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DIY: Salt and Pepper Shrimp

April 30, 2017 by 510foodie No Comments
I have been telling myself I should eat more seafood and less meat. I have made the Cantonese dish Salt and Pepper Shrimp two times; and each time, it has been outstanding. I hope that by adding this recipe to my repertoire, it will only encourage me to eat more seafood.   Ingredient list: 1...
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Cooking Class at Sur la Table

January 3, 2016 by 510foodie No Comments
It’s a brand new year and many of us have made new year’s resolutions. One of my resolutions is to cook more at home. Cooking at home usually allows for eating healthier. How can you get motivated to cook more? One way is to get a jump start and take a cooking class. Last Sunday,...
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DIY: Easy, Fresh, Pita Bread

December 27, 2015 by 510foodie No Comments
What if I told you that you could make pita bread easily? More than likely, you have everything you need to make it already in your pantry. Not only that, but to eat warm fresh pita bread tastes so much better than what you can buy at the store.   I recently discovered this recipe...
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DIY: Vegetarian Risotto with Brussels Sprouts and Browned Butter 

October 25, 2015 by 510foodie No Comments
 I bookmarked a recipe for Risotto with Brussels Sprouts and Browned Butter that the Pioneer Woman originally posted about a month ago. It was a vibrant dish that looked and sounded so good. I decided to make it for our monthly cooking party which was themed vegetarian. Funny thing is that I go buy all...
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IFBC: Field Trip to Miele

September 20, 2015 by 510foodie No Comments
I have been writing my food blog for over five years and decided it was about time that I attend the International Food Bloggers Conference (IFBC) which was held this weekend in Seattle, Washington. I committed to write three blog posts having to do with the conference in order to save some money on the...
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DIY: Cooking Copper River Salmon

June 28, 2015 by 510foodie No Comments
My first experience with Copper River Salmon was about three years ago at a sushi restaurant. This very seasonal salmon is filled with Omega 3’s and is very tasty. My understanding is that the adult Sockeye Salmon are ready to spawn and head to the fresh waters of the Copper River in Alaska and fatten...
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Mastering Peruvian 101

May 31, 2015 by 510foodie No Comments
Last weekend was another brilliant themed cooking dinner party! To tell the truth, when the theme of Peruvian food first came up, I was a bit skeptical because I was unfamiliar with the cuisine. As I looked online for recipes to make, I saw a lot of seafood recipes. I love seafood, but I don’t...
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DIY: Homemade Potstickers

April 19, 2015 by 510foodie No Comments
I have been attending these fabulous themed cooking parties and last night we had a Shanghai dinner.  I wanted to make potstickers from scratch which I have never done before.  Potstickers are a form of Chinese dumplings.  I have made wontons, a different kind of dumpling, so I figured it shouldn’t be too difficult.  I...
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Introducing Foodnap

October 27, 2013 by 510foodie No Comments
I love to eat. I love to travel. That’s why I am writing about a new tv show/website that my friends launched called Foodnap. They have been in production for 3.5 years, traveling around 14 cities in 6 countries. Foodnap is not about diners, drive-ins, or dives. It is not about the finest Michelin star...
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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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