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I’ve got High Hopes for Fish & Bird

February 3, 2020 by 510foodie No Comments

It’s pretty neat to follow a restaurant on Instagram before they open. You get a glimpse into what it takes to open a restaurant and you get to know the people behind the restaurant. That is the feeling I had with Fish & Bird Sousaku Izakaya in Berkeley. I was pretty excited for the restaurant...

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Iyasare: Modern Japanese Comfort Food

August 19, 2018 by 510foodie No Comments

“Fourth Street” is a commercial district in Berkeley bustling with shops and restaurants. I have always considered it to be a cool and hidden shopping area in the East Bay. One of the restaurants located on Fourth Street is Iyasare serving modern Japanese comfort food. Although its been around for over five years, I recently...

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Nico’s: A Memorable Feast

December 4, 2017 by 510foodie No Comments

I had the pleasure of having dinner at Nico’s 1508 in Berkeley a few months ago. With competing priorities, I hadn’t gotten a chance to write about that experience until now. However, I think it speaks volumes about a meal when many of the dishes I had a while back are still memorable. We started...

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Ippudo: In My Own Eyes

September 17, 2017 by 510foodie No Comments

Ippudo Berkeley opened up in late July and I posted a blog about my friend’s experience on opening day. People waited three hours to get a bowl of ramen at Ippudo. After almost two months since opening, lines can still get quite long especially with school in session. Here’s my account of a recent visit...

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Gio’s Pizza: A Revival of Giovanni’s

August 27, 2017 by 510foodie No Comments

People may recall Giovanni’s as an old school Italian restaurant that had been in business in Downtown Berkeley since 1961. In 2015, it closed its doors after a major fire caused serious damage. Today the restaurant has reopened as Gio’s Pizza & Bocce, playing homage to the former restaurant. As you enter the front of...

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Eating Vicariously at Ippudo Berkeley

July 31, 2017 by 510foodie No Comments

Ippudo is the name of an International Japanese ramen chain. With two ramen shops in New York City, Ippudo opened its third U.S. location on Friday in Berkeley. My friend dined there on Saturday and gave me a play by play in real time so I figured I would share the details. She strategically arrived...

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Lucia’s: A Pizzeria with Heart

July 2, 2017 by 510foodie No Comments

It’s hard to imagine life without Neopolitan pizza. Lucky for me, this style of pizza is popular all over the Bay Area so I don’t have to travel to Naples, Italy to enjoy it. In my eyes, to master this pizza you would need a wood burning oven, authentic flour to produce a light chewy...

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Limewood’s New Dinner Series: Dining on the Deck

May 21, 2017 by 510foodie No Comments

Limewood is the new restaurant located inside the Claremont Resort & Spa in Berkeley. The restaurant is introducing a new dinner series called “Dining on the Deck” which features a four course meal with drink pairings. Me and a guest were invited to attend the first of the series which was held last week. A...

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What I ate after the East Bay 510K

October 9, 2016 by 510foodie No Comments

photo by @cwpiequeen It was a perfect October morning in Berkeley to run the East Bay 510K. This morning, about 2,000 runners started at the Northeast end of McLaughlin Eastshore State Park in Berkeley to either run a 5K or 10K. 5K runners began at 7:35am while 10K runners began at 8:05am. I ran the...

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Imperfect Produce: I Eat Ugly

August 7, 2016 by 510foodie No Comments

My BFF introduced me to a company called Imperfect Produce based in Emeryville that offers fruits and vegetables subscriptions. The produce they offer does not meet the gold standard set by grocery stores because of the way they look. The fresh fruits and vegetables may have cosmetic defects compared to their siblings. They could be...

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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!