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Saba: Best in New Orleans

September 2, 2018 by 510foodie No Comments
I’m frequently asked my opinion on where to eat in the Bay Area. When friends travel to places that I’ve traveled, they tend to ask me for recommendations on where to eat as well. I’m happy to give advice. I recently returned from New Orleans and I have a new favorite spot that I’m excited...
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Cochon in NOLA: Worthy of a Repeat

August 26, 2018 by 510foodie No Comments
I arrived in New Orleans on Thursday to attend the International Food Bloggers Conference (IFBC). The last time I attended this conference was three years ago when it was held in Seattle. This is my fourth trip to New Orleans and I had a few new spots to try, but the one restaurant that I...
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East Bay Eats

Iyasare: Modern Japanese Comfort Food

August 19, 2018 by 510foodie No Comments
“Fourth Street” is a commercial district in Berkeley bustling with shops and restaurants. I have always considered it to be a cool and hidden shopping area in the East Bay. One of the restaurants located on Fourth Street is Iyasare serving modern Japanese comfort food. Although its been around for over five years, I recently...
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Inside OMCA: Blue Oak Cafe

August 5, 2018 by 510foodie No Comments
I spent the morning at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA), a museum dedicated to California art, history, and natural sciences. As a child, I have had many memories and field trips to OMCA to view the large collection of California art. As an adult, I have visited OMCA to attend private events, Friday Nights...
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San Francisco Eats

You Don’t Have to Be a Crazy Rich Asian to Eat at Dragon Beaux

July 29, 2018 by 510foodie No Comments
I just got back from a very nice dinner in the City for my book club meeting. We read Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan and our meeting place was appropriately held at the fancy Chinese restaurant Dragon Beaux in the outer Richmond district of San Francisco. Dim Sum is usually eaten during brunch, but...
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East Bay Eats

Nyum Bai: Making Fruitvale Station a Destination

July 22, 2018 by 510foodie No Comments
I had dinner with friends at Nyum Bai, a new Cambodian restaurant in Oakland on Friday. Nyum Bai went from restaurant pop up to restaurant stall to creating permanent residency at this brick and mortar in the Fruitvale Public Market across from the Fruitvale BART station. I was super excited because I was one of...
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East Bay Eats

Chef Reem Assil Highlights Arab Food in Oakland 

July 15, 2018 by 510foodie No Comments
If you haven’t heard of Chef Reem Assil, you really should as she is successfully putting Arab food on the map in Oakland. Her Arab street food started in the farmers markets before she opened her bakery, Reem’s in the Fruitvale Public Market over a year ago. She recently opened her second outpost, Dyafa, a...
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East Bay Eats

Soba Ichi: The Soba Experience

July 8, 2018 by 510foodie No Comments
If ramen, udon, and soba noodles were siblings, soba would be the middle child. Soba noodles don’t get a lot of attention in the United States. I can’t count the number of bowls of ramen and udon that I have consumed in my lifetime because it is too many. I can count with one hand...
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East Bay Eats

Gangnam Tofu in El Cerrito has lots of Style

July 1, 2018 by 510foodie No Comments
I just got back from a fabulous dinner. I had Korean food with my BFF in El Cerrito. She was introducing me to Gangnam Tofu for the first time. We went for an early dinner after spending the day hiking and geocaching in the area. We were lucky that we didn’t have a wait since...
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Three Notable Dishes in New York City

May 27, 2018 by 510foodie No Comments
My trip last month to the East Coast ended with a weekend in New York City. Food was my focus and I ended up dining by myself a lot of the time. I was excited to try Miznon, an International restaurant serving Israeli street food located in Chelsea Market. This is the only location in...
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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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