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This week's tablehopper: con amor.                     Sunset at a friend’s house in Fairfax on Saturday. California, we love you. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hi gang. I know we are all reeling right now. Our beloved Northern California is engulfed in flames and smoke and smoldering ashes. We don’t…

This week's tablehopper: SF ❤️ MX.                     One of my favorite ladies at Fonda Margarita in Mexico City—she fed us so well! And with so much love—I remember her coming by to check and see if I liked the chicharrón en verde. XO! Photo: © tablehopper.com. Oh, you…

This week's tablehopper: sweet heat.                     The Summer Breeze from the tablehopper brunch at Rooh: No. 3 London Dry Gin, guava, citrus, prosecco. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hiya. Tremendous thanks to everyone who attended the tablehopper Indian brunch on Saturday at the stylish Rooh! It was such a beautiful brunch…

This week's tablehopper: do you know how to apericena?                     Also part of my health regimen: the Nothing Sacred at Cold Drinks. Hey, it had honey and ginger beer in it. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hey there gang. The past couple of hours have certainly been distracting, watching the horror…

This week's tablehopper: it's like thunder, lightning.                     The thunder and lightning is in this bowl of Rooh’s paneer and red pepper makhani, let me tell you! Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy friends. How you guys doing? It’s a tough time in the world right now.…

This week's tablehopper: easy as one-two-three.                     Three of Rooh’s beautiful cocktails—we’ll actually be enjoying four at the tablehopper Indian brunch! Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hi gang. Welcome back to your desk (ugh, sorry, I know). I hope your shoulders are suntanned, your belly is full of…

This week's tablehopper: en fuego.                     Pizzeria Delfina’s Baja-meets-Amalfi fish taco with made-to-order hemp tortillas from La Cocina’s Mixiote at Taco Knockdown. Photo: © tablehopper.com. You already have your Labor Day getaway on your mind? Maybe you’re out on the playa, far far away from computers…

This week's tablehopper: let's eat (and drink)!                     The winner of our tiki cocktail garnish competition at Forbidden Island. Obviously. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hey there, hopefully you can read this and your eclipse glasses didn’t turn out to be faulty. Last week, I co-hosted a tiki…

This week's tablehopper: fricking ffffffffffogust.                     Solange on the Sutro stage Sunday night. It looked like an album cover that came to life. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Whooooosh, well, that was a marathon of a weekend. Outside Lands is not for the weak, that’s for damn sure, which is…

This week's tablehopper: chipmunk TV.                     True blue, Lake Tahoe, I love you. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Greetings from 6,207 feet. It’s been so fun hanging out with blue jays and chipmunks and thankfully no bears this year. I’m getting ready to descend from my Tahoe Tahoma…