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This week's tablehopper: deliverance.                     Namadako sunomono: seaweed, cucumber, and octopus (complete with torch-seared suckers!) in a yuzu kosho dressing at Sebo. How wrong: I was supposed to be spending the weekend inner-tubing on Cache Creek and camping, but the rainy forecast sadly made me change my plans. I’…

This week's tablehopper: May showers bring annoyed glowers.                     Miner’s lettuce spotted on the ForageSF walk I took on Sunday. I’m getting really tired of bitching about the rain, but this is so ridiculous. Never thought I’d have SAD (seasonal affective disorder) in May, but there…

This week's tablehopper: start your engines.                     At the Champagne Grand Tasting. Photo by Dakota Fine. I can imagine many of you are chomping at the bit to get the hell out of work and get started on your three-day weekend. Someone had to remind me it was Memorial…

This week's tablehopper: taking care.                     The view from the Hillside Gardens residence in Mill Valley. Oh boy, I can’t believe I’m going to have a glass of Champagne in my hand tomorrow that I’m actually going to be able to DRINK. Hey, if you’re…

This week's tablehopper: busy, busy.                     Lupini beans at Serpentine. Oh, excuse me, let me turn this down. Was blaring Blondie’s Rapture a little too loud. Figured it was a good pre-weekend soundtrack, considering Judgment Day is nigh. “Don’t stop, sure shot/Go out to the parking…

This week's tablehopper: sobriety checkpoint.                     The scene at the Foodie Chap Chef Cook-Off; photo by Rick Camargo. Oh, it’s so FUN pretending it’s November in May! Can’t believe I have my space heater back on. Lame. But in the decidedly not lame department was my…

This week's tablehopper: two wheelin'.                     The mezes plate (to go!) from Palmyra. Funny, I kind of feel like I don’t have anything to say in today’s intro. See what happens when my espresso gets taken away? Ha ha. Yup, I’ve made it through week…

This week's tablehopper: #springtimeinmotherf*ckingeffect.                     Dahi vada at Dosa on Fillmore. Yeah, I am definitely feeling spring fever, with my apartment full of flowers from my mother’s rose garden, cherries and strawberries from the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on my table, and sunlight streaming in the windows…

This week's tablehopper: fresh start.                     The taco tropical (shrimp and jicama) at Loló. How’s your head today? Did you hit it pretty hard last night? I was in the Mission for a little bit in the early evening, and Cinco de Mayo was definitely getting underway. Meanwhile,…

This week's tablehopper: put a fork in it.                     Interviewing chef Daniel Boulud at Pebble Beach Food & Wine (yes, in the back of a Lexus). Wow, the past 48 hours have been intense—such massive, massive news. Suffice it to say, I have had trouble tearing my eyes…