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Levantine Cuisine
Food & Drink
Ammatoli proves it’s one of the region’s best with its bold, bodacious brunch
An Ammatoli brunch easily solidifies why it is one of the city's most acclaimed restaurants.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Syrian space opens in Wrigley; Knead in Signal Hill moves forward; more
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
Meet Masah Habibeh, the real secret ingredient behind Ammatolí’s spectacular sweets
The masterful desserts and baked goods at Ammatolí created by Masah Habibeh—the daugher of owner and Chef Dima Habibeh—are nearly impossible to go unnoticed.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: Dec. 2024
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
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Church’s on Cherry closes; New Amsterdam re-brands; more
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
Ammatolí, Tacos La Carreta, Sonoratown rank on Los Angeles Times 101 Best Restaurants list
Los Angeles Times food critic Bill Addison—working with columnist Jenn Harris—has released the publication's annual 101 Best Restaurants. And three Long Beach restaurants ranked:...
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: Nov. 2024
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
Ammatolí’s latest expansion is an extension of Chef Dima Habibeh’s gift to the food scene
Ammatolí's latest expansion, a room called "hayati" (or "my life" in Arabic) has officially opened.
Food & Drink
Most anticipated restaurants opening in Long Beach in 2024: UPDATED
Your complete guide to all the restaurants opening (or not) in Long Beach in 2024.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: Sept. 2024
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
Open Sesame re-introduced Lebanese food to Long Beach 25 years ago—and it is still going strong
For restaurateur and Open Sesame owner Ali Kobeissi, knowing his Lebanese staple in Belmont Shore is about to surpass a quarter of a century of serving the community makes him "feel quite old."
Food & Drink
Olive by the Bay—steeped in Long Beach food history—connects Downey to peninsula
Olive by the Bay—the newest restaurant to open for the community of the Peninsula—takes over a space that is rich in food history.
Food & Drink
Gardena fave Borjstar Shawarma Shop to open in Downtown—officially marking the Long Beach shawarma wars
In a former world where Open Sesame and Gypsy were the dominant owners of the shawarma game in Long Beach, Hague (yes, the Netherlands)-based Borjstar Shawarma Shop—set to take over the form Utopia space in the East Village Arts District— a new influx of Levantine and Mediterranean inspired joints have hit the scene and, in all frankness, altered it in ways that are only for the better.
Food & Drink
Chefs of Ammatolí, La Parolaccia vying for best chef in California at James Beard Awards
Following the announcement that Gusto Bread is a semifinalist for Outstanding Bakery, the James Beard Awards—the nation's most prestigious food honors—have put forth Chef Dima Habibeh of Ammatolí and Chefs Stefano and Michael Procaccini of La Parolaccia as semifinalists for Best Chef in California.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: George’s Greek Cafe sells DTLB location; Zankou opening this month; lots more
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
What to (unquestionably) eat during LB Food Scene Week
The Longbeachize crew has been working for months on LB Food Scene Week—and Brian Addison here with his top personal choices on where to eat.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Famed L’Antica pizzeria moves forward in the Shore; Nick the Greek opens July 25; more
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.
Culture & Commentary
Jordanian and Long Beach love: Ammatolí’s dinner with Chef Ali Ghzawi reflects the beauty of our city’s best restaurant
There is much to be said about the stellar collaboration dinner between Ammatolí's Chef Dima Habibeh and Alee's Chef Ali Ghzawi—but the most powerful part was its unabashed display of Jordanian love.
Events & Festivals
Ammatolí’s chef Dima Habibeh to host collab dinner with famed Jordanian, Top Chef winner Ali Ghzawi
Chef Dima Habibeh of Ammatolí and Chef Ali Ghzawi of Alee—named one of the 50 best restaurants in the entirety of the Middle East/North Africa region by World's 50 Best—have decided to meet for a collaboration dinner that Long Beach is unlikely to see again soon.
Culture & Commentary
Steve Dolinsky, Chicago’s ‘Food Guy,’ took a tour of Long Beach’s restaurant scene—and why that matters
A 13-time James Beard award winner, one of the pioneers of local videographic food storytelling, and an overall great human, Steve Dolinsky decided to take a tour through Long Beach's food scene—guided by yours truly and James Tir.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: March 2023
Brian Addison's 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
Marlena, a Mediterranean concept, to take over former Russo’s space in Naples
Over four years after the Italian restaurant closed in Naples, restaurateur Robert Smith plans to turn the space into a wood-fired oven-centric restaurant.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: October 2022
Brian Addison's 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
Ammatolí’s brunch is beautifully unique, cementing its place as one of the city’s best restaurants
Shakshuka. Pita chilaquiles. Beet-labneh toast. The Ammatolí brunch spread is spectacular.
Food & Drink
Stuffed between a design firm and burger joint sits the magic of Ammatolí’s food
Ammatoli, with its minimal light gray, golds, and dark woods creating a peaceful ambiance, had an equally peaceful opening this past weekend with little fanfare—and perhaps that is best for now since it is offering some of the best Middle Eastern food in the city.
