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Dining Fancy at Perle

February 16, 2020 by 510foodie No Comments
My bookclub recently dined at Perle, a French inspired restaurant in the Montclair district in Oakland. We started the evening off with the fancy caviar service.  This was my first experience specifically ordering caviar at a restaurant.  The Perle Caviar service includes caviar from the California Caviar Company, créme fraîche, brioche points, gougère, and potato...
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Exploring Fournée Bakery in Berkeley

May 1, 2016 by 510foodie No Comments
Located on Domingo Avenue in Berkeley across from the historical Claremont Hotel, is a small business community of food and shops. Tucked in this neighborhood is a French bakery serving some of the best croissants. It was about a year ago when my friend introduced me to Fournée Bakery when she brought me two croissants...
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Authentic French in Oakland: Michel Bistro

December 14, 2014 by 510foodie No Comments
I have passed the French restaurant Michel Bistro (MB) on Lakeshore Avenue in Oakland many times. I remember stopping once and looking at the dinner menu and continuing to walk on by. The menu was short and had maybe one or two things I would consider ordering. Today we had book club to discuss The...
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For A Limited Time: Three Red Fruit

May 25, 2014 by 510foodie No Comments
It’s the end of May and if you go to any Bay Area Farmer’s Market, you will find strawberries, raspberries, and cherries at its best. It’s a very short time period that all three of these red fruit are in season. It may even be shorter this year because of the California drought. At a...
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Takashi: A Chicago Find

September 1, 2013 by 510foodie No Comments
I had never heard of Chef Takashi before my recent trip to Chicago. My friend and I were looking for places to eat in Chicago and first found “Slurping Turtle,” a restaurant of Takashi’s, which specializes in noodles. The menu didn’t “wow” us, but then we found the restaurant of his namesake. That was enough...
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OMG! I made macaroons!

August 4, 2013 by 510foodie No Comments
My niece has been wanting to make French macaroons, or macarons all summer. My first reaction was “no way” because of the intimidation factor. On a recent episode of Master Chef, contestants had one hour to make macaroons. I finally agreed to help her after finding a recipe in my Thomas Keller cookbook. My favorite...
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Brandy Chicken Liver Pâté

February 27, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments
I still have clear memories of lunch last month at a French bistro in San Francisco.  It was a very beautiful day in January and we were sitting outside at Zazie in Cole Valley.  I wasn’t feeling like breakfast food which is what they are known for, so I ordered the pâté sandwich which was...
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