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East Bay Eats

Soba Ichi: The Soba Experience

July 8, 2018 by 510foodie No Comments

If ramen, udon, and soba noodles were siblings, soba would be the middle child. Soba noodles don’t get a lot of attention in the United States. I can’t count the number of bowls of ramen and udon that I have consumed in my lifetime because it is too many. I can count with one hand...

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East Bay Eats

Best Xiao Long Bao in East Bay

February 26, 2017 by 510foodie No Comments

I am super excited to share a recent discovery of delicious xiao long bao in the East Bay. Din Ding Dumpling House is located in the City of Fremont. It is still a bit of a trek, but at least for me, I don’t have to cross a bridge to get there. I have made...

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San Francisco Eats

Dumpling Empire: A Taste of Shanghai

August 14, 2016 by 510foodie No Comments

photo by Donna HuiIt was this photo from my friend @cwpiequeen that lured me to try Dumpling Empire, located in South San Francisco. This is a dish of green onion pancake, a popular savory snack from Shanghai. When the batter is cooked, it turns into thin flakey layers filled with a depth of onion flavor....

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East Bay Eats

Duck Hunt: New King Restaurant

April 24, 2016 by 510foodie No Comments

The first thing you see when you walk into New King Restaurant (actually, entrance is from the back door via their parking lot) is a window display of roast meats including roast pork, BBQ pork, and roast ducks. New King is located on one end of International Blvd., only a few blocks from Lake...

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travel

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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South Bay Eats

Orenchi Ramen: A Perfect Harmony of Soup and Noodles

August 7, 2011 by 510foodie No Comments

When people think ramen, the first thing that comes to mind is probably an instant bag of noodles that cost pennies. For Asians, it is comparable to Kraft macaroni and cheese as a college staple. I became introduced to restaurants that exclusively served bowls of ramen noodles living in Los Angeles in the mid 1990s....

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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!