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British Invasion: The Growler’s Arm

July 12, 2015 by 510foodie No Comments
The Growler’s Arm opened in October 2014 serving British fare in the Glenview neighborhood in Oakland. I have had two dinners at the Growler’s Arm in the past couple of months, getting a good sampling of the food from their daily changing menu.   On one evening, my friends and I arrived early and previewed a...
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Post Backpacking Meal: The Farm Table in Placerville

July 6, 2015 by 510foodie No Comments
I just got back from a four day backpacking trip on a segment of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) starting from Sonora Pass to Ebbetts Pass, which is roughly 31 miles. My fitbit tells me I hiked about 40 miles!      This was a daunting experience as I am coming back super tired. This...
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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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East Bay Eats

Fist of Flour Doughjo: Ain’t No Martial Arts Studio

May 10, 2015 by 510foodie No Comments
Fist of Flour Pizza Company launched in 2010 as a food truck. At the time, it rented a kitchen in Berkeley to conduct all their food prep. In January 2014, they opened what they call a “Doughjo” on the corner of MacArthur and Maybelle Street in the Laurel District of Oakland. Fist of Flour Doughjo...
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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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San Antonio: First Meal, Last Meal, and Coffee In-between

March 8, 2015 by 510foodie No Comments
I am writing on the airplane ride back from Austin, Texas.  My BFF and I spent a few days in San Antonio and Austin, my two favorite cities in Texas.  Our first meal upon arrival in San Antonio was the best meal of the entire trip at a restaurant called Cured located in the Pearl...
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Best of London

July 27, 2014 by 510foodie No Comments
I realized that I didn’t document my food experience in London or Paris very well on my blog. Borrough Market in London was great and so was that dinner at Le Comptoir in Paris. This week’s blog will focus on my best eats in London and next week will be my favorites in Paris. I’ll...
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San Francisco Eats

Zuni Cafe: Roasted chicken and more

January 9, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
The San Francisco publication 7 X 7 is an insider’s guide to the best of San Francisco.  A popular list they created was their Big Eat List of 100 Things to Try Before You Die.  Each year the roasted chicken and bread salad at Zuni Café in San Francisco is Number 1 on the list. ...
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East Bay Eats

Fallfest Part I: Beaujolais Nouveau

November 21, 2010 by 510foodie No Comments
Beaujolais is a red wine produced in the Beaujolais region of France. It is made from the gamay grape.  Beaujolais Nouveau is bottled and released the same year of the harvest and each year it is released on the 3rd Thursday in November.  I am no wine expert, I just happened to hear about the...
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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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