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This week's tablehopper: home stretch.                     Corned beef brisket at Local Mission Eatery. You’ve almost made it to the finish line—well, those of you who work normal office hours. Congrats. I’ve been off that track for 10 years, but I can still appreciate Friday. I am…

This week's tablehopper: on (and off) the road.                     Joe’s breakfast pizza from Downtown Bakery & Creamery. How was your holiday weekend, folks? Let’s hear it for destination weddings. I got to spend the weekend up in Hopland; it’s past Healdsburg and Cloverdale on the 101—…

This week's tablehopper: keep on truckin'.                     Mission “motzu” tripe dish at Nombe. Hello troublemakers. Are you ready for another sunny weekend? Yes, we quite deserve it. Enjoy every sunshine-y second. If we break San Francisco’s track record of colored fog for July 4th, I’ll…

This week's tablehopper: less cranky, more hanky panky.                     Baked oysters at Marlowe. Why hello there. I am certainly much less fussy than last week—that lame weather was ridiculous. Fortunately we got blessed with some epic weather, how fabulous—and even better, I got to go play in…

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…

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…

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…

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…