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East Bay Eats

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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East Bay Eats

Saturday Night at Abigail’s

September 16, 2019 by 510foodie No Comments

Last night my bookclub met at a Moroccan restaurant in Alameda that was super fun that I thought I would share. I would call it a hidden gem because I have never driven southwest of Crab Cove in Alameda to an area called Ballena Bay where Abigail’s Moroccan Cuisine is located. The sunset views are...

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East Bay Eats

Nokni: To pop-up or not

March 24, 2019 by 510foodie No Comments

Nokni is the name of a Korean Pop-up restaurant from the dynamic duo Chefs Julya Shin and Steve Joo. Many may know Nokni as the “Pop-up that got shut down.” On August 21, 2018, after 45 minutes into service, an Alameda County Health Inspector came into the Kebabery in Oakland, the restaurant that was...

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East Bay Eats

Brown Sugar Kitchen Revival

February 28, 2019 by 510foodie No Comments

Chef Tanya Holland is beginning to build an empire here in the Bay Area. I have had the pleasure to meet Chef Holland at a couple of events where she has openly shared her experience and struggles not only as a female chef, but as a Black chef. Chef Tanya and me at Cherry Bombe...

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travel

Saba: Best in New Orleans

September 2, 2018 by 510foodie 1 Comment

I’m frequently asked my opinion on where to eat in the Bay Area. When friends travel to places that I’ve traveled, they tend to ask me for recommendations on where to eat as well. I’m happy to give advice. I recently returned from New Orleans and I have a new favorite spot that I’m excited...

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travel

Cochon in NOLA: Worthy of a Repeat

August 26, 2018 by 510foodie 1 Comment

I arrived in New Orleans on Thursday to attend the International Food Bloggers Conference (IFBC). The last time I attended this conference was three years ago when it was held in Seattle. This is my fourth trip to New Orleans and I had a few new spots to try, but the one restaurant that I...

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East Bay Eats

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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San Francisco Eats

You Don’t Have to Be a Crazy Rich Asian to Eat at Dragon Beaux

July 29, 2018 by 510foodie No Comments

I just got back from a very nice dinner in the City for my book club meeting. We read Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan and our meeting place was appropriately held at the fancy Chinese restaurant Dragon Beaux in the outer Richmond district of San Francisco. Dim Sum is usually eaten during brunch, but...

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East Bay Eats

Nyum Bai: Making Fruitvale Station a Destination

July 22, 2018 by 510foodie 2 Comments

I had dinner with friends at Nyum Bai, a new Cambodian restaurant in Oakland on Friday. Nyum Bai went from restaurant pop up to restaurant stall to creating permanent residency at this brick and mortar in the Fruitvale Public Market across from the Fruitvale BART station. I was super excited because I was one of...

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East Bay Eats

Chef Reem Assil Highlights Arab Food in Oakland

July 15, 2018 by 510foodie No Comments

If you haven’t heard of Chef Reem Assil, you really should as she is successfully putting Arab food on the map in Oakland. Her Arab street food started in the farmers markets before she opened her bakery, Reem’s in the Fruitvale Public Market over a year ago. She recently opened her second outpost, Dyafa, a...

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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!