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East Bay EatsLake 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...
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...
Beaujolais is a red wine produced in the Beaujolais region of France. It is made from the gamay grape. Beaujolais Nouveau is bottled and released the same year of the harvest and each year it is released on the 3rd Thursday in November. I am no wine expert, I just happened to hear about the...
What is a bahn mi? A bahn mi is the Vietnamese version of a po’ boy. These sandwiches are filled with a choice of meat and tons of goodies. The french roll is filled with vegetables that include a mixture of pickled carrots and daikon, cucumber, cilantro, and jalapeno peppers. The most popular bahn mi...
I moved to the Glenview district about a month ago and I absolutely love it. Glenview is a small quiet community with a commercial district that spans a few blocks. The district has various businesses including notable restaurants. I have been wanting to go to the Italian restaurant Bellanico since they opened about two years...
If I am asked to name the top restaurants of Oakland, Tamarindo is in my top five. If I am asked to name the best Mexican restaurant, Tamarindo is number one. The Mexican tapas “small plates” restaurant is located in Old Oakland, and brings sophistication to simple Mexican food. A group of four of us...
How far would you drive to get to a taco truck? Some might think 14 miles is too far considering there are dozens of taco trucks within a few miles away in Oakland. My BFF introduced me to this particular taco truck in the City of San Pablo a few years ago. We plan hikes...
The smell of food is in the air and you can’t avoid it when you’re at the Eat Real Festival in Jack London Square in Oakland. This weekend was the second annual event. The tagline for the Eat Real Festival is “Putting the food back in fast,” meaning you don’t have to give up quality...
It’s the end of August and Summer in the Bay Area has practically been non existent. I’ve been accustomed to being awaken by the sun in the mornings, this summer I wake up to dreary mornings and the sun doesn’t peak until the late morning or early afternoon. I’m not sure if its global warming, but...
My Food Companion (FC) and I had a late weeknight dinner at Pizzaiolo in the Temescal area of Oakland earlier this week. Pizzaiolo is known for their wood fire oven pizza. I’ve always had good food here. It is delish and in my opinion the best neopolitan style pizza in Oakland. They recently opened up...
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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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