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This week's tablehopper: mood-enhancing food.                     The burger at Bar Tartine. Oooh, don’t even get me started on this weather. I’ve been downright cranky over it. But fortunately food is a surefire distraction. Here are two things that have made me very happy this week: two stellar…

This week's tablehopper: get your pride on.                     A16’s sardine crostini with minted peas. Pride is always one of my favorite times of the year in San Francisco: Market Street becomes a boulevard of billowing and bright rainbow flags, dear friends fly into town from all over, an…

This week's tablehopper: punch the clock.                     Pani puri at Dosa on Fillmore. And just like that, the weather has taken a dip. Downright cool, but so not cool! At least tomorrow’s tablehopper Indian Street Food event at Dosa on Fillmore is inside, so we’ll be toasty…

This week's tablehopper: action-packed.                     Beet salad at boon in Guerneville. It’s so good to get the hell out of town. Last week I escaped the gloom and boogied up to West County in Sonoma, checking out the wineries and vittles in Graton, Forestville, and Guerneville (plus a…

This week's tablehopper: miles ahead.                     At the end-of-the-cleanse celebratory meal (by Juicey Lucy’s). So, I made it. My three-week cleanse is over, and I’m feeling fantastic. Sure, it was hard work, and there were some really frustrating moments and times when all I wanted was a…

This week's tablehopper: kind of blue.                     Grilled asparagus with lemon and shichimi at Ozumo. I hope you all had a swell Memorial Day. Fortunately I took advantage of the gorgeous weather on Sunday with my friend and hit an amazing (secret) Marin beach—complete with the softest black…

This week's tablehopper: a rainy day installment.                     Exterior of The Publican in Chicago. Good afternoon, folks. I’m back with installment number two of this week’s issue, with another jetsetter recap from my travels since that was mostly what my May has been about. I had two…

This week's tablehopper: hopper hell (part one).                     Cupcakes from Pinkie’s Bakery. Well, if this isn’t the nicest May ever. Ahem. Excuse me while I try to warm up with another bowl of soup. Are we still going to be in sweaters on Memorial Day? [Grumble.] I’…

This week's tablehopper: bonus round. Okay, so the old saw about not biting off more than you can chew rang true for someone this week. Ahem. Sorry today’s bonus issue is a day late, but weeding through all my New York notes, menus, and pictures turned into…

This week's tablehopper: from foie to raw. Hallo darlings. Excuse me if I’m a little cranky, but I’m currently on day two of espresso-cheese-salumi-champagne-bread withdrawal, and I’m a little peckish, and tired. Yup, my three-week cleanse has begun, but not without one hell of a…