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Bocanova: A Second Chance

August 28, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
Last weekend my book club, The Oakland Readers, celebrated our Ten Year Anniversary. We have read eighty-three books during this time. We tend to match our books to a food and/or event theme. For example, we had Chinese food when we discussed “The Bonesetter’s Daughter,” we went to Golden Gate Fields when we read “Seabiscuit,”...
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Yummy Honey-Chili Chicken Wings

August 21, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
Last week I was invited to spend a couple of days at the beautiful Carmel Valley Ranch in Carmel, California to celebrate a birthday. They describe the resort as a 500 acre playground. They have a variety of interesting activities. We even got to wear a “Bee Suit” and learn how honey is made. Speaking...
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Festival of India

August 15, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
The Annual Festival of India in Fremont, California is held each year to celebrate Indian Independence Day. This two day festival occurred this past weekend and celebrated its nineteenth year with a cultural fair, a parade, and a banquet gala. Last year I had the privilege to attend the banquet gala. This past weekend my...
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Orenchi Ramen: A Perfect Harmony of Soup and Noodles

August 7, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
When people think ramen, the first thing that comes to mind is probably an instant bag of noodles that cost pennies. For Asians, it is comparable to Kraft macaroni and cheese as a college staple. I became introduced to restaurants that exclusively served bowls of ramen noodles living in Los Angeles in the mid 1990s....
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Hello, my name is Lisa Lau.  Welcome to my new website 510foodie.com.  I was born and raised in the Bay Area. I am passionate about food and am here to share my food adventures with you.

I’ve been blogging about food for almost ten years.  I am a contributing writer for localwise.com where my blog post Top Five Bowls of Noodle Soup in Oakland went viral.  In 2018, I was a guest writer for Berkeleyside where I wrote the featured article  A Filipino Food Movement is Sweeping the East Bay.

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