Food & Drink
Under the Sun—one of Long Beach’s pioneering vegan spaces—will close permanently after March 17
The DTLB raw vegan food venture launched by Rainbow Juices owners Chrissy Cox and Dawna Bass, Under the Sun, will have its last day of service come March 17.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Cena Vegan to open in Partake; Alder & Sage tests dinner service, 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
Ten Mile Brewing already serves great beer—but they also serve Long Beach’s most underrated pizza
Father-and-son team Dan and Jesse Sundstrom have created a brewery that has won them some of the most distinguished awards in the industry—and now, Jesse is tackling one of the city's most-loved sectors of food: pizza.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Lost: The cringey and strange tale of how Lucille’s Smokehouse created a fictitious Black woman for their brand
In a move that echoes the controversy surrounding Quaker Oats's creation of Aunt Jemima, Lucille's proudly admitted to creating Lucille Buchanan, a fictitious Black woman from South Carolina which inspired their barbecue. Come the BLM protests of 2020, the restaurant removed the entire story without a word.
Events & Festivals
This six-chef, eight-cocktail dinner in Long Beach will explore dishes from all 32 Mexican states—yes, 32
Headed by Chef Ulises Pineda-Alfaro of El Barrio Cantina and the pastor pirates that are husband-and-wife team Elvia Huerta and Alex Garcia of Evil Cooks, this will truly be a dinner unlike any other—nor as big.
Culture & Commentary
Cali Chilli continues to shine a light on Indian cuisine with Michelin-recognized Chef Manjunath Mural’s private dinner
Cali Chilli continues represent an idea of Indian food that really doesn't exist in much of the region, a space where traditional and innovation mix—and the prix fixe dinner of Chef Mural, visiting from Singapore, exemplifies that.
Food & Drink
Wide Eyes Open Palms, the queer women-owned 4th Street gem, continues to shine
Wide Eyes Open Palms owners/team/couple/badasses Kat McIver and Angie Evans faced hefty struggles during the pandemic, paring down their menu—but with an expanded team and induction burners on, they're ready to return to their roots as one of the city's best brunch spaces.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Philz to open in BK on Mar. 22; last chance to eat Mina’s menu at Bungalow Kitchen, 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
Two Long Beach spaces make Yelp!’s Top 25 restaurants in the country; LA’s Broken Mouth takes top spot
The (rightfully) much-lauded Appu's Cafe and the under-the-radar BMore Protein Pub garnered spots in the top 25 among the 100 restaurants ranked by Yelp! across the entirety of the country.
Events & Festivals
Food-a-looza wants to become the community-driven, monthly go-to for food trucks and popups
While Los Angeles and Orange County thrive with food markets like Smorgasburg and 626 Night Market, Long Beach wants to have something of its own—and that's where Food-a-looza comes in, hoping to become a monthly event.
