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This week's tablehopper: desert communique.                     Coconut pudding with spiced pineapple at Hakkasan. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hola amigos. As promised, here’s round two of my massive news catch-up for you. (I didn’t want to totally overwhelm you on Tuesday—that column was getting out of control.…

This week's tablehopper: half-mast.                     The “spring pot” course at Campton Place. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Man, here we are as a country, going through another really awful, violent, tragic happening. Oh, Boston. Those poor families, the runners, and spectators—so many people touched by this senseless tragedy. All…

This week's tablehopper: kiwi kisses and kedgeree dreams.                     The stunning view at Brancott Estate Heritage Centre in Marlborough. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Kia Ora! (That’s my Māori hello to you.) I returned from New Zealand on Tuesday afternoon after an action-packed and food- and wine-filled 10…

This week's tablehopper: *mic drop*.                     The Pied Piper mural, soon to be returned to The Pied Piper Bar & Grill. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Well, I sure am glad this column isn’t filled with a rant about the sudden removal of the beloved Maxfield Parrish Pied Piper of…

This week's tablehopper: cheese please.                     The stunning cheese plate at ChocolateLab. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Happy spring, fabulous people. Boy am I feeling it—although I am sorry for the folks on the East Coast currently freezing their heinies off. What I can’t believe is that in one…

This week's tablehopper: love and hoppiness.                     Friday night dinner at Cassava: English spring pea and mint velouté. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hello, clouds. So much for riding my bike to dinner tonight. And then on Wednesday evening I’ll be taking the train down to San Carlos for a…

This week's tablehopper: the asides of march.                     A parade of Pfendler Vineyards wine and dishes at Hakkasan. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Buon giorno. I just have a few tidbits today for you—I have been drowning in deadlines, and things are beginning to heat up around here with just…

This week's tablehopper: flav-o-flav.                     Flav-o-rama: Laksa with hand-pulled noodles by Azalina’s Malaysian. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hola. How was your weekend? Mine was pretty en fuego, starting with the Hard Water preview party (details are in today’s column) and then Festa della…

This week's tablehopper: the feminine mystique.                     Part of Diego Rivera’s mural at The City Club, “The Allegory of California.” Photo: © tablehopper.com. Happy International Women’s Day! Here’s a salute to all the women who do so much to make this world a smarter, kinder, better,…

This week's tablehopper: when the lights go down in the city.                     Chocolate egg cream at Shorty Goldstein’s. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy amigos. I can’t believe the ONE night I get invited to go out on a friend’s boat to watch the launch of The Bay…