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Plumed Horse: For Special Celebrations

September 1, 2014 by 510foodie No Comments
Earlier this month, I was invited to celebrate the birthdays of some of my close friends who were born in August. We celebrated fancy by dining at the Plumed Horse in Saratoga, a Michelin star restaurant. We all agreed to order the Chef Tasting Menu so here goes… Cannoli with Salmon Mousse Tuna Carpaccio with...
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San Jose for Broken Rice Plates

March 23, 2014 by 510foodie No Comments
I just finished dinner at Com Tam Dat Thanh (CTDT) a Vietnamese restaurant in San Jose. I am writing this post in the passenger seat while my friend drives us back home to Oakland. It was our first time to CTDT. My friend picked the place based on the name. Com Tam means broken rice...
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Aloha Bubbies

December 1, 2013 by 510foodie No Comments
I was never a big fan of mochi ice cream until I discovered Bubbies by accident. I was having one of the most delicious Japanese dinners at Nishino in Seattle with one of my closest friends. Our meal ended with a plate of mochi ice cream and fresh fruit. It appeared anticlimactic until I bit...
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2012: The Year of the Ban

December 30, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments
On July 1, 2012, California banned foi gras. Beginning January 1, 2013, shark fin will be illegal in the State. The practice of shark finning, cutting off a shark’s fin at sea and then tossing it back into the water to bleed to death, has been illegal in the US but the import has not....
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Move over Pho, Make Room for Bun Bo Hue

December 9, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments
I was only recently introduced to Bun Bo Hue which is a flavorful spicy Vietnamese noodle soup. It was a cold day and my coworker was craving Bun Bo Hue (at the time I didn’t even know the name of the soup). I was open to trying it so halfway through our walk, we called...
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Copper River Salmon: Sushi Sam’s

July 8, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments
My friends have been telling me about Sushi Sam’s Edomata in San Mateo for a few years. I like fresh sushi and will even drive to Rohnert Park (Hana) to get it. What finally sold me to go to Sam’s was Copper River Salmon. This is a seasonal salmon and it wasn’t going to be...
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Jin Sho: Ode to Steve Jobs

October 16, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
Today is officially Steve Jobs Day in California, but I celebrated yesterday. I picked up my sleek new 16GB white iPhone 4S and I dined at Steve Jobs favorite restaurant in Palo Alto, Jin Sho. I spent several hours with my friends at the Stanford Shopping Center including a few hours at the Apple Store....
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Orenchi Ramen: A Perfect Harmony of Soup and Noodles

August 7, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
When people think ramen, the first thing that comes to mind is probably an instant bag of noodles that cost pennies. For Asians, it is comparable to Kraft macaroni and cheese as a college staple. I became introduced to restaurants that exclusively served bowls of ramen noodles living in Los Angeles in the mid 1990s....
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Evvia: The Best Restaurant in Palo Alto

May 23, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
Rumor has it that the best restaurant in Palo Alto is a Greek Restaurant in Downtown. It’s name is Evvia. I was in Palo Alto with my colleague last week attending a conference hosted by Stanford University. We were looking for a place to dine so I texted a friend of mine that lives in...
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Crab Feed

March 7, 2010 by 510foodie No Comments
What is a crab feed?  A crab feed is an event, usually a fundraiser where you get to share the experience of cracking open and eating crab with other crab lovers.  I assume the best crab feeds are in the west coast as this is where Dungeness crab comes from.  My BFF suggested we go...
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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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