tablehopper

This week’s tablehopper: playin’ chicken. (free) An exclusive preview of TBD izakaya 🍢 (in the original Akiko’s), a tasty Tunisian-owned 🇹🇳 sandwich shop in the Castro, the muy bonita Maria Isabel opens next week, plus more openings, and a cheese 🧀 ...

This week’s tablehopper: an exclusive preview of TBD izakaya 🍢 (in the original Akiko’s), a tasty Tunisian-owned 🇹🇳 sandwich shop in the Castro, the muy bonita Maria Isabel opens next week, plus more openings, and a cheese 🧀 festival. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

A photo of me at the opening night of @JouJouSF.com taken by the amazing @tablehopper.bsky.social last night! Can’t wait to share this incredible gathering places with all of you soon.

Spaghetti all’Assassina — Adam Zolot I am a pasta fanatic. Death-row meal. Desert-island meal. If I could only eat one thing for the rest of my life… pasta. Pasta, always pasta. Growing up it was spaghetti and tomato sauce (sometimes me...

A fun read from my (fellow) pasta-obsessed pal, @adamzolot.bsky.social—learn how to make spaghetti all’assassina with him via Zoom on March 8th. www.adamzolot.com/blog/spaghet...

This week’s tablehopper: meaty. (free) Updates from The Slanted Door Group, sequels (Smokin’ D’s BBQ 🍖 and more), Outta Sight is opening a bar 🍻, a bodacious beef bourguignon sandwich 👀, and a new trio of locally made sauces 💥.

Catch up on last week’s column! Updates from The Slanted Door Group, sequels (Smokin’ D’s BBQ 🍖 and more), Outta Sight is opening a bar 🍻, a bodacious beef bourguignon sandwich 👀, and a new trio of locally made sauces 💥. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

The Phoenix Hotel rises: S.F.’s famous rock-and-roll motor lodge stays open under new owner The iconic Tenderloin motor lodge was supposed to close on New Year’s — until its landlord stepped in at the 11th hour.

Interesting news via @missionlocal.org missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-p...

My Secret to the Crispiest Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Our kitchen expert recommends a tool that maximizes the cooking surface area of food for optimal browning, faster cooking, and serious crispiness.

Love to see it. Congrats @brucehill.bsky.social on having The Chef's Press featured in @nytwirecutter.bsky.social! www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...

This week’s tablehopper: lovers rock. (free) A preview of Goldenette diner 🍔, a visit to Sforno Pizzeria Napoletana 🍕, ideas for Valentine’s Day 💝 + Lunar New Year 🧧, and today’s archivist features a menu from where the first patty melt was inve...

This week’s tablehopper: lovers rock. (free) www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

This week’s tablehopper: lovers rock. (free) A preview of Goldenette diner 🍔, a visit to Sforno Pizzeria Napoletana 🍕, ideas for Valentine’s Day 💝 + Lunar New Year 🧧, and today’s archivist features a menu from where the first patty melt was inve...

This week’s tablehopper: a preview of Goldenette diner 🍔, a visit to Sforno Pizzeria Napoletana 🍕, ideas for Valentine’s Day 💝 + Lunar New Year 🧧, and today’s archivist features a menu from where the first patty melt was invented in SF! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

This week’s tablehopper: wings ’n’ things. (free) Exclusive: meet Clementina 🍊 from the Montesacro team, Kayma Algerian 🇩🇿 Eatery has a new home, upcoming openings include The Cake 🍰 Shop by Butter & Crumble, and James Beard Foundation’s Taste Americ...

This week’s tablehopper: wings ’n’ things. Exclusive: meet Clementina 🍊 from the Montesacro team, Kayma Algerian 🇩🇿 Eatery has a new home, upcoming openings include The Cake 🍰 Shop by Butter & Crumble, and James Beard Foundation’s Taste America returns. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

This week’s tablehopper: meet Clementina 🍊 from the Montesacro team, Kayma Algerian 🇩🇿 Eatery has a new home, upcoming openings include The Cake 🍰 Shop by Butter & Crumble, and James Beard Foundation’s Taste America returns. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

A first look inside the $41 million transformation of a 104-year-old SF icon "We're barely getting there."

Lookin' gorgeous, @castrotheatre.bsky.social! A first look inside the $41 million transformation of a 104-year-old San Francisco icon www.sfgate.com/local/articl...

This week’s tablehopper: an iconic barbecue 🍖 joint returns to the Lower Haight, delicious Dungeness crab 🦀 specials and promos, tasty treats 🍨, and updates on closures and comebacks. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

A break from the hellscape... Last week’s tablehopper: a bounty of classic French pastries 🥐 at the new Le Carousel Patisserie, even more stellar Dungeness crab 🦀 dishes, Valentine’s Day 💝 dining, new openings, and more. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

This week’s tablehopper: a floral bouquet. (free) Where to enjoy local Dungeness crab 🦀, sequels from Tacos Oscar 🌮 and Turtle Tower 🍜 are open, SF culinary talent in Tahoe 💙, Trick Dog’s new book, a FOG Fair preview, and more.

