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A Tour of Oakland Food Industries

September 12, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
Last week I had the privilege to attend a tour of Oakland’s Food Industry. We spent the day visiting eight food businesses in Oakland which was a mixture of new and old. Stop #1: Hodo Soy Beanery Hodo Soy Beanery was founded in 2004 by Tofu Master Minh Tsai. Although I may have passed a...
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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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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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Luka’s: A Great Pre-Show Meal

July 17, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
One of my favorite places to eat is Luka’s Taproom in Oakland. Although there is a room set up for music and dancing, I am more interested in the bar and restaurant. I have been eating at Luka’s for many years which includes many lunches since it is close to work. The food is always...
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Coach Sushi: An All Around Winner

June 19, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
The Bay Area has had some unpredictable weather this year. It is finally getting warm. Besides ice cream, one of my favorite things to eat in hot weather is sushi. My BFF and I recently went to a neighborhood sushi restaurant. Coach Sushi is famous for their bottomless saki, but I think they have some...
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Chez Panisse Cafe: Birthday Fit For A Foodie

June 12, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
Chez Panisse. My preference for the cafe over the restaurant is three-fold. 1). It’s a much more casual environment. 2). It’s not as expensive. 3). I get to order what I want. It was my Food Companion’s Birthday and I decided to take the FC out for a nice meal to celebrate at Alice Water’s...
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Phnom Penh: Capital of Cambodia and Great Oakland Eatery

May 29, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
Cambodian food rarely comes to mind, but on the occasions where I can’t decide what to eat, Phnom Penh always seems to satisfy my palette. The original Phnom Penh opened in the mid-1980’s by the Do Family and is located in an old brick building in Oakland Chinatown. About twenty years later they opened their...
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A Little Piece of Thailand

May 16, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
There is a Thai Buddhist Temple tucked in the City of Fremont that my sister-in-law frequents. Wat Buddhanusorn means “temple for the dedication of the buddha” and opened in 1983. It was built to promote Thai culture and art. Visits to the temple usually means Thai BBQ pork with sticky rice for me. This food...
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Merritt Restaurant & Bakery: Another Oakland Tradition

May 8, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
Merritt Restaurant & Bakery has been around for about sixty years. Most people that know it just call it “Merritt Bakery,” even though it is more than a bakery. They offer lottery ticket sales, all sorts of bakery items, homemade ice cream, a “to go” counter offering up their famous fried chicken, and finally old...
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Kwik Way Revival

April 17, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
Tonight is the first time I stood in line at Kwik Way in Oakland’s Lakeshore District.  It took me 40 years to eat here.  This retro fast food burger joint first opened in the 1950’s.  Restaurateur Gary Rizzo is behind this revival and has made a number of changes.  They still have burgers, fries, and...
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