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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: 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.
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January 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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: 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/
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.💫
www.tablehopper.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:48 AM
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.)
It is a simple question. open.substack.com/pub/wkamaube...
January 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM
(Thank you for writing this.)
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...
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.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:14 AM
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...
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...
The San Francisco venue where the Dead were kings and Bob Dylan was booed www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
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.
www.sfgate.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:31 AM
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...
The San Francisco venue where the Dead were kings and Bob Dylan was booed www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
Fun lewks! Clothes With Stories to Tell www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/s...
Clothes With Stories to Tell
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:04 AM
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. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Opening a Restaurant in New York Is No Picnic. Here’s What It Takes. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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...
Uber Cleared Violent Felons to Drive. Passengers Accused Them of Rape. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
Uber Cleared Violent Felons to Drive. Passengers Accused Them of Rape.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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...
Uber Cleared Violent Felons to Drive. Passengers Accused Them of Rape. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
A XMAS MIRACLE! Oasis saved! – Popular nightclub receives emergency donation; will close for only a few months! www.ebar.com/story/161602
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...
www.ebar.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:02 AM
A XMAS MIRACLE! Oasis saved! – Popular nightclub receives emergency donation; will close for only a few months! www.ebar.com/story/161602
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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.
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.
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
48hills.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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.
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.
Such a shit show. Hideous timing. Go support your local affected businesses! apple.news/AIuRc7Z98T3u...
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...
apple.news
December 23, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Such a shit show. Hideous timing. Go support your local affected businesses! apple.news/AIuRc7Z98T3u...
🎁 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...
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.
newsletter.doubleblindmag.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
🎁 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...
Where to go get some holiday cheer! ❤️💚🎄🥂 www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
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.🎄
www.tablehopper.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Where to go get some holiday cheer! ❤️💚🎄🥂 www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
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...
December 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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...
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: 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.
www.tablehopper.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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: 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...
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...
www.tablehopper.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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. 🙏❤️
An essay for World AIDS Day and the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks's valiant act of resistance, an essay on quilts and solidarity, on stitching the fragments together.
Solidarity Stitches Us Together: Today, World AIDS Day, Is Also the 70th Anniversary of Rosa Park's Historic Protest
I saw two radically different versions of what a quilt could be yesterday and yet they spoke to the same issues. I caught the show Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A compelling essay to read today, for many reasons. 🙏❤️
Some real talk about the leftover gold after Thanksgiving: turkey stock and the carcass! I feel so seen. Thank you, @hels.bsky.social! www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Best Part of Thanksgiving, Bones and All
The menu is malleable, the gratitudes negotiable, but the turkey’s second life as stock is one of the greatest gifts of the entire blessed year.
www.newyorker.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Some real talk about the leftover gold after Thanksgiving: turkey stock and the carcass! I feel so seen. Thank you, @hels.bsky.social! www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
Awwwww, I loved this sign.
The only neon sign of its kind has disappeared from San Francisco www.sfgate.com/local/articl... @sfgate.com
The only neon sign of its kind has disappeared from San Francisco www.sfgate.com/local/articl... @sfgate.com
The only neon sign of its kind has disappeared from San Francisco
It "was always there through everything."
www.sfgate.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Awwwww, I loved this sign.
The only neon sign of its kind has disappeared from San Francisco www.sfgate.com/local/articl... @sfgate.com
The only neon sign of its kind has disappeared from San Francisco www.sfgate.com/local/articl... @sfgate.com
This week’s tablehopper: sweet treats 🍰 abound in the East Bay at Honey & Pearl (and the new Starter Bakery Albany), plus quick bites (Dingles, expansions around town, and a burger 🍔 tip!). www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 AM
This week’s tablehopper: sweet treats 🍰 abound in the East Bay at Honey & Pearl (and the new Starter Bakery Albany), plus quick bites (Dingles, expansions around town, and a burger 🍔 tip!). www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
😆🔥 I'm Wearing Tunics Now www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
I’m Wearing Tunics Now
This is an excerpt from the author’s funny collection, which you can buy here.
- - -You’ve probably all noticed that I recently switched up my pers...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
😆🔥 I'm Wearing Tunics Now www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
Cool. I dig the invisible AI watermarking, too.
With the new AI-generated content control, users who want to see less of this sort of content can dial things down, while those who enjoy it can choose to see more of it.
TikTok now lets you choose how much AI-generated content you want to see | TechCrunch
With the new AI-generated content control, users who want to see less of this sort of content can dial things down, while those who enjoy it can choose to see more of it.
techcrunch.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Cool. I dig the invisible AI watermarking, too.
This week’s tablehopper: my farewell 💌 to The Phoenix Hotel (with some exciting news about NYE! 🥂), an uplifting 🙌 update about the Cliff House, sink your choppers into a Philly-style hoagie from Jerry’s Roast Pork, white truffle season, Thanksgiving, and more. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: firebird. (free)
An uplifting 🙌 update about the Cliff House, sink your choppers into a Philly-style hoagie from Jerry’s Roast Pork, my farewell 💌 to The Phoenix Hotel (with some exciting news about NYE! 🥂), white tru...
www.tablehopper.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This week’s tablehopper: my farewell 💌 to The Phoenix Hotel (with some exciting news about NYE! 🥂), an uplifting 🙌 update about the Cliff House, sink your choppers into a Philly-style hoagie from Jerry’s Roast Pork, white truffle season, Thanksgiving, and more. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
I loved this profile of Pakwan--such a wonderful SF spot for a LONG time.
A new generation has taken over this SF mini-chain. Lunch is still under $15. www.sfgate.com/food/article... via @sfgate.com
A new generation has taken over this SF mini-chain. Lunch is still under $15. www.sfgate.com/food/article... via @sfgate.com
A new generation has taken over this SF mini-chain. Lunch is still under $15.
The SF restaurant's $14.99 biryani can feed you for days.
www.sfgate.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I loved this profile of Pakwan--such a wonderful SF spot for a LONG time.
A new generation has taken over this SF mini-chain. Lunch is still under $15. www.sfgate.com/food/article... via @sfgate.com
A new generation has taken over this SF mini-chain. Lunch is still under $15. www.sfgate.com/food/article... via @sfgate.com