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This week's tablehopper: some velvet morning.                     The showstopping day boat scallops en croûte at Valette (it’s brushed with squid ink!). Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy, friends. I hope you had a stellar weekend, soaking in the blood moon vibes, stunning sunsets, and maybe a little kiss of leather…

This week's tablehopper: le grande aioli.                     Foreign Cinema’s le grande aioli, with periwinkles, wild king salmon, clams, mussels, and late summer vegetables. Photo: © tablehopper.com. TGIF, amigos! I am scooting out of here pretty soon, hopefully before the 101 becomes a parking lot. I’m heading up…

This week's tablehopper: surrealistic pillow.                     My kind of pillow: a massive ricotta raviolo with Mission figs and rosemary brown butter at Gardenias. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Whooooosh, today’s column took me and associate editor extraordinaire Dana Eastland for quite the whirl today. Fortunately, we love espresso and coffee,…

This week's tablehopper: beat the heat.                     Get it while you can: melon and burrata salad with Japanese cucumber (and poppy seeds) at Central Kitchen. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Your sunny weekend is here, right on time. Start chilling that bottle of rosé now. Maybe you have some beach time…

This week's tablehopper: not basic.                     Taste the rainbow—an array of Danny Louie’s fantastic cocktails at Chino. Photo: © tablehopper.com. How’s tricks? I think I recovered from my week o’ eating extravaganza. It was pretty stellar, from exploring the new 15-course menu at 1601 Bar &…

This week's tablehopper: it's getting hot in here.                     Yay, breakfast at Sam’s Social Club: toad in the hole, with Parmesan-crusted house brioche, mushroom fondue, and arugula. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Man, I am so feeling for everyone who works in a kitchen or near a pizza…

This week's tablehopper: back to sea level.                     Ritzy room service: pancakes! Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hi there. Did you miss us? My week in Tahoe was just what my summer-craving self needed, with a daily bike ride and dip in the lake, cooking summery meals for dinner, catching up…

This week's tablehopper: from taco to Tahoe.                     7 of the 16 tacos at EDSF’s Taco Knockdown last night. And one very cute taco shirt (and man wearing it). Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hola, amigos. Last night’s Taco Knockdown—the opening event for this weekend’s Eat Drink…

This week's tablehopper: haute mess.                     More New Mexico chile awesomeness: the casareccia pasta dish with spicy pork ragù at Gioia Pizzeria on Polk has chile in it. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hopefully you are all still relaxed from our absolutely gorgeous weekend (although that earthquake yesterday morning was kind…

This week's tablehopper: time for seconds.                     Outside Lands lunch: the spicy Japanese-style tater tots from Nojo and my $20 glass of Scharffenberger sparkling rosé (cough). Photo: © tablehopper.com. I’m still bopping my head from the long weekend, what an incredible lineup of music (and food, hello!). Outside…