Food & Drink
Lola’s Mexican Cuisine is using mole as an annual tradition for the Long Beach food scene
At first, Lola's Mexican Cuisine brought the famed mole Oaxaqueño from Chef Susana Trilling straight home. And this year, Chef Luis Navarro is reintroducing his elusive but beautiful mole rosa for the annual celebration that is Long Beach Food Scene Week.
Food & Drink
FIRST LOOK: Inside Beachwood Distilling’s cocktail and food program in Bixby Knolls
Beachwood Distilling in Bixby Knolls is finally prepared to show off its spirited efforts toward craft cocktail creation.
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.
Food & Drink
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.
Food & Drink
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.
Culture & Commentary
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.
Food & Drink
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...
Food & Drink
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.
Food & Drink
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.
Food & Drink
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...
