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 since, joining fellow food writers from the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Eater, the Orange County Register, and more.
Food & Drink
La Casa de Iris creates a Puerto Rican treasure cove of food in Long Beach
La Casa de Iris arrives as something Long Beach has quietly needed: a place where Boricua cooking is not treated as novelty but as everyday comfort, memory, and cultural inheritance.Â
Events & Festivals
Long Beach Homebrew Invitational returns with unlimited beer tastings
Ah, 'tis the season for our city's budding home brewers to flex their skills in the annual Long Beach Homebrew Invitational hosted by Craft Beer LB.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Good Day Cafe closes; Hare up for sale; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both big and small.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach Last Call 2026 proves local cocktail culture is alive and well
Long Beach Last Call 2026—a 15-event celebration of our city’s bar scene across 10 days—saw hundreds upon hundreds of people come out.
Food & Drink
Bar Becky x Loquat Oysters collab proves they’re among Long Beach’s best
Bar Becky and Loquat Oyster's recent collaboration for Long Beach Last Call proved they are among the best.
Food & Drink
Smash burger phenomenon Proudly Serving to open Mar. 13 in Long Beach
South Bay smash burger all-star Proudly Serving will be opening up its first Long Beach location, taking over the former Beasties space.
Food & Drink
Cambodian-owned Burd Chicken Rice to open first Long Beach space on Mar. 15
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
The return of the Kaur Family’s food: Royal Indian Curry House opens in Downtown Long Beach
Royal Indian Curry House has officially opened in Downtown Long Beach, directly across from the recently opened Marathon Burger on Pine. And its opening has a multi-pronged importance for the entire city.
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