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05/21/2026

This week's newsletter! New openings (bakeries 🥐 and breakfast spots and Vietnamese projects), coffee news (plus another ☕️ competition presentation at The Wild Fox), deals on Wine Fare 🥂 tickets, SF AAPI Cocktail Week 🍹, and more! https://www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/this-weeks-tablehopper-rollin-on-the-river-free/

05/21/2026

I love the visual storytelling of this piece:

In the mountains of Northern Sardinia, a 300-year-old pilgrimage comes with a serving of the world’s rarest pasta.

05/15/2026

This week’s tablehopper: Arabella’s cocktail salon 🍸 and Hardware Coffee Co. ☕️ are open, RISTOBAR is closing, part one of my jetsetter piece about New York 🗽, a subscriber giveaway to see Underworld 🪩, and a pretty woman star sighting. 🤩 https://www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/this-weeks-tablehopper-live-it-up-free/

05/09/2026

Some fun backstory on Cynar, Select, and Venetian spritzes:

With Aperol losing its fizz, Cynar—a faintly medicinal, artichoke-based liqueur—is suddenly on the rise.

05/07/2026

Brad Kilgore’s trio of restaurants (including ama) at the Transamerica Pyramid Center suddenly close, subscribers get a first look at a new trattoria, the Inner Richmond scores Kitchen Commons 🍳 and Rose Pizzeria 🍕, Mother’s Day 💐 inspo, new bites, and DJ Harvey! 🪩 https://www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/this-weeks-tablehopper-coast-to-coast-free/

05/02/2026

I miss going to Canter's, thank goddess it's still with us.

Canter's Deli is as important to LA's musical legacy as the Sunset Strip clubs.

04/24/2026

New openings—from maillards.sf 🍔 to Indian curries to matcha 🍵 clouds—plus Lamb Jam, Fior d'Italia turns 140 🎂, Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience🍷, special-priced menus, and more!

New openings—from Maillards 🍔 to Indian curries to matcha 🍵 clouds—plus Lamb Jam, Fior d’Italia turns 140 🎂, Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience 🍷, special-priced menus, and more!

04/21/2026

🍽️ Giveaway Alert, San Francisco! 🍽️
Lamb Jam is in full swing, and now’s your chance to taste your way through the city and win something delicious! 🎉

Throughout April, incredible chefs across San Francisco are serving up one-of-a-kind American lamb dishes as part of Lamb Jam, a nationwide celebration hosted by the American Lamb Board . Diners are invited to explore, taste, and vote for their favorite dish through April 30th.

✨ Participating chefs + dishes (scroll ➡️ to 👀!):
• Reem Assil | Reem's — Shish Barak with garlic yogurt, mint oil, sumac
• Francis Ang | Abacá — Sinigang Lamb Ribs with tamarind glaze, bone broth
• Mat Schuster | Canela Bistro Bar — Lamb Albondigas with pepitoria, saffron, toasted almonds
• Jason Halverson | The Vault Steakhouse — Spiced Lamb Skewer with crispy potato
• Ryan McIlwraith | — Wood Grilled Lamb Burger with tomato jam, caper aioli, Fontina

Visit ➡️ AmericanLamb.com/lamb-jam to explore the lineup!

🎊 How to enter + bonus opportunities:
Try the dish, then vote ➡️ AmericanLamb.com/lamb-jam-2026-voting

When you vote 🗳️, you’re automatically entered for a chance to win 🏆 two tickets to an exclusive chef dinner hosted by the winning restaurant! Don’t wait to go try these dishes and be part of the celebration!

✨ Bonus giveaway:
One winner will receive a $100 gift card to the participating restaurant of their choice!

Visit ➡️ this post on Instagram to enter to win! https://www.instagram.com/p/DXaSNBJj1rL/?img_index=1

One winner will be selected on Wed April 29 at 11am PDT! Prize to be fulfilled by American Lamb Board.

04/21/2026

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the stellar dine-in (or takeout) donburi from chef at his new .yamamoto in SoMa. The menu has expanded with omakase nigiri 🍣 and maki, plus a few combinations, and he added the special bara-chirashi donburi you see here. Great sourcing✨ and technique. Read more on ➡️ tablehopper.com in the linkinbio and learn what’s coming next from chef Yama-san.🙏

04/19/2026

Where the Stanford Court Hotel stands now... What OPULENCE! The rooms!

The lost Nob Hill mansion of San Francisco's railroad baron.

04/18/2026

SF stories: El Faro 🌯, a new Vietnamese specialty coffee ☕️ shop, a kitchen table book from Faith Wheeler, Brucato’s spring release, and highlights of the upcoming Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience🍷. https://www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/this-weeks-tablehopper-puffy-clouds-free/