Newsletter

This week's tablehopper: trip the light fantastic.                     The poor old Li Po Cocktail Lounge sign, it so deserves to have all its neon restored! Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy. I know we have a lot on our minds right now, and heavy hearts. Our Bay Area community suffered a…

This week's tablehopper: on the road again.                     “Tonno del Chianti” (it’s actually pork, served like a tuna salad!) at Dario Cecchini’s friends and family supper. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hi gang, did you have a nice Thanksgiving holiday? I sure hope so. Big thanks and much gratitude…

This week's tablehopper: turkey trot.                     Okay, so it’s not a turkey, but it’s the superlative honey-soy roasted squab (chim quay) at Bodega Bistro, which is as good as ever. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hi gang. You scrambling to finish your work, pack your bags, catch that flight,…

This week's tablehopper: love saves the day.                     Feels about right: Massimo Bottura’s Oops! I Dropped the Lemon Tart at In Situ. Photo: © tablehopper.com. [Sorry for the delay in today’s newsletter—my mailing list service went down and it took a few hours to get it…

This week's tablehopper: votevotevotevoteVOTE.                     Ready to feel at one with the balloons. Photo: © tablehopper.com. I could tell you about a lot of fun things I did this week, but I’m going to leave it up to Instagram to tell those stories. Really, all I want to…

This week's tablehopper: city slicker.                     Pretty much my dream donburi: ikura and ocean trout at Karasu in Brooklyn. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hola amigos!! I’m back from New York after my monthlong autumn adventure, although with flight delays and just sitting on the plane for four-plus hours, I…

This week's tablehopper: falling all over.                     Spectacular sweetbread dish (with corn and aji dulce) by Negro Piattoni at his pop-up with Joint Venture at Fitzcarraldo in Brooklyn. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Greetings from New York, which kicked in some nippy and chilly fall weather this week, brrrrr (tonight’s…

This week's tablehopper: red (and orange and yellow) October.                     One of the many magic sunsets from my window in Brooklyn. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Sounds like you guys had quite the downpour over the weekend! Well, at least the sun is back out, so you’ll want to head…

This week's tablehopper: hellllllo Brooklynnnn!                     Spicy miso-chicken ramen with Sapporo noodles, roasted pork belly, chile-infused ground pork, ajitama egg, and greens at Ganso. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Greetings from Brooklyn, gang! Fort Greene, to be exact. Loving the neighborhood where I am staying this month. It’s full of…

This week's tablehopper: I leave my heart in San Francisco.                     At SF Amatrice with our guest of honor: the new Consulato Generale d’Italia, Lorenzo Ortona, and his wife, on day six of living in San Francisco (with their pooch, Brie!), with Montesacro/54 Mint’s Gianluca Legrottaglie…