Food & Drink
EA Seafood Restaurant is the old-school Cantonese neighborhood space Long Beach longs for
Walking into EA Seafood Restaurant—the Cantonese joint that overtook the former Kinokawa space after it permanently shuttered in July of 2023—I was immediately stopped...
Food & Drink
Long Beach late night food scene: The Ordinarie creates an ode to post-partying munchies
Still recovering from the absurdity that is Miracle—where bartenders and kitchen staff saw records being broken nearly weekly in sales—The Ordinarie Executive Chef Nick DiEugenio and his kitchen have created a late night bites menu that is nothing short of an ode to the post-partying munchies.
Food & Drink
Michelin star meets smash burger: Long Beach’s Heritage and Hamburgers Nice to partner for popup
Heritage—Long Beach's first Michelin-starred restaurant—and Hamburgers Nice—arguably the city's best burger—are partnering for a special event at Heritage's farm to honor the sandwich roots of Heritage while letting Nice flex some skills.
Food & Drink
Chefs of Ammatolí, La Parolaccia vying for best chef in California at James Beard Awards
Following the announcement that Gusto Bread is a semifinalist for Outstanding Bakery, the James Beard Awards—the nation's most prestigious food honors—have put forth Chef Dima Habibeh of Ammatolí and Chefs Stefano and Michael Procaccini of La Parolaccia as semifinalists for Best Chef in California.
Food & Drink
Long Beach’s Gusto bakery a semifinalist for prestigious James Beard award
Long Beach's Gusto bakery, the Latin American-centric space that overtly overthrows Eurocentric ideals when it comes to baked goods, has officially become a semifinalist for Outstanding Bakery in the 2024 James Beards awards.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Harbor closes in DTLB; El Esquite opens in West LB; 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
Praise the rolled taco gods: How the OG, San Diego-based Adalberto’s quietly slipped into Long Beach
For many who have depended on the yes-but-not-quite San Diego-style of La Taqueria Mexicana on 4th, there is a sense of joy that, very quietly, the Adalberto's family has decided to expand well beyond San Diego and opened their first shop quietly on 7th Street last year.
Food & Drink
Miss Beachwood Brewing in Downtown Long Beach? Don’t skip out on their Huntington Beach pizzeria
Yes, there is a certain lament at the loss of Beachwood Brewing in Downtown Long Beach—but that has been more than covered by Ian McCall and the crew at ISM Brewing, from their stellar beer to their solid food offerings. But sometimes the pang of nostalgia is far too heavy—and we want to return to days when one could sit at a counter, eat some grub, and order a Beachwood brew inside a Beachwood space.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach restaurants are testing the waters with late hours—but patrons need to stay up with them
Long Beach restaurants have long struggled with maintaining late hours, both pre- and post-COVID—and in a huge sense, it's the snake that eats itself: People consistently claim that they want places open later so a handful do but don't receive the patronage because it is presumed that, well, no one is open late.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: January 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.
