Events & Festivals
Long Beach BBQ Festival: Big Brian’s Meats is the melding of four generations of Mexican-American love
As the second annual Long Beach BBQ Festival approaches its day of taking over Shoreline Aquatic Park on May 25, Longbeachize and Brian Addison have partnered with the festival to highlight some the local talent being featured at the festival. Today, we feature Big Brian's Meats, a Lakewood-based grillin' popup that melds Mexican-American traditions with the love of the almighty grill.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Turkish sweets shop opens in Belmont Shore; Jerry’s Place up for sale; 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
Black-owned and -operated Grilled Fraiche abruptly closes all locations—including Long Beach
Grilled Fraiche owner Peace Love has announced that Sunday, May 5 was the last day of operations for his much-loved Caribbean-meets-Californian set of restaurants—including its Long Beach location, one of the few spaces serving up Black food in a Black space.
Events & Festivals
La Playa Night Market hopes to become Downtown Long Beach’s monthly twilight outing
Long Beach's food scene is certainly booming but it would be intellectually dishonest to not acknowledge its lacks. And when it comes to the rich world of night markets, it is a concept like La Playa Night Market that becomes a warm welcome.
Food & Drink
A little more queer, a little more femme: Recreational Coffee’s new owners move toward the future
If you haven't noticed, there's a slightly different, queer-er vibe at the always-welcoming Recreational Coffee in Downtown Long Beach. And there's a reason: It's fairly-newly minted owner Brooklyn Warden has taken over.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach BBQ Festival: Brother’s Keepers BBQ is a story of rebuilding for one’s self and family
As the 2nd annual Long Beach BBQ Festival approaches its day of taking over Shoreline Aquatic Park on May 25, Longbeachize and Brian Addison have partnered with the festival to highlight some the local talent being featured at the festival. Today, we feature Brother's Keeper BBQ, a Long Beach-based barbecue popup
Food & Drink
FIRST LOOK: Inside Angel’s Share, Belmont Shore’s restaurant meets full-on whiskey lounge
Angel's Share—the newest restaurant that has already begun construction inside the former Tap House space in Belmont Shore—is a space that hopes to bring a little class to the Shore with a whiskey selection like no other, private chef dinners, memberships, and a setting that keeps it intimate.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Granada Deli & Liquor, Tap House, Kpasta close; Auld Dub turns 20; 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
Tacos La Carreta and Pizza Parlor LB pair up for a pie gone Sinaloense
Two Long Beach food giants—the rightfully lauded Tacos La Carreta on the Northside and the underrated Pizza Parlor LB in East Long Beach—are partnering up for a pizza collaboration that features the five-day proofed sourdough base of the Parlor with the famed Sinaloa-style carne asada and charred Anaheim chiles of Tacos La Carreta.
Food & Drink
Long Beach’s The Wild Chive named one of the best brunch spots in the nation
Chef Soozee Nguyen and the entire Wild Chive team have definitive reason to celebrate: Yelp!—the user-determined restaurant aggregator that is simultaneously useful and one of the worst parts of the food industry—has determined that the Alamitos Beach vegan spot is one of the country's best for brunch.
