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 33 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.
Beyond his writing, he oversees multiple Long Beach food events, including: Long Beach Food Scene Week, his annual restaurant week; Long Beach Last Call, a 10-day celebration of our city's bar and cocktail culture; Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe, a chef's competition where patrons decide the winner; and an annual collaboration with Vans Warped Tour that partners restaurants with bands to create affordable dishes prior to Long Beach Food Scene Week.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Lost: Furusato, the Japanese fishing village erased from Terminal Island
Furusato was once a thriving Japanese fishing village on Terminal Island—before it was eradicated by the U.S. government.
Long Beach Food Scene
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
Chef Danny Le of Chez Bacchus, Jordan Domingo of Slao head into final for LB Grand Prix Fixe
And then there were two: Chef Jordan Domingo and Chef Danny Le will head into the finale for the Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe.
Long Beach Food Scene
Loquat Oysters kicks off residency at Art Theatre in Long Beach
Loquat Oysters officially kicked off its residency inside RetRoll Sushi at the Art Theatre on 4th Street. Here's your first look.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach’s ultimate burger competition, Burger Bash, returns
Come Sunday, Sept. 13, Burger Bash 2026 invades the Selva parking lot with a stacked lineup of competitors.
Long Beach Food Scene
Brodard—one of California’s best Vietnamese spots—opens in Long Beach on Oct. 1
Brodard will open its first Long Beach location on Oct. 1 at the 2nd & PCH retail complex, in the former Tocaya space.
Long Beach Food Scene
Most anticipated restaurants opening in Long Beach in 2026: UPDATED
Here are the Long Beach restaurants that are (hopefully) set to open in 2026, should the permitting and funding gods approve.
Long Beach Food Scene
Essential Long Beach Mexican restaurants
From the outright best to the spaces we hope will return to their former glory, here are the essential Long Beach Mexican restaurants worth exploring.
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