Brian Addison
Brian Addison has been a writer, editor, and photographer for more than 15 years, covering everything from food and culture to transportation and housing. In 2015, he was named Journalist of the Year by the Los Angeles Press Club and has since garnered 30 nominations and three additional wins. In 2019, he was awarded the Food/Culture Critic of the Year across any platform at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards. He has since been nominated in that category every year, joining fellow food writers from the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Eater, the Orange County Register, and more.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: March 2025
Brian Addison's Favorite Things is a monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
Food & Drink
Chinitos Tacos—the Cambodian-Mexican fusion joint that helped define Long Beach food—to close Mar. 31
Chinitos Tacos—Chef Beeline Krouch's scene-defining taqueria where Cambodian flavors melded with the traditions of the mighty taco—will host its last day of service on Mar. 31.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach Last Call’s celebration of bar culture draws the crowds for second year
Long Beach Last Call 2025—a 13-event celebration of our city's bar scene across 10 days—saw hundreds upon hundreds of people pour out to honor one of the most thankless industries, our bar and cocktail culture.
Food & Drink
Most anticipated restaurants opening in Long Beach in 2025: UPDATED
2024 was one of the most wildly successful years in terms of new spaces opening: Over thirty new restaurants, bakeries, chains, and other food...
Events & Festivals
Prepare for destruction: Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live heads to Long Beach for first time
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live, the nationwide spectacle for lovers of destruction and, of course, trucks, is coming to Long Beach for the first time.
Culture & Commentary
After 15-year presence in Downtown Long Beach, Fingerprints Music to move to Bixby Knolls
After a 15-year presence in DTLB, music and record stalwart Fingerprints Music will move to Bixby Knolls come April.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: From Japanese to donuts, lots of new openings across city
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both news that needs just a quick mention or repeated news where you might have missed the full features.
Food & Drink
Long Beach’s Buvons officially opens French-meets-Californian restaurant space
After a month of experimenting in the kitchen, Buvons Wine Bar, the restaurant expansion from the neighboring Buvons Wine Shop, has opened under the watchful eye of owner and chef Alicia Kemper.
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