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This week's tablehopper: mustang salad.                     I was thrilled to meet chef Cesare Casella at SF Chefs. No, I’m not having horse for lunch—that was one of the tweaked songs one of the bands was playing at SF Chefs this weekend (I am imagining Wilson Pickett is…

This week's tablehopper: on a wing and a biscuit.                     Smitten coffee ice cream (let’s pretend it’s hot out). Well, my SF Chefs media badge arrived in the mail, which is basically my passport to trouble for the next 48 hours. A quick reminder: just in case…

This week's tablehopper: pitch a tent.                     Rye on the Road’s Kentucky Sno-ball at the SF Street Food Festival’s media dinner. Well, the massive SF Chefs tent is up in Union Square, which offers a whole other level of glamping. Do you have tickets to some of…

This week's tablehopper: pizza o'clock.                     The Judah pizza at Zero Zero. What is it about Thursday nights that always have me acting like it’s Friday? I’ll blame it on just getting my hair “did.” After receiving a fresh coat of fiery citron on my…

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…