Food & Drink
Michelin-recognized Chef Imran Ali Mookhi to open Desi-focused Shor restaurant in Hawaiian Gardens (premium mocktail bar included)
In Fullerton, Chef Imran Ali Mookhi—the chef behind Fullerton's Michelin-recognized Khan Saab—will be opening his Desi-focused Shor restaurant in Hawaiian Gardens come 2024.
Food & Drink
Open bar and fireworks? Bungalow Long Beach to host first NYE party—becoming what it’s always wanted to be
At long last, the party it has always intended to throw is to become a reality at Bungalow Long Beach, as it will host an open bar with full view of the fireworks to be shot off at Alamitos Bay for the lounge's New Year's Eve party.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach’s Shady Grove Foods said they were closing—so the mayor visited them with hope
The response to the future closure of Shady Grove Foods led to enormous online vitriol toward the City's handling of small business—leaving Mayor Rex Richardson no choice but to meet with them one-on-one to offer help and hope.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: December 2023
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’s ISM Brewing introduces its food (including $15 sandwich’n’beer lunch combos and $1 wings)
ISM Brewing has begun to serve food in the hopes that people will not only visit during all hours but that it will attract both worker and visitors to Downtown.
Food & Drink
FIRST LOOK: Inside Broken Spirits Distillery, taking over Portuguese Bend in Long Beach
Broken Spirits Distillery's massive re-haul of Portuguese Bend will show off some definitive reminders of its previous tenants while also offering an entirely new space dedicated to the craft of master distiller Massimiliano “Max” Stecca.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Win~Dow signage goes up; Mangiafolie moves forward in old Scholb space; 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.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach Night Market unveils stellar lineup (birria lasagna included)
The Long Beach Night Market finally returns this Saturday, Dec. 16 after a minor break from the scene—and returns with a solid lineup of vendors.
Food & Drink
Former Ruby’s at 2nd & PCH to become Long Beach’s first Wild Fork Foods grocer
Exotic meat lovers rejoice: alligator, ostrich, bison, rabbit... These are just a few of the some 500 varieties of frozen meats and seafood—flash frozen at some -40 degrees to reduce crystallization—offered by Wild Fork Foods, opening its first Long Beach location inside the former Ruby's space at the southeast corner of 2nd Street and Pacific Coast Highway.
Food & Drink
Long Beach’s Ammatolí and Selva named (again) two of region’s best restaurants by Los Angeles Times; Tacos La Carreta joins
Ammatolí and Selva are the sole two Long Beach restaurants to score a coveted spot on Los Angeles Times food critic Bill Addison's 101 Best Restaurants list, marking Ammatolí's third outing on the list and Selva's second.
