Food & Drink
Panxa takes on new chef—and wants to introduce him to Long Beach
After a decade of celebrating the food of the much-missed Chef Arthur Gonzalez, Panxa is now looking to a new leader in the kitchen with the hiring of Chef Richi Ramirez.
Food & Drink
Mexican-American joint Buen Provecho debuts brunch menu in Downtown Long Beach
Buen Provecho, the new Mexican-American concept from the team behind Broken Spirits, has officially opened—and now it has brunch.
Food & Drink
Italian Homemade Company—traditional, simple, stellar—is the underrated champ of Long Beach pasta (and piadine)
Italian Homemade Company—the San Francisco-founded casual eatery that prides itself on simple, straightforward, well-made pasta—is easily one of Long Beach's most underrated spaces.
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Legendary Long Beach cupcakery Frosted turns 20—and rightfully so
Frosted, the Long Beach-based cupcakery that sits in the heart of Belmont Shore, is celebrating a milestone few small businesses—let alone a bakery focused on cupcakes—achieve. And that is 20 years in the business.
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Antica Cafe opens in Belmont Shore with a bit of community, compassion, and caffeine
L'Antica da Michele—the Naples-birthed concept that opened its first Long Beach location at the beginning of 2024—has officially opened its Antica Cafe concept.
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Long Beach’s ISM Brewing scores gold for ‘Chepedelic’ IPA at Great American Beer Fest
ISM Brewing was the only Long Beach brewery to score any medal, let alone a gold for its Chepedelic IPA at this year's Great American Beer Festival.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Intel: Whole Foods is not coming to Gayborhood, Yelp’s strange best taqueria list, more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both big and small.
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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.
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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.
