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2012 Omnivore World Tour: San Francisco

November 11, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments

Omnivore World Tour, a new food festival featuring young chefs was held at the Presidio in San Francisco this past weekend. It started on Friday where the under thirty chefs cooked at some renowned Bay Area restaurants. The weekend of events also entailed various cooking and wine classes including a workshop for kids. Last night,...

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East Bay Eats

Celebrating Dia de los Muertos

November 4, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments

Dia de los Muertos aka Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday that is celebrated November 1 and 2. It is a time to celebrate those loved ones who have passed away. I was invited to celebrate Dia de los Muertos on Friday evening at Cosecha located in the Housewives Market in Old Oakland....

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East Bay Eats

Blue Oak Cafe: Inside Oakland’s Museum

October 28, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments

It has been over a year since the Oakland Museum of California went through a major renovation. Today it is much more modern. Although it has kept its extensive California History exhibit, it has brought in some great exhibits. When they reopened in 2011, they brought the fun Pixar exhibit. Today, they have the 1968...

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East Bay Eats

Watching MLB Around Oakland

October 21, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments

It’s been a fun month of baseball in the Bay Area. Watching the Oakland Athletics win the American League West Division and the San Francisco Giants one game away from the World Series has been truly exciting. What makes baseball fun to watch is having people around you to help cheer on your team with...

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East Bay Eats

Hibiscus Cafe: Offering Up Some Of The Best Fried Chicken

October 14, 2012 by 510foodie 1 Comment

My BFF and I were craving fried chicken recently and we actually planned ahead for it. We had been to a Southern food restaurant called Hibiscus awhile back, but not too long ago it reopened as Hibiscus Cafe. Hibiscus is located on San Pablo Ave in Uptown Oakland. The Cafe reopened with a limited menu...

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East Bay Eats

Speisekammer: Celebrating Octoberfest

October 7, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments

I have been changing up my walking patterns lately and last Sunday hit Alameda beach. For an early dinner I thought it would be nice to go to Speisekammer Restaurant and Bar since we were in the neighborhood. My friend had never been to Speisekammer and it’s been awhile since my last visit. Speisekammer was...

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Desserts

Happy Mooncake Day!

September 30, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments

Today is the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, a Chinese holiday which lands on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Lunar Calendar. It is always a bright full moon. What does my family do for this holiday? My answer is usually “have dinner together”. My family actually celebrated last night. There was a bit...

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travel

The Las Vegas Buffet: Did I Get My Monies Worth?

September 23, 2012 by 510foodie 3 Comments

I am not a big fan of buffets. Most buffets serve average food and buffet goers hope to eat more than their monies worth. In Las Vegas, buffets are pretty popular at every hotel. It seems there is always one that shines each decade. In the 1990’s, it was the Rio’s Carnival World Buffet and...

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San Francisco Eats

The Waterbar: Worth a Visit on a Nice Day

September 16, 2012 by 510foodie No Comments

One of the biggest reasons I choose to live in Oakland over San Francisco is because it is typically at least ten degrees warmer in Oakland. But on the occasion when the fog is clear and the sun is beaming, I would wish to be no where else than San Francisco. We had one of...

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Southern California Eats

In LA: The Sycamore Kitchen

September 9, 2012 by 510foodie 1 Comment

I was in Los Angeles two weeks ago and made a point to have lunch at the Sycamore Kitchen. I found out about this place by following the tweets of food critic Jonathan Gold. He was really tweeting about the potato chips. If you know me, I love me some potato chips. Put a chocolate...

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East Bay Eats

Fuck You Up Bakery (FYUB) Pops Up in West Oakland

July 21, 2019 by 510foodie No Comments

Line at FYUB Yesterday was a momentous occasion. I was excited to witness the return of Chef Nora Haron to Oakland for a pop-up bakery. It’s been about a year since Chef Nora closed her cafe Drip Line in West Oakland and I’ve been sad ever since. She brought unique Singapore flavors to the food...

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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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travel

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

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

Eating Out Amid Covid-19

March 16, 2020 by 510foodie No Comments

Are you afraid of the Covid-19 virus? Being a healthy individual in my forties, I am not afraid. I have been going about my business and eating out. I have also been promoting eating out to support local businesses including Chinatown. But after the new State regulations in California that Governor Gavin Newsom announced today...

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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

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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About Me

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.

My friends and family enjoy my cooking so new to the site is “Recipe of the month.”

I hope you enjoy the site!