Thursday, April 9, 2026

Food & Drink

Chef Jason Witzl is back, Long Beach—and takes Ellie’s to a full return to form

Chef Jason Witzl of Ellie's has had one helluva 2024—and his new menu at Ellie's proves that it's only getting better.

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.

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: North LB to have new brunch spot; Ají broken into; 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.

A look at Telefèric Long Beach’s inaugural traditional Spanish menu

Telefèric Long Beach—after announcing their plan to open a Long Beach location in October of 2023 and opening earlier this week—has unveiled their inaugural menu.

Insanely stacked Long Beach FAM Fest 2024 lineup gives away every cent from tickets to cancer research

The FAM Fest 2024 lineup is, well, nothing short of stacked with food, art, and music for its Saturday, Oct. 12 outing.

Taco Death Match: Long Beach festival-meets-competition pairs taqueros and breweries (with some tequila on the side)

Taco Death Match, the inaugural taco competition heading to Mosaic in Downtown Long Beach on Nov. 3, will have a curated slate of chefs and taqueros create special “ofrenda tacos” that honor dead loved ones.

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: 4 Shore temporarily closes; FAM Fest flexes with chef lineup; 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.

Telefèric Long Beach opens today, offering its much respected Spanish food

Telefèric Long Beach—the local location of the 31-year-old Barcelona staple—will take over the former Hungry Angelina space (which closed in late 2022) at the massive 2nd & PCH retail complex in Alamitos Bay.

Nearing 15 years, the Long Beach Urban Farm Dinner continues to uplift our best chefs

The Long Beach Urban Farm Dinner—founded by Primal Alchemy owners Chef Paul and Dana Buchanan—is about to have its 14th dinner come Sunday, Sept. 22 at Organic Harvest Gardens.

Long Beach Sake Day—the most underrated festival in the city—returns

Long Beach Sake Day returns to the city for its second iteration on Saturday, Oct. 5. And with it, brings the largest selection of sake that any festival in SoCal sees.
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