that incredible downpour! Let’s go, Giants! It’s going to be an exciting week. Thanks to everyone…

This week's tablehopper: mood indigo.                     Uncle Frank and my father making pasta at our annual Christmas Eve feast. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hi there. Am back from what was a heartbreaking journey to say goodbye to my dear Uncle Frank in his last days. It has unequivocally been one…

This week's tablehopper: fall color.                     True blue: watching the Blue Angels from the SkyDeck at the Mandarin Oriental. Photo: © tablehopper.com. I don’t think my weekend had any more room for excitement, from watching the Blue Angels on the SkyDeck (on the 40th floor) at the Mandarin…

This week's tablehopper: prepare for takeoff.                     Garden party gorgeousness from Copita: butternut squash soup. Photo: © tablehopper.com. TGI to the mother-flipping F. Like the Blue Angels jets that will be flying overhead the next few days, I am ready for weekend takeoff. Actually, I am ready to go…