Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Last Call draws thousands across 10-day celebration of bar culture
Thousands of revelers—be they dancers or drinkers, in the industry or seeking to support it—came out in love for Long Beach Last Call: 15 events across 10 days of celebration in the name of our bar culture and the people behind one of our strongest social and economic drivers.
Events & Festivals
Unlimited wine pours from over 20 wineries as LA Wine Fest returns to Long Beach
The annual event—which moved from Los Angeles to Long Beach in 2019—is one of the region's largest wine-centric events (but don't worry: there's beer to break up the grape crushing).
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: LB Fish Grill, El Torito closing; Happy Cow rebrands; 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
Amid absurd rent hike and landlord turmoil, Milana’s Brooklyn Squares to relocate
With a 30% rent hike, the owners of Milana's Brooklyn Squares have happily told their landlord a very simple message: Absolutely not.
Food & Drink
Marlena’s brunch proves why it is Long Beach’s best new restaurant
Marlena—one of Long Beach's newest restaurants from newly minted restaurateur Robert Smith, Chef Michael Ryan, hospitality maestro Debra Zelenka, and cocktail connoisseur David Castillo—has quickly garnered a loyal legion of patrons.
Food & Drink
Free shots, swag, secret tiki bartender: This Downtown Long Beach bar crawl explores all the right spots
A food group of 60,000 members and a five-destination Downtown Long Beach bar crawl. What could possibly go wrong?
Food & Drink
This free talk and zero-proof tasting will explore levels of sobriety in the Long Beach bar scene
The Long Beach Last Call tasting and discussion will explore what it means for a worker to be a part of an industry that is largely dedicated to serving alcohol and how that worker can not only practice various levels of sobriety should they feel they are slipping into darkness but healthily continue to work in the industry they love.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Oaxacan food, bundt cakes, closures, 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
In much needed expansion of the Black food scene, Taste of the Caribbean opens in Long Beach
Chef Bernard James, who started his Taste of the Caribbean food truck back in 2014 before opening Hollywood's sole brick-and-mortar dedicated to Caribbean food, has officially opened up shop in East Long Beach.
Food & Drink
El Barrio in Long Beach shares history with Mexican joints stretching back to 1950s
Yes, El Barrio took over the dive that was Ashley's, much to the cry of its patrons—but it's grown as a community staple and, even more, shares an interesting history with Mexican food.
