Sunday, January 25, 2026

Food & Drink

What to (unquestionably) eat during Long Beach Food Scene Week 2024

Long Beach Food Scene Week 2024 is upon us—and with it, here some personal favorites I suggest visiting if you have a hard time choosing from the 60+ restaurants participating.

Long Beach popup Brother’s Keeper BBQ wins Bludso-led competition

Maurice "Mo" Stewart, the man behind the underrated Brother's Keeper BBQ popup, was named the best barbecue in the region.

Long Beach’s Heritage holds onto its Michelin star for the second year in a row

Long Beach's Heritage restaurant—ran and operated by Chef Philip and his sister Lauren Pretty—has held onto its Michelin star for the second year in a row after first scoring it last year.

West Long Beach staple Gemmae Bake Shop officially takes over a fire station in Bixby Knolls

After months of negotiations with the City—including its Cultural Heritage Commission—it official. Filipino staple Gemmae Bake Shop will move into the now-abandoned Fire Station 9 in Bixby Knolls.

From Mexico to Perú: The serendipitous birth of West Long Beach’s Casa Chaski’s

Casa Chaski's in West Long Beach is the result of Chef Agustín Romo's dedication to Comida Peruana and the mighty west coast country of...

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Milk Barn Pizza & Dairy returns; North LB gets Honduran grub; 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.

Sprouts to open new grocery market by Long Beach traffic circle Oct. 11

Sprouts Long Beach, the latest location from the farmers market inspired grocer, will be opening Oct. 11.

RightMealz—from feeding the NFL to feeding Long Beach—proves healthy food can avoid, well, being boring

RightMealz, the Downtown eatery that is a meals-to-go spot-meets-coffeehouse-meets-restaurant, is slowly building a name for two things. One is creating healthy food that goes...

Speak Cheezy’s love letter to Hawaiian shave ice is your new favorite Long Beach sweet

Chef Jason Winters of Speak Cheezy has done something he has long wanted to do: Offer Long Beach its best and only version of the famed Hawaiian shave ice.

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Royal Indian Curry House finds new home in DTLB; new coffee joint coming to Wrigley; 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.
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