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Salt Fat Acid Heat: Cookbook Launch Party

May 7, 2017 by 510foodie No Comments
In February, I heard about a new cookbook called Salt Fat Acid Heat (SFAH) that was going to be published in a few months. In this book, the author, Chef Samin Nosrat, another Chez Panisse alumni explains how using these four elements properly can help anyone become a better cook. Chef Nosrat describes how salt...
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Drip Line: West Oakland

March 20, 2017 by 510foodie No Comments
Last week I attended a dinner with fifteen other Bay Area social media bloggers and influencers at a new coffee shop and restaurant called Drip Line. Drip Line is located in a part of town that I honestly don’t frequent without a purpose, West Oakland. Chef Nora Dunning has created a menu that reflects a...
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Teni East Kitchen: Fresh California Burmese

December 11, 2016 by 510foodie No Comments
Teni East Kitchen is a newish Burmese restaurant located in North Oakland that opened this past May.  With a focus on Burmese, it has a California twist.  I had my first lunch here in October and went back for dinner in November. It can be fun to be one of the first to discover a...
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A Bold Bowl of Bibimbap

January 10, 2016 by 510foodie No Comments
Bibimbap is a signature Korean dish that I love eating as much as I love saying out loud. Pronounced bee-beem-bahp, it means “mixed rice” in Korean. The dish is commonly prepared with a mix of assorted vegetables, rice, an egg, and some form of sliced meat. Although many Korean restaurants serve this dish as part...
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San Francisco Eats

Dol Ho(le in the wall)

August 16, 2015 by 510foodie No Comments
Dol Ho in San Francisco Chinatown is the epitome of a hole in the wall. Every table could potentially become a community table, as I watched customers squeeze themselves in. My friend sat next to me, but strangers sat across from us. Dol Ho is probably one of the last few dim sum restaurants that...
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Borinquen Soul: Not Just Another Food Truck

July 21, 2013 by 510foodie No Comments
It was six years ago when I was in San Juan, Puerto Rico (PR) with my BFF. It was a great trip because we had friends that took us around and made us feel like locals. Those memories reappear when I am near the Borinquen Soul Food Truck. It’s a food truck straight out of...
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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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