Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Food & Drink

Long Beach’s Wrigley gem, Wicked Wolf, unveils summer cocktail menu

The Wicked Wolf, continually home to Wrigley's most impressive cocktail program, has become a neighborhood staple. And that development has been in a way...

Long Beach Taco and Tequila Festival to host legendary luchador Damián 666 for final match

The 2024 Long Beach Taco and Tequila Festival is upon us—and it not only brings said tacos and tequila but music and culture as well.

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: South of Nick’s moves forward in Belmont Shore; more coffeeshops opening; 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.

Ribbro Long Beach soft opens with barbecue sandwiches until grand opening

Ribbro Long Beach has officially soft opened in Belmont Shore, serving sandwiches only until its grand opening in July. Owner Mark Lee is aiming for a July 2 formal opening—but that all depends on equipment and timing.

¡Toma!, taking over former Lupe’s space in Downtown Long Beach, aims for summer opening

Cheers for Downtown Long Bech: Toma (stylized ¡Toma!) will be opening its doors within the coming months inside the former Lupe's space.

Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: June 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.

FIRST LOOK: Hartland’s opens with rare, perched-above-the-beach experience in Long Beach

Restaurateur and chef Rob White just announced he would be taking over the former Plunge space at 1900 Ocean with a new concept. And is now ready to debut Hartland's for the Long Beach food scene—complete with utterly gorgeous views of the coastline.

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Knead Donuts to open Signal Hill location; Chipotle to open soon in BK; 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.

Pancho’s Long Beach isn’t under new ownership; it was formally passed to family

Pancho's Long Beach—the Mexican restaurant on Pacific Coast Highway just south of Clark Avenue—recently posted a notice of change in ownership. That prompted some concern that the family had somehow but pushed out of the business. But fear not: Pancho's Long Beach is very much remaining in the hands of the Flores family.

Long Beach Food Scene Week 2024 kicks off with over 50 restaurants participating

It is with great pride that I announce Long Beach Food Scene Week 2024 will kick off come Aug. 9 through Aug. 18—and will feature the city's best restaurants as over 50 spaces have confirmed their participation for the second year of the annual event.