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.
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
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.
Food & Drink
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.
Events & Festivals
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.
Food & Drink
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.
Food & Drink
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.
Food & Drink
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.
Events & Festivals
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.
Events & Festivals
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.

