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This week's tablehopper: room with a view.                     Breathtaking view from my hotel room window at The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe. Having lived in San Francisco since 1994, I know how important it is to get the hell out of the city in July, unless you enjoy suffering the effects…

This week's tablehopper: encore.                     Good times on I-80: a burger at In-N-Out. Nothing like some (lightly) tan arms to get you into a summer frame of mind, right? Had such a fantastic 48 hours up at Lake Tahoe with my family—so nice to have a weekend of…

This week's tablehopper: high-tailing it.                     Chicken salad in a biscuit from Wing Wings. I love virtual emails: when you receive this, I will hopefully be on Highway 50 by that point, tooling along in my freshly tuned-up Alfa on my way to Lake Tahoe, probably with some 60s…

This week's tablehopper: on the fly.                     Bix crew preparing the crazy-delicious Llano Seco pork tonnato sandwich (at the CUESA Summer Celebration). Um, whoa. Today has been flying. Way too much to do. Starting with writing this intro section. I survived my weekend, which threatened to overwhelm me with…

This week's tablehopper: poetic license.                     The Sentinel Building by night. And…it’s Friday afternoon. The week has whizzed by, launching into a weekend that has me fired up and already a little worn out. Tonight I was kindly invited to experience the Ruinart tasting I wrote about…

This week's tablehopper: short week, long column.                     The pissaladière on the new menu at Thermidor. Did you enjoy your three-day weekend? I’m sure the answer is hell yes. I had to pack three days of fun into two since I had my gosh-darned deadline yesterday (the calendar…

This week's tablehopper: stars and tripes.                     SPQR’s crostino with burrata, hazelnuts, honey, chile threads, and sage. July 1st, really? What the hell is going on? I want this longer-daylight thing to last as long as possible, thanks. Let’s flip this thing down to third gear, okay?…

This week's tablehopper: somewhere over the rainbow.                     Helllllo, amazing party! (The Juanita MORE! pool party on Sunday at the Phoenix Hotel and Chambers.) Woooowheeeee. San Francisco knows how to throw one hell of a Pride weekend—and the fantastic news from New York on Friday evening only sprayed…

This week's tablehopper: swelling with pride.                     Cheers (in Chelsea). Why hello there. I know, what the hell am I doing in your inbox so late on a Friday? Well, this damned jetsetter piece I just finished doing on New York was kind of a monster. Oy. And I…

This week's tablehopper: summer break.                     Cucumber soup, by chef Jeremy Fox at SMITH@Saison. This gorgeous heatwave definitely makes it easier to return to San Francisco after my week in balmy New York. Helllllllo, summer solstice! Am trying to be outside as much as possible, but this dang…