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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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Coffee Oakland

April 10, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
Coffee in the morning is a ritual that I cannot do without. When I’m not making my own nonfat latte with my espresso maker in the morning or having a cup at work, there are a few shops I like to frequent.  When I’m feeling like an Italian coffee, I go to Cafe 817 in...
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Take Out Champ: Laotian Food

February 20, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
When you think about take out, what kind of food comes to mind?  Chinese, pizza, fast food?  Well, one particular place a couple miles away from me is Champa Garden, a Laotian restaurant.    Although I’ve eaten at the restaurant located in the Ivy Hill hood, on the corner of 8th Avenue and E. 22nd Street,...
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Oakland Restaurant Week: Camino

January 30, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
San Francisco has “Dine About Town” where selected restaurants in the City offer 2 course lunches for $17.95 and 3 course dinners for $34.95.  It really encourages people to try out restaurants that they’ve never been to or allows people to save a few bucks at restaurants they enjoy eating at.  Being in its tenth...
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Pican: A Taste of the South

January 23, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
Today my bookclub met at Pican, a beautiful upscale restaurant located in the Uptown district in Oakland for brunch.  Advertised as “A Taste of the South,” it was the perfect location for the eight of us to meet over a meal and to discuss “Beautiful Jim Key” which is a true story about a very...
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Mogobbq: Korean tacos in the Bay Area

January 16, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
The Kogi food trucks can be credited with aligning social media with the food truck.   Born in Los Angeles in late 2008, Kogi serves fusion street food, combining Korean and Mexican cuisines.  Korean barbecue meats are combined with tortillas which become tacos, burritos, and quesadillas.  In addition, they serve sliders using the Hawaiian roll as the...
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Farewell 2010 and Digs Bistro

January 2, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
A friend of mine had been raving about a “neighborhood” restaurant called Digs Bistro in Berkeley for the past few years.  I had been meaning to go and even bought a coupon from the website restaurant.com in March 2010.  I happened to ask about it recently and my friend said “They’re closing.”  I was concerned...
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BSK: Best Breakfast in Oakland

December 19, 2010 by 510foodie No Comments
I have heard great things about Tanya Holland’s Brown Sugar Kitchen (BSK) and finally went there this weekend.  Located in a flatiron building in the industrial part of West Oakland, this soul food restaurant serves breakfast and lunch daily.  Our party of five arrived before 10am on Saturday.  Although we were told it would be...
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Lake Chalet: Best View in Oakland

December 12, 2010 by 510foodie No Comments
Lake Merritt is one of my favorite places in Oakland.  I spend a lot of time enjoying my walks and jogs around it.  It was the passing of Bond Measure DD in 2002, the Oakland Trust for Clean Water and Safe Parks that was the road to improvements to Lake Merritt.  The road seemed to...
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Fallfest Part II: Truffles

November 28, 2010 by 510foodie No Comments
Truffles are edible fungus prized by chefs all over the world.  The largest percent of black truffles are found in France and the more cherished white truffles in Italy.  Chef David Lebowitz has a great description of truffle hunting on his blog “Living the Sweet Life in Paris.”  Living in the Bay Area, we are...
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