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Oakland Restaurant Week: Camino

January 30, 2011 by 510foodie 1 Comment
San Francisco has “Dine About Town” where selected restaurants in the City offer 2 course lunches for $17.95 and 3 course dinners for $34.95.  It really encourages people to try out restaurants that they’ve never been to or allows people to save a few bucks at restaurants they enjoy eating at.  Being in its tenth...
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Pican: A Taste of the South

January 23, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
Today my bookclub met at Pican, a beautiful upscale restaurant located in the Uptown district in Oakland for brunch.  Advertised as “A Taste of the South,” it was the perfect location for the eight of us to meet over a meal and to discuss “Beautiful Jim Key” which is a true story about a very...
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Mogobbq: Korean tacos in the Bay Area

January 16, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
The Kogi food trucks can be credited with aligning social media with the food truck.   Born in Los Angeles in late 2008, Kogi serves fusion street food, combining Korean and Mexican cuisines.  Korean barbecue meats are combined with tortillas which become tacos, burritos, and quesadillas.  In addition, they serve sliders using the Hawaiian roll as the...
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Zuni Cafe: Roasted chicken and more

January 9, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
The San Francisco publication 7 X 7 is an insider’s guide to the best of San Francisco.  A popular list they created was their Big Eat List of 100 Things to Try Before You Die.  Each year the roasted chicken and bread salad at Zuni Café in San Francisco is Number 1 on the list. ...
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Farewell 2010 and Digs Bistro

January 2, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
A friend of mine had been raving about a “neighborhood” restaurant called Digs Bistro in Berkeley for the past few years.  I had been meaning to go and even bought a coupon from the website restaurant.com in March 2010.  I happened to ask about it recently and my friend said “They’re closing.”  I was concerned...
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