This week’s tablehopper: where to enjoy local Dungeness crab 🦀, sequels from Tacos Oscar 🌮 and Turtle Tower 🍜 are open, SF culinary talent in Tahoe 💙, Trick Dog’s new book, a FOG Fair preview, and more. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

This week’s tablehopper: begin the beguine. (free) I’m back with “the bore” (my annual list o’ gripes), plus a farewell to Cafe Jacqueline 🌹 (along with too many other closures), balanced by a couple openings and good comeback stories.💫

This week’s tablehopper: I’m back with “the bore” (my annual list o’ gripes), plus a farewell to Cafe Jacqueline 🌹 (along with too many other closures), balanced by a couple openings and good comeback stories. 💫https://www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/this-weeks-tablehopper-begin-the-beguine-free/

(Thank you for writing this.)

Graziano Cerchiai, ‘the ultimate maître d’’ and owner of Bimbo’s 365 Club in S.F., dies at 95 For more than six decades, Graziano Cerchiai was the smiling, tuxedoed soul of Bimbo’s 365 Club — welcoming legends and nurturing newcomers at the iconic North Beach venue.

A lovely homage. 🕊️🎶🌹 Graziano Cerchiai, ‘the ultimate maître d’’ and owner of Bimbo’s 365 Club in S.F., dies at 95 www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

The SF venue where the Dead were kings and Bob Dylan was booed Charlie Chaplin once graced the stage, and Bob Dylan was met by boos.

Really enjoyed this deep dive on The Warfield!
The San Francisco venue where the Dead were kings and Bob Dylan was booed www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Clothes With Stories to Tell

Fun lewks! Clothes With Stories to Tell www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/s...

Opening a Restaurant in New York Is No Picnic. Here’s What It Takes. A year in the making of a rookie’s first restaurant.

Opening a Restaurant in New York Is No Picnic. Here’s What It Takes. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Uber Cleared Violent Felons to Drive. Passengers Accused Them of Rape.

Something to think about before you call a car...especially if you've been partying on NYE. Be careful and always make sure someone knows when you get home.
Uber Cleared Violent Felons to Drive. Passengers Accused Them of Rape. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...

Oasis saved! – Popular nightclub receives emergency donation; will close for only a few months After announcing in July that SoMa nightclub Oasis would permanently close after New Year’s Eve, a surprise emergency donation made last week could possibly save the nightclub, which will now only tem...

A XMAS MIRACLE! Oasis saved! – Popular nightclub receives emergency donation; will close for only a few months! www.ebar.com/story/161602

It's time to kick PG&E out of the city. In fact, it's long, long overdue - 48 hills Plus: Robocars could cause a massive crisis in an emergency—and the budget for next year is going to be awful. That's The Agenda for Dec. 21-28

Lessons from this weekend’s blackout:

1. PG&E can’t be trusted to provide reliable service to this city.

2. New technologies like Waymo are not ready for emergencies and could seriously hinder public safety.

S.F. Mayor Lurie says PG&E power outage cost city ‘tens of millions of dollars’ — San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco restaurants and retail businesses were in the midst of one of the busiest weekends of the year when the PG&E power outage struck Saturday, causing some to lose tens of thousands of dolla...

Such a shit show. Hideous timing. Go support your local affected businesses! apple.news/AIuRc7Z98T3u...

Donate Toys and Get Mushrooms or DMT in Return Oakland really knows how to celebrate the holidays. PLUS, mushroom tinctures, deprioritization vs. legalization, and how to find the right ketamine clinic.

🎁 HIGH HOLIDAYS!🎄 Via DoubleBlind: "The Church of Ambrosia and rapper Mistah F.A.B. are hosting the most psychedelic toy drive in Oakland today and tomorrow. When you donate a toy, you get your choice of mushrooms, cannabis, or DMT in return." newsletter.doubleblindmag.com/p/donate-toy...

This week’s tablehopper: elfing hard. (free) An early preview of RT Bistro and Equal Parts, news bites, where to enjoy holiday cocktails 🍸, even more holiday treats 🫔 and festive 🕎 meals, a Hopper Holiday Sale ☃️, and a last-minute gift guide.🎄

Where to go get some holiday cheer! ❤️💚🎄🥂 www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

martini glasses in an ice bucket at Bix

chef Evan rich standing in RT Bistro

dining room of equal parts with big booths and basket lampshades

green cioppino in a black bowl with tomato bread

This week’s tablehopper: an early preview of RT Bistro and Equal Parts, news bites, where to enjoy holiday cocktails 🍸, even more holiday treats 🫔 + festive 🕎 meals, a Hopper Holiday Sale ☃️, and a last-minute gift guide. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

This week’s tablehopper: holiday buffet. (free) A packed holiday 🎄 issue, with so many seasonal 🕎 treats, pop-ups, ideas for festive 🥂 meals and gatherings, a panettone guide, plus a couple news bits, too.

Last week’s tablehopper: holiday buffet. Tuck into a packed holiday 🎄 issue, with so many seasonal 🕎 treats, ideas for festive 🥂 meals and gatherings, a panettone guide (including a savory one!), holiday entertaining, plus a couple news bits, too. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

This week’s tablehopper: thicc. (free) What’s next for 20 Cosmo Place (the former Le Colonial), plus an archivist post about Trader Vic’s🍹, early visits to Sora Soba Dining 🍜 and Quack House 🦆, even more new openings, and holiday 🎄 markets...

This week’s tablehopper: what’s next for 20 Cosmo Place (the former Le Colonial), plus an archivist post about Trader Vic’s🍹, early visits to Sora Soba Dining 🍜 and Quack House 🦆, even more new openings, and holiday 🎄 markets. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

A compelling essay to read today, for many reasons. 🙏❤️