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Dining Fancy at Perle

February 16, 2020 by 510foodie No Comments
My bookclub recently dined at Perle, a French inspired restaurant in the Montclair district in Oakland. We started the evening off with the fancy caviar service.  This was my first experience specifically ordering caviar at a restaurant.  The Perle Caviar service includes caviar from the California Caviar Company, créme fraîche, brioche points, gougère, and potato...
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510foodie Turns 10!

February 11, 2020 by 510foodie No Comments
Today marks the 10 year anniversary of my food blog.  I began writing exactly a decade ago to share my passion for food.  510foodie focuses on local food and to celebrate the occasion, I tried a local restaurant that I have never been to before nor heard anything about.   Mägo means magician in Spanish...
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I’ve got High Hopes for Fish & Bird

February 3, 2020 by 510foodie No Comments
It’s pretty neat to follow a restaurant on Instagram before they open.  You get a glimpse into what it takes to open a restaurant and you get to know the people behind the restaurant.  That is the feeling I had with Fish & Bird Sousaku Izakaya in Berkeley.  I was pretty excited for the restaurant...
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One Ingredient Banana Ice Cream and Chocolate Syrup

February 1, 2020 by 510foodie No Comments
I used to give away my ripe bananas because I grew tired of making banana bread. Last year my friend told me I could make banana ice cream with just a ripe banana. I didn’t need an ice cream maker, just a food processor. I didn’t believe her. She told me to freeze the banana...
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21 Day Vegan

January 26, 2020 by 510foodie No Comments
No meat. No dairy. No caffeine.  No alcohol. No processed food.  On January 2nd, I started a 21 day plant based cleanse.  I’ve never done a cleanse before.  I decided in December that I would do this to clear out all the “poison” in my body.  I was the heaviest I have ever been and...
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Mini Mochi Muffins

December 23, 2019 by 510foodie Recipe rating:
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I stumbled upon the recipe for butter mochi cake muffins from Snixy Kitchen when I was looking for a mochi muffin recipe. The recipe is easy to follow and so delicious. Recently I needed to bring something for a cookie exchange at work and thought about making these butter mochi cake muffins. I went straight...
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Instant Pot Turkey Congee

December 1, 2019 by 510foodie Recipe rating:
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When it comes to Thanksgiving leftovers, I always have turkey congee or turkey “jook” on my mind. Congee or “jook” is a Cantonese dish where rice is cooked down with liquid to form a thick porridge consistency. It is usually a breakfast or brunch item. Congee can take a few hours to make in a...
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Behind Bay Grape and MAMA Oakland

November 24, 2019 by 510foodie No Comments
I am excited to write about a duo of Oakland businesses that I was introduced to this year.  One is a wine shop that has been around for over five years and one is a restaurant that opened up earlier this year.  Both are located within a block of each other on Grand Avenue in...
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Ode to Kitchen Matriarchs

October 28, 2019 by 510foodie No Comments
I consider my grandmother the matriarch of our family when I was growing up.  I shared a bedroom with her and my sister.  Although my grandmother didn’t always get along with my dad, her son-in-law, she was very strong and held her own.  She was also a great cook that prepared most of our meals. ...
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Clay pot rice with Chinese preserved meats

September 22, 2019 by 510foodie Recipe rating:
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Many cultures cook with clay pots. I have owned my own clay pot for over twenty years. A few years ago, I broke one of the handles off of my clay pot and I was so mad at myself. I don’t use my clay pot often and it still functions, so I haven’t felt the...
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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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