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This week's tablehopper: pins and needles.                     Celtuce course at COI. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Ugh, I am totally on pins and needles right now—my beloved MacBook has crashed twice in the past 24 hours, and I was worried I wasn’t going to be able to get the…

This week's tablehopper: go big or go home.                     Stunning sunset view from the St. Francis Yacht Club. Photo: © tablehopper.com. How y’all doing? I know I wasn’t the only one feeling jumpy yesterday. Was really grateful earthquake number three didn’t show up at 4am in…

This week's tablehopper: hot town, summer in the city.                     One of the many fab tables at Le Dîner à San Francisco. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Why hello there. Sorry there wasn’t a Friday issue for you—due to some tech stuff that was out of my hands, I…

This week's tablehopper: the Barolohopper.                     Buon giorno! The stunning view from my room at Il Boscareto. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Um, wow. I could use upwards of 20 different pictures for today’s intro image. This last week in Piemonte was simply extraordinary. It was my first time visiting…

This week's tablehopper: la veloce vita.                     Paso Glow dinner at SAVOR. © tablehopper.com. I can’t believe I’m boarding another airplane today, and to Italia no less! It’s been almost exactly 10 years since I’ve been in il bel paese, and to say I’m…

This week's tablehopper: type, type, type.                     Acting like a tourist and going down Lombard Street on Wednesday evening. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Oh bejeezus, I feel like my hair is on fire. This week is all kinds of catch-up insane. Stop, drop, and write! Let’s just say I…

This week's tablehopper: homeward (un)bound.                     One of my favorite sunsets in Istanbul, complete with Turkish crescent moon. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Merhaba! I am back from three glorious weeks in Turkey, a country that totally blew my mind. There was so much natural beauty, I can’t believe…

This week's tablehopper: flyin' high.                     Künefe for dessert at Troya. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Yup, yours truly should have landed by now in Istanbul (please no flight delays, please no flight delays, please no flight delays!). But I wanted you to have a little something-something before my column…

This week's tablehopper: powering down.                     The pier at Sugar Pine Point, Lake Tahoe. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Welcome to the shortest intro letter I’ve ever written. Yeah, I have three days before I leave for Turkey, and let’s just say packing up your business for three weeks…

This week's tablehopper: preparing for liftoff.                     Kika’s Treats’ Brazilian cheese bread at the SF Street Food Festival. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Um, whoa. I can’t believe I am going to be on a plane to Istanbul in less than a week. Commence freakout. I definitely have my…