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Haven: More Like Heaven

February 26, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments
My expectations were quite low going into the restaurant Haven, the latest restaurant in Oakland’s Jack London Square. It’s been open for two months and it was a food club pick. My colleague had dined there a few weeks prior and indicated she was served one and a half scallops and went home to have...
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Commis: A Celebratory Experience

February 19, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments
I’m celebrating my two year anniversary. It’s a two year anniversary of a relationship I have with food and writing. I’ve been writing a weekly food blog for two years. To celebrate, I was going all out. I dined with my BFF at the only Michelin star rated restaurant in the entire East Bay and...
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Bay Wolf: A Highlight to Piedmont Avenue

February 12, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments
Piedmont Avenue is a bustling neighborhood of trendy restaurants, coffee shops, etc. in Oakland. Piedmont Grocery, a neighborhood grocer has been there for over a hundred years and carries a few items that is hard to find elsewhere. Piedmont Avenue is also the street where Fentons Creamy is located. It’s been several years since I...
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Cafe Van Kleef: One Word…Greyhounds

January 29, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments
Vodka was probably one of the first types of alcohol that I ever drank. I was all too familiar with the “screwdriver” which is vodka and orange juice. Growing up, I would watch my father make “screwdrivers” for himself and my mother. I think he even let me make some, for sure I got to...
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Main Stop: Oakland Chinatown

January 22, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments
I was in Oakland Chinatown for the past two days preparing for Chinese New Year. This may be the most chaotic of all weekends. The community has to buy food and it is the Lunar New Year Bazaar. I acted as the chauffeur and the caddy for my mother yesterday as she went to various...
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The Apple of My Eye: Addie’s Pizza Pie

January 8, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments
Last night I went to Addie’s Pizza Pie in Berkeley. It was a return visit having gone there last month. The restaurant is in a nice space on the corner of Adeline and Alcatraz in South Berkeley. There are high ceilings and the acoustics are not so good, but this is a perfect place for...
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Crab Season = Crab Roll

December 11, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
It’s one of my favorite times of year, dungeness crab season. We had a little bit of a late start this year because the fisherman and the distributors couldn’t agree on a price. The fisherman were asking for $2.50 per lb while the distributors were only willing to pay $2 per lb. After two weeks...
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White Gold: I’m Not Talking about the Metal

November 20, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
A year ago I wrote about truffles. I can’t believe another year has passed already. We were dining at Oliveto Cafe because we didn’t have reservations at the upstairs restaurant for the truffle dinner.  My friend didn’t risk it this year, she made reservations ahead of time.   Even with advance notice, we ended up with...
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Bay Leaf: A Living Social Experience

October 23, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
I have definitely purchased coupons from Groupon, Living Social, and restaurant.com to get discounts for restaurants. My friend recently invited me to have dinner at The Bay Leaf Restaurant in Oakland so she could use her Living Social coupon. She paid $26 for the voucher which was redeemable for two non-alcoholic beverages, one appetizer, two...
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Hawker Fare: More Than Fair

October 9, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
I finally got a chance to dine at Hawker Fare this weekend. It’s been open for about five months. Hawker Fare is the second Oakland restaurant by Chef James Syhabout. His first restaurant is Commis. I have yet to try the only restaurant in Oakland that earned a Michelin star. I guess I’m waiting for...
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