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Say Aloha to Hawaiian Shaved Ice

July 22, 2012 by 510foodie 1 Comment
Last weekend I suggested a hike at Wildcat Canyon Regional Park in Richmond, California. My friends were skeptical at first, but gave in after a combination of the forecast for heat wave temperatures in the Bay Area (way cooler than hiking Mt. Diablo) and my offer to drive (they all have nice cars and wouldn’t...
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South Bay Eats

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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San Francisco Eats

Goodbye Foie Gras, Hello Txoko

July 1, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments
Today is July 1, 2012 and in California, restaurants can no longer sell foie gras, fatty duck liver. The law was signed eight years ago by the then Governator. I’m sure he had his share of foie. On Friday night, a group of five us had something like a final farewell to foie. We dined...
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Marin Eats

Sunday Special

June 24, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments
After a nearly four hour hike to Mt. Tamalpais, my friends and I went to Sol Food in San Rafael. Yes, I have written about this Puerto Rican restaurant before, but we picked up food next door at Sol Food Bodega. You can order anything from the restaurant at the Bodega. My usual consists of...
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San Francisco Eats

Farewell to Foie

June 17, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments
There are only two weeks left before California bans foie gras forever. Foie gras is fattened duck or goose liver. The reason for the ban is the inhumane method of force feeding the ducks in order to fatten up the liver. This process makes for a rich, buttery delicacy. Last week a friend of mine...
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San Francisco Eats

Cupola Pizzeria: It’s No Mall Food

June 10, 2012 by 510foodie 4 Comments
What a beautiful warm weekend in the Bay Area. It was also a weekend of celebrations as one of my closest friends got married and my best friend celebrated a birthday. With temperatures in the 80’s, it was nice to go to the City and cool off a bit to the mid-70’s. My evening ended...
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Go Fish: Vancouver

June 3, 2012 by 510foodie 2 Comments
I got back from my trip to Vancouver and Seattle last week. My last visit to Vancouver was in 2005 for my cousin’s wedding, way before food blogging. Vancouver is well known for their fresh seafood. Back in 2005, my cousin took me to a place for fish and chips. As I was researching places...
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Revel in Seattle

May 27, 2012 by 510foodie 2 Comments
My last meal on this trip to the Pacific Northwest was brunch at a trendy place called Revel in Seattle. It’s about three miles away from Downtown in an area called Fremont. Revel serves Korean fusion food. My friend and I sat at the kitchen counter where food was also being plated. This gave us...
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Southern California Eats

Brooklyn Girl Eatery: A Must In San Diego

May 20, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments
So my old roommate who still lives in San Diego had posted something on Facebook that really intrigued me. She called it Pie in a Jar. I was about to spend 24 hours in San Diego and that could mean finding out what Pie in a Jar was all about at Brooklyn Girl Eatery, the...
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East Bay Eats

Cambodian Street Food: On an Avenue in East Oakland

May 5, 2019 by 510foodie No Comments
On 21st Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in East Oakland, you will find Cambodian Street Food. At this family run small kitchen, the community at large can pick up delicious, culturally diverse Cambodian or Khmer food at an affordable price.  I visited Cambodian Street Food twice last week for lunch, each time with a different friend. ...
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A little Malaysia in Philly

April 14, 2019 by 510foodie No Comments
Saté Kampar Last month I took a quick trip to Philadelphia.  In addition to going back to Michael Solomonov’s restaurant Zahav, I looked forward to eating Malaysian food at Saté Kampar.  Saté Kampar wasn’t even on the list to go until I noticed some well known Bay Area food people that I admire and follow...
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East Bay Eats

Make your way to the Jeepney Guy

April 1, 2019 by 510foodie No Comments
Dennis Villafranca is the Jeepney Guy.  He started his Filipino catering and pop-up business over seven years ago.  Last August, Dennis made a permanent home for the Jeepney Guy inside 7th West, a bar and event space located in West Oakland.  Although I have yet to check out the nightlife at 7th West for drinks,...
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East Bay Eats

Cam Anh is the New & Improved Vietnamese Deli

March 18, 2019 by 510foodie 2 Comments
Cam Huong, the popular Vietnamese deli in Oakland Chinatown closed last Fall.  I counted on this place for quick, inexpensive, and satisfying take out food.  I know a lot of my friends were pretty sad when it closed its Chinatown deli, even though the larger Cam Huong, located about a mile away remained. Cam Anh...
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East Bay Eats

Azoumeh – An Arab Family Meal

March 11, 2019 by 510foodie No Comments
Last Monday, I went to Reem’s in Oakland for dinner. Reem’s is not open on Mondays nor are they open for dinner, but they were hosting a pop-up dinner.  The event was called Azoumeh which means dinner party in Arabic.   As my friends and I arrived, we sat at one of the long tables...
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East Bay Eats

All About the Pasta at Belotti

March 4, 2019 by 510foodie No Comments
I realize that I have not yet reviewed and written a blog post about Belotti Ristorante, but it is on my list of Oakland restaurant recommendations on my website.  The restaurant is named after chef and co-owner Michele Belotti.  I was introduced to the Italian restaurant by my BFF during the summer of 2017 when...
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East Bay Eats

Nokni: To pop-up or not

March 24, 2019 by 510foodie No Comments
Nokni is the name of a Korean Pop-up restaurant from the dynamic duo Chefs Julya Shin and Steve Joo.   Many may know Nokni as the “Pop-up that got shut down.”  On August 21, 2018, after 45 minutes into service, an Alameda County Health Inspector came into the Kebabery in Oakland, the restaurant that was...
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East Bay Eats

Brown Sugar Kitchen Revival

February 28, 2019 by 510foodie No Comments
Chef Tanya Holland is beginning to build an empire here in the Bay Area. I have had the pleasure to meet Chef Holland at a couple of events where she has openly shared her experience and struggles not only as a female chef, but as a Black chef. Chef Tanya and me at Cherry Bombe...
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East Bay Eats

Lin Jia Kitchen: Quality Chinese Food

December 21, 2015 by 510foodie No Comments
Growing up in a Chinese American home, I eat a lot of Chinese food. My mom regularly cooks it and I sometimes cook it. Often, we go out to eat Chinese food. Most Chinese restaurants in Chinatowns have delicious, cheap food. Most of the time you don’t know where the food is coming from which...
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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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