Food & Drink
Much-loved Shady Grove Foods to permanently close Long Beach brick-and-mortar Jan. 1
In what many are already feeling a huge loss to the food community, Dennis and David Robicheau—the son-and-dad team behind Shady Grove Foods and its brick-and-mortar at 2708 E. 4th St.—have announced they will be permanently shuttering the restaurant, effective Jan. 1, 2024.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Grill ‘Em All signage up; Ten Mile to test burgers at event; 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
Truly, the art of pasta: Nonna Mercato’s 12-day long, chef-centric celebration of the carby wonder
Nonna Mercato in Bixby Knolls is a vastly underrated pasta heaven—and Chef Cameron Slaugh wants to flex his rolling pin skills with a series of hand-rolled pastas across 12 days in December.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach International Tamales Festival returns Dec. 9
The Long Beach International Tamales Festival, the day-long event dedicated to all things tamal, will be returning Saturday, Dec. 9—and yet again, expects to draw in thousands and thousands of people wanting to explore the almighty tamal, from Mexican to Guatemalan styles.
Food & Drink
Long Beach, step into the very boozy, very tiki-y, very holiday-y world of Bamboo Club
For the 2023 holidays, Bamboo Club—Long Beach's staple tiki joint—is going all out with a holiday cocktail menu and decorations galore.
Food & Drink
DTLA’s famed Sonoratown to open Long Beach location in former Under the Sun space
Oh yes, Long Beach: Chivichangas and caramelos are coming as Sonoratown—the flour-tortilla empire that is a staple in Downtown Los Angeles and often appears on Best Of lists around the country—will be opening its first Long Beach location, as first reported by LA TACO.
Food & Drink
Long Beach’s newest brewery, ISM Brewing, soft opens today
ISM Brewing—the brewery that took over the former Beachwood space after the Long Beach brewing legend opted to make The Blendery its sole Beachwood...
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Unlimited booze event to benefit Garage Theatre; Beer Lab opens in Zaferia; 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
FIRST LOOK: Krampus, unicorns, and creating Miracle at The Ordinarie in Long Beach
Miracle at The Ordinarie is a Long Beach tradition—but the story behind its annual creation is one that deserves more of the Christmas-tinged limelight.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: November 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.
