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Mexican-American joint Buen Provecho debuts brunch menu in Downtown Long Beach

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Buen Provecho, the new Mexican-American concept from the team behind Broken Spirits, has officially opened—and now it has brunch.
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Long Beach Food Intel: Whole Foods is not coming to Gayborhood, Yelp’s strange best taqueria list, more

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Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both big and small.
Food & Drink

Cambodian-owned Burd Chicken Rice to take over Yang Chow 2.0 space in Long Beach

Burd Chicken Rice, launched by Dee Meas, a Cambodia-born entrepreneur and former real estate professional in West Covina, will come to Long Beach.
Food & Drink

One of Long Beach’s best bakeries, Foodologie, just introduced a drink line

Foodologie, Maria Leyesa's vibrant bake shop just off the maindrag of 2nd Street in Belmont Shore, is doing its largest menu expansion in years thanks to a new array of drinks.
Food & Drink

Most anticipated restaurants opening in Long Beach in 2025: UPDATED

A continually updated list of Long Beach restaurants opening in 2025 from Brian Addison.
Food & Drink

Lima Cebichería—one of the best Peruvian spaces in the region—opens for lunch in Long Beach (beef heart included)

Lima Cebichería Peruana in Bixby Knolls is now open for lunch at noon Tuesdays through Sundays.
Cultural Currents
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Culture & Commentary

It was the staff—specifically Massimo Aronne and Chef Eric Samaniego—that made Michael’s on Naples a legend

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Brian Addison's ode to Michael's on Naples, a restaurant that redefined food in Long Beach.
Culture & Commentary

Twice Threaded—a used clothing store changing the game—uses Long Beach as launching pad

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Twice Threaded—a new subsidiary of USAgain, one of the nation's leader in used clothing—will opt to use Long Beach as its flagship location.
Culture & Commentary

Annual Long Beach tradition of screening original ‘Nosferatu’ with live score returns

The Art Theatre in Long Beach is marking Halloween tradition with a screening of the original "Nosferatu" with a live score.
Culture & Commentary

Long Beach named third best coffee city in the country

Long Beach was placed behind Portland (#1) and Orlando (#2) as the best coffee city in the country by WalletHub.
Development & Urbanism
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Urbanism & Development

Adaptive reuse project for CSULB student housing takes a step forward

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Long Beach will eventually see a significant boost to its student housing stock with the planned conversion of a long-vacant office building at 5150 E. Pacific Coast Hwy. into a private...
Urbanism & Development

This Long Beach home tour is a tour-de-force of mid-mod architecture

Long Beach’s love affair with modernism takes center stage this Sunday, Sept. 14, as a collection of the city’s finest mid-century modern homes open their doors for an intimate, one-day tour.
Urbanism & Development

OC-Based events company 24 Carrots to take over Long Beach’s famed Petroleum Club

Employee-owned events venue company 24 Carrots has officially taken over the lease at the historic Petroleum Club in Bixby Knolls.
Long Beach Events
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Events & Festivals

Inaugural ‘Long Beach Underground’ explores DTLB’s temple with supper haunting and cocktails

Brian Addison
Long Beach Underground—a partnership with Studio One Eleven, Intertrend Communications, and James Tir (aka @LBFoodComa)—will begin its inaugural outing with "Temples."
Events & Festivals

Chef Luis Navarro proceeds to the final round of the Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe

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Chef Luis Navarro of Lola's and The Social List narrowly ousted Chef Jason Witzl of Ellie's in the first round of the semifinals of the inaugural Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe competition.
Events & Festivals

Cambodian Food Festival 2025 is here, Long Beach

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The Long Beach Cambodian Food Festival is back for its sophomore year, taking over the Ten Mile once again come Saturday, Oct. 4.
Events & Festivals

Chef Jason Winters final chef to advance to semifinals of Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe

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While being hosted at Partake Collective, Chef Jason Winters defeated Chef Michael Ryan in the final round of Bracket One of the Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe.

